The nucleotide sequence of a linear plasmid of Borrelia burgdorferi reveals similarities to those of circular plasmids of other prokaryotes

J Bacteriol. 1996 Nov;178(22):6635-9. doi: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6635-6639.1996.

Abstract

A linear plasmid of Borrelia burgdorferi had 16,927 bp, a G+C content of 23.1%, a relative deficiency of CpG dinucleotides, and open reading frames A to O. The OrfC and OrfE proteins were similar to hypothetical proteins encoded by circular plasmids of B. burgdorferi. The OrfM and OrfN proteins were similar to replication proteins of circular plasmids of other bacteria.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Base Composition
  • Base Sequence
  • Borrelia burgdorferi Group / genetics*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA Replication
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Plasmids / genetics*
  • Prokaryotic Cells
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/U43414
  • GENBANK/U63319