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Genomic features and insights into the biology of Free

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We present the complete genomic sequence of , an organism suggested to be associated with the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis in humans. The genome is composed of 977 524 bp and has a mean G+C content of 26.95 mol%. There are 835 predicted protein-coding sequences and a mean coding density of 87.6 %. Functions have been assigned to 58.8 % of the predicted protein-coding sequences, while 18.4 % of the proteins are conserved hypothetical proteins and 22.8 % are hypothetical proteins. In addition, there are two complete rRNA operons and 36 tRNA coding sequences. The largest gene families are the ABC transporter family (42 members), and the functionally heterogeneous group of lipoproteins (28 members), which encode the characteristic prokaryotic cysteine ‘lipobox’. Protein secretion occurs through a pathway consisting of SecA, SecD, SecE, SecG, SecY and YidC. Some highly conserved eubacterial proteins, such as GroEL and GroES, are notably absent. The genes encoding DnaK-DnaJ-GrpE and Tig, forming the putative complex of chaperones, are intact, providing the only known control over protein folding. Eighteen nucleases and 17 proteases and peptidases were detected as well as three genes for the thioredoxin-thioreductase system. Overall, this study presents insights into the physiology of , and provides several examples of the genetic basis of systems that might function as virulence factors in this organism.

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Keyword(s): ADI, arginine deiminase , CDS, coding DNA sequence , COG, Clusters of Orthologous Groups and IS, insertion sequence
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