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Fig. 5 | BMC Genomics

Fig. 5

From: Phylogenetic analysis of human Chlamydia pneumoniae strains reveals a distinct Australian indigenous clade that predates European exploration of the continent

Fig. 5

pmpE/F4 displays significant sequence polymorphism and decay in Australian C. pneumoniae strains SH511, 1979 and WA97001, resulting in truncated homologs of this protein. The frog DC9 homolog is similar in sequence to human C. pnuemoniae strains, unlike the koala and bandicoot strains which are highly polymorphic at this locus. The GGA(I,L,V) - FXXN amino acid repeat motifs characteristic to the polymorphic membrane protein gene family are highlighted, whilst sequence for the C-terminal autotransporter domain is clearly absent in SH511, 1979, WA97001 and LPCoLN strains

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