Unique Evolution of Symbiobacterium thermophilum Suggested from Gene Content and Orthologous Protein Sequence Comparisons

Figure 3

Alignment of amino acid sequences of Hfq. Sth, Symbiobacterium thermophilum; Bsu, Bacillus subtilis; Chy, Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans; Dre, Desulfotomaculum reducens; Dha, Desulfitobacterium hafniense; Mth, Moorella thermoacetica; Pth, Pelotomaculum thermopropionicum; Swo, Syntrophomonas wolfei. Red and blue sites indicate Symbiobacterium- and Bacillus-specific sites, respectively. The dots represent identical residues of S. thermophilum amino acid.