Figure 16-10: Similarities in cystovirus genes. Φ8 and Φ12 share about 20 percent amino acid identity in P2, while Φ13 has 50 percent. ?8 shares some sequence similarity in gene 4 with Φ12, but nothing else. Φ12 shows some similarity in the host attachment proteins to Φ13 as well as similarity in gene 4. Φ12 also shows similarity in the lysis genes 5 and 10 with the Φ6 family. Φ13 has 30 percent amino acid identity with Φ6 in the inner core protein genes and genes 8 and 12, and a striking identity in base sequence for the 3’ end of segment M. (for better image quality, click here for tif image, which may be quite large; may also require screen refreshing plus special software to view; or view larger tif in separate window)

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