Production of non-native bacterial exopolysaccharide in a recombinant bacterial host

Abstract

A recombinant bacteria for the production of exopolysaccharides is disclosed as well as a method for making the recombinant bacteria and making an exopolysaccharide from the bacteria by submerged aerobic fermentation of the bacteria utilizing a sugar substrate. In addition, the present invention provides a method of producing bacterial exopolysaccharides by fermentation from sugar substrates that the wild-type bacteria for producing the exopolysaccharide cannot utilize.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Xanthan gum is an acidic exopolysaccharide (EPS) normally secreted by X. campestris (Jeanes, A., et al., 1961, J Appl Polymer Sci 5: 519-526), and is useful as an aqueous rheological control agent because it exhibits high viscosity at low concentration, pseudoplasticity, and insensitivity to a wide range of temperature, pH, and electrolyte conditions (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,194,386, 5,472,870, 5,279,961, 5,338,841, and 5,340,743, the contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference). The genes that code for its synthesis are gumB through M(Capage, M. A., et al., 1987, WO87/05938; Vanderslice, R. W., et al., 1989, the contents of which are incorporated by reference; Genetic engineering of polysaccharide structure in Xanthomonas campestris. In: Biomedical and biotechnological advances in industrial polysaccharides, V. Crescenzi, I. C. M. Dea, S. Paoletti, S. S. Stivala, and I. W. Sutherland, eds, pp 145-156, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, New York).

A different source of commercially significant and functionally diverse biopolymers is the genus Sphingomonas (Pollock, T. J., 1993, J Gen Microbiol 139: 1939-1945). Different organisms of this genus secrete a variety of different strain-specific exopolysaccharides For example, one species secretes Gellan.RTM., while others secrete welan, rhamsan, S-88 or other polysaccharides (Moorhouse, R., 1987, Structure/property relationships of a family of microbial polysaccharides. In: Industrial polysaccharides: genetic engineering, structure/property relations and applications. M Yalpani, ed, pp 187-206, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. Amsterdam).

We refer to this group of polymers as "sphingans," after the common genus, because they also have common carbohydrate backbone structures (-x-glucose-glucuronic acid-glucose-; where x is either L-rhamnose or L-mannose) with distinct side chains. (See U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 08/592,874, filed Jan. 24, 1996, and 08/377,440, filed Jan. 24, 1995, the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference). The structure for sphingan S-88 is shown in FIG. 1. The organization and DNA sequence of 23 genes (FIG. 2) that direct the synthesis of sphingan S-88 have been described (Yamazaki, M, et al., 1996, J Bacteriol 178: 2676-2687).

The commercial production of highly viscous xanthan gum and other bacterial polysaccharides is a complex biosynthetic and process-engineering problem (Kennedy, J. F. et al., 1984, Prog Industrial Microbiol 19: 319-371). The sugar substrate is important primarily because the sugar affects productivity, but the cost of the sugar can also be significant. Currently, xanthan gum is produced by supplying X campestris with corn syrup, sucrose or starch. Yet, three to four typical cheese factories can provide enough low-value lactose-containing waste whey to satisfy all of the existing worldwide demand for xanthan production.

A recombinant strain that can stably convert lactose into xanthan gum in amounts equal to the conversion of glucose is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,434,078, and 5,279,961, the contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.

It is desired to improve the methods of the production of xanthan gum to achieve more cost-effectiveness, convenience, more desired product qualities and greater production efficiency.

A problem encountered with xanthan gum produced by conventional methods, is that it is contaminated with a cellulase which can be very disadvantageous in commercial applications where xanthan is mixed with or contacts cellulosic polymers. The result is deterioration of the cellulosic polymers.

Methods are known for the treatment of xanthan gum which has been separated from fermentation broths to remove the cellulase contaminant. However, these treatments require processing of the xanthan gum and add to the expense and overall complexity of the process.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the repeating subunit structures of xanthan gum and sphingan S-88.

FIG. 2 is a schematic map of the X campestris gum and Sphingomonas S88 sps genes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

We have discovered new recombinant bacteria for the production of exopolysaccharides. In addition, we have discovered a method for making the recombinant bacteria and making an exopolysaccharide from the bacteria by submerged aerobic fermentation of the bacteria utilizing a sugar substrate. The recombinant bacteria of the present invention are able to produce exopolysaccharides and utilize sugar substrates which are utilizable by the bacteria from which the recombinant bacteria were derived. In addition, the exopolysaccharide obtained from the inventive bacteria exhibit improved, more desirable or different properties from the exopolysaccharide produced by the non-recombinant bacteria from which the recombinant bacteria was derived.

In addition, we have discovered a novel xanthan gum product which as obtained in the broth exhibits reduced cellulase contamination. It is an object of the invention to provide a method of producing bacterial exopolysaccharides by fermentation from sugar substrates that the bacteria which the exopolysaccharides are native to cannot utilize.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a method of increasing the yield of a non-native bacterial exopolysaccharide produced in a recombinant bacterial host.

It is another object of the invention to produce xanthan gum by fermentation from whey waste, a byproduct of cheese production.

Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objects and advantages may be realized and attained by means of the methods particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

To achieve the objects and in accordance with the purposes of the present invention, methods for the production of non-native bacterial exopolysaccharides in recombinant bacterial hosts are set forth.

Specifically, we have discovered that the yield of a non-native bacterial exopolysaccharide produced in a recombinant bacterial host can be increased by inactivating the native polysaccharide production in the bacterial host.

DEFINITIONS

As used herein:

"Non-recombinant bacterial host strain" means a bacterial strain which does not contain foreign genetic material.

"Recombinant bacterial host strain" means the non-recombinant bacterial host strain into which foreign genetic material has been introduced and retained. This strain is sometimes referred to herein as the "recipient" or "recipient strain."

"Foreign genetic material" means segments of the genome of a strain of bacteria which are different from those in the recombinant bacterial host strain into which the segment(s) is or is to be introduced.

"Glycosyl transferase" means any one of a group of related enzymes which either catalyze the attachment of a sugar-phosphate molecule to the isoprenyl phosphate carrier involved in exopolysaccharide biosynthesis or the attachment of a sugar to sugars previously attached to the isoprenyl phosphate carrier.

An "sps gene" means one of several genes which are present in the genomes of species of Sphingomonas bacteria or can be isolated from the Sphingomonas bacteria and which are involved in the biosynthesis of a sphingan exopolysaccharide because they code for enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in the biosynthetic pathway or because they code for proteins or DNA control sites that modulate the amount of sphingan exopolysaccharide present in the bacterial growth medium.

"Non-native exopolysaccharide" means a bacterial exopolysaccharide which is not produced and excreted by a non-recombinant bacterial host strain, but is produced and excreted by a recombinant bacterial host strain obtained from the non-recombinant bacterial host strain.;

"Native bacterial producer" means a non-recombinant bacterial strain which produces the desired bacterial exopolysaccharide.

A "gum gene" means one of several genes which are present in the genomes of species of Xanthomonas bacteria or can be isolated from the Xanthomonas bacterial and which are involved in the biosynthesis of a xanthan exopolysaccharide because they code for enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in the biosynthetic pathway or because they code for proteins or DNA control sites that modulate the amount of xanthan exopolysaccharide present in the bacterial growth medium.

Examples of two exopolysaccharides , xanthan gum and sphingan S-88 (Jansson, P. E., et al., 1975, Carbohydr Res 45: 275-282, Jansson, P. E., et al., 1986, Carbohydr Res 156: 165-172), are shown by their repeating sugar subunit structures in FIG. 1. The arrows point toward the reducing end of each repeat. For xanthan gum the IP carrier is attached at the reducing end through a phosphodiester linkage to the glucose residue which is lacking the side chain (Ielpi, L., et al., 1993, J Bacteriol 175: 2490-2500). Abbreviations: Glc, glucose; Man, mannose; GlcA, glucuronic acid; Rha, rhamnose; Ac, acetyl ester; and Pyr, acetal-linked pyruvic acid. The position and linkage of the Ac in S-88 is unknown.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention provides a method of producing a bacterial exopolysaccharide from a sugar source which the native bacterial producer of that exopolysaccharide cannot utilize by transforming a bacterial host strain which can utilize the sugar source but does not produce the exopolysaccharide with genes from the native bacterial producer which are necessary for establishing the production of the exopolysaccharide in the bacterial host strain. The bacterial exopolysaccharide can then be produced by fermenting the recombinant bacterial host with the sugar source. For example, the genes gumBCDEFGHIJKL and M from X. campestris strain B1459 were transformed into a specifically mutated Sphingomonas recipient, fermentation of which in the presence of inexpensive waste whey lactose obtained large amounts of secreted xanthan gum which was comparable to that produced by X. campestris strain B 1459. For production of xanthan gum lacking acetyl side groups, the gumF and gumG genes of Xanthomonas can be omitted from the foreign genetic material obtained from Xanthomonas. Similarly, for production of xanthan gum lacking pyruvyl side groups, the gumL gene can be omitted.

In the case where the "recombinant bacterial host strain" already expresses a gene function that is necessary for production of the "non-native exopolysaccharide", then that function need not be included in the "foreign genetic material". For example, when foreign genetic material is introduced into Sphingomonas bacteria and the initial step in assembly of the repeat subunit structure of the non-native polysaccharide on the isoprenoid lipid carrier is the transfer of glucose-P to the carrier, then any of several gene functions that carry out the same specific enzymatic reaction can be substituted. For example, in place of the gumD gene of Xanthomonas species on could substitute the spsB gene from Sphingomonas species or the pssA gene from Rhizobium species, or analogous genes from other bacteria.

The present invention further provides a method for increasing the yield of a non-native exopolysaccharide produced in a recombinant bacterial host strain by inactivating the exopolysaccharide production native to the bacterial host strain. Preferably, the inactivation is achieved by deletions or mutations in the genome of the bacterial host strain. Most preferably, the deletion or mutation inactivates the activity of a glycosyl transferase.

Most preferably, the deletion or mutation inactivates the activity of a glycosyl transferase, a polysaccharide polymerase, a secretory apparatus, or enzymes required for the synthesis of essential nucleotide-sugar precursors. For example, in Sphingomonas, inactivation of one or more of the essential substrate-specific glycosyl transferase enzymes, such as, spsB, Q, K or L, which are required for synthesis of the subunit sugar repeat structure which is attached to the carrier C55-isoprenyl phosphate eliminates synthesis of the polysaccharide produced by Sphingomonas. Likewise, mutations in a polysaccharide polymerase or in a secretion apparatus also eliminate exopolysaccharide production by a native polysaccharide producer. Production of the native polysaccharide can also be eliminated by mutations which inactivate enzymes that are essential for the synthesis of precursor nucleotide-sugars, such as the four enzymes required to synthesize the precursor dTDT-L-rhamnose:RhsA, RhsB, RhsC, or RhsD. The mutations or deletions which eliminate these enzyme or protein activities can either directly inactivate these enzymes by altering the structures and activities of the enzymes or indirectly inactivate the enzymes by blocking or modulating the expression of the genes that code for these enzymes or proteins.

The present invention also provides a method for minimizing contaminating cellulase activity in xanthan gum produced by fermentation by fermenting a recombinant Sphingomonas species strain transformed with genes from the genome of X. campestris, which are necessary for establishing the production of xanthan gum in the Sphingomonas species.

All of the embodiments use the following bacterial strains, recombinant DNA procedures, and growth media:

Strain X59 (ATCC 55298--see U.S. Pat. No. 5,194,386, col. 8-9) is a spontaneous rifampicin-resistant mutant derived from wild type X. campestris B1459 (Thome, L., et al., 1987, J Bacteriol 169: 3593-3600). Cloned DNA segments and site-specific chromosomal deletions are diagramed in FIG. 2. Plasmid XCc8 is a member of a cosmid library (Thorne, L, et al., 1987, J Bacteriol 169: 3593-3600) and was obtained by inserting a segment of about 24 kilobase pairs kbp) of chromosomal DNA from strain X59 into the mobilizable broad-host-range plasmid vector pRK311 (Ditta, G., et al., 1985, Plasmid 13: 149-153). The DNA segment carried by plasmid XC600(gumB-M) was derived from plasmid XCc8 by standard methods of DNA isolation, digestion with restriction endonucleases, and ligation (Maniatis, T., et al., 1982, Molecular cloning: a laboratory manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor). The insert in plasmid XC600 spans the NdeI-SalI segment of XCc8 corresponds to nucleotide 919-15400 of the gum sequence in GenBank accession number U22511, shown in Sec. ID No.1 hereof. (GenBank, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md. 20894, www.ncbi.nlm.gov/web/genbank). Plasmid XC 1483 includes nucleotide 3460 (BamHI) through 7959 (BamHI) (Pollock, T. J., et al., 1994, J Bacteriol 176: 6229-6237). Plasmids S88c1, and S88c3 are members of a cosmid library (Yamazaki, M, et al., 1996, J Bacteriol 178: 2676-2687) that were derived from a partial digestion with SalI enzyme of S88 chromosomal DNA, followed by ligation to the vector pRK311. The nucleotides deleted in strain S88ATn358 include 4485 (BamHI) through 24646 (EcoRI) in the S88 sequence (GenBank accession U51197 Sec. ID No. 2 hereof). Strain S88m265 is defective in spsB (Yamazaki, M., et al., 1996, J Bacteriol 178: 2676-2687).

DNA transformation into E. coli, tri-parental conjugal mating of broad-host-range plasmids into Sphingomonas or X. campestris, and selection methods were described (Yamazaki, M, et al., 1996, J Bacteriol 178: 2676-2687).

Luria-Bertani and M9 salts are standard media (Pollock, T. J., et al., 1994, J Bacteriol 176: 6229-6237). M9+YE is M9 salts supplemented with 0.05% w/v yeast extract. YM medium contains 3 g Bacto yeast extract, 3 g malt extract, 5 g Bacto peptone, and 10 g D-glucose per liter of deionized water. 1/4 YM-G medium is YM diluted with 3 volumes of water and with no added glucose. The amounts of antibiotics used were as follows: rifampicin, 50 mg L.sup.-1 ; streptomycin, 50 mg L.sup.-1 ; kanamycin, 50 mg L.sup.-1 ; and tetracycline, 6-15 mg L.sup.-1 (Sigma Chemical Co.). Low viscosity carboxymethylcellulose (1% w/v final, Sigma Chemical Co.) was mixed with TSA blood agar base (Difco), and then cultures were spotted onto the surface of the medium and grown for 4-7 days at 30.degree. C. Zones of hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose were observed by gently flooding the plate with 0.1% (w/v) Congo red dye for 30 min followed by destaining with 1M NaCl for 30 min. The diameters of the zones were then measured to compare the relative cellulase activity of the various cultures.

The following chemical and physical analyses of exopolysaccharides were used in the examples:

Extracellular xanthan gum or sphingan S-88 was precipitated from liquid culture medium with 2-3 volumes of isopropyl alcohol, and then dried at 80.degree. C. before weighing. Hydrolysis mixtures contained 0.5-5 mg of polysaccharide and 130-260 .mu.M (v/v) trifluoroacetic acid in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) water, and were incubated for 16 h at 95.degree. C. The samples were dried under vacuum, resuspended in 100 .mu.l HPLC water, dried again, and finally resuspended in 100 .mu.l of HPLC water. Samples and sugar standards were separated on a CarboPac PA-1 anion-exchange column and the sugar compositions were quantitated with a Dionex DX500 HPLC system as described previously (Clarke, A. J., et al., 1991, Anal Biochem 199: 68-74). Assays for acetyl (Hestrin, S. 1949, J Biol Chem 180: 249-261) and pyruvyl (Duckworth, M, et al., 1970, Chem Ind 23: 747-748) groups have been described.

Samples of polysaccharides (10 mg, powdered) were dissolved in 2 ml deionized water at 80.degree. C. for 60 min in glass test tubes with an equal weight of locust bean gum and bromphenol blue dye (100 .mu.g ml.sup.-1). After cooling for 2 h the tubes were rotated to horizontal for photography. Failure to gel resulted in horizontal movement of the mixed slurry.

A sample of commercial xanthan gum (Keltrol, Kelco Company) was used for physical and chemical comparisons.

For xanthan-guar mixtures each polysaccharide was dissolved in 100 mM KCl at 0.1% w/v, and solution viscosities were measured at 20-25 .degree. C. at several rpm with a Brookfield LVTDV-II viscometer and spindle 18.

DEPOSITS

The following deposits have been made in connection with the present invention:

1. Sphingomonas paucimobilis (ATCC 29837) containing plasmid XCc8 ATCC Designation No. 98479;

2. Sphingomonas strain S88ATn358 containing plasmid XCc8 ATCC Designation 98480.

The above deposits were made with the American Type Culture Collection located at 10801 University Blvd., Manassas, Va. 20110-2209m pursuant to the Budapest Treaty for the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposed of Patent Procedure. All restrictions on the availability of the materials deposited will be irrevocably removed upon the issuance of a patent thereon.

All other microorganisms and/or DNA segments, plasmids, and the like referred to herein are publicly available from the American Type culture collection in Manassas, Va.

EXAMPLE 1

Inter-generic expression of genes coding for polysaccharide biosynthesis

Referring to FIG. 2, maps of X. campestris gum and Sphingomonas S88 sps genes, boundaries of specific segments cloned in plasmids, and deletions in bacterial chromosomes are shown. The arrows above the genes indicate the direction of transcription. The horizontal lines indicate the extent of the cloned DNA included in each plasmid with the included genes within parentheses. The dashed lines indicate the regions deleted from mutant chromosomes . The gumB through M genes (GenBank accession U22511) span about 14 kbp and the spsG through urf34 genes (GenBank accession U51197) include about 29 kbp.

The original cosmid clones and specific subcloned segments (diagramed in FIG. 2) were transferred by conjugal mating into X. campestris and Sphingomonas recipients. The type of EPS secreted into the medium was determined from the appearance of colonies and liquid cultures, and from the physical properties and carbohydrate compositions of the recovered polysaccharides.

As described in Table 1 and the legend, X. campestris X59 (Gum.sup.+), Sphingomonas S88 (Sps.sup.+) and the polysaccharide-negative mutant S88m265 (Sps.sup.-), have readily distinguished colony morphologies and characteristics in liquid culture. From a visual inspection, one can not only determine if any EPS is being secreted, but also whether the EPS is sphingan S-88 or xanthan gum. EPS samples were acid hydrolyzed, and the identity and amounts of monosaccharide(s) were determined. The xanthan gum secreted from X. campestris contained two neutral sugars, with glucose representing about 67% and mannose about 33% of the sum of the peak areas for the neutral sugars on the HPLC chromatograms. By contrast, sphingan S-88 contained about 18% rhamnose, 59% glucose, and 23% mannose. The sugar components distinguished xanthan gum from sphingan S-88.

The colonial appearance (Sps.sup.+) and composition of neutral sugars from the polysaccharides secreted by the recipient S88m265 carrying plasmid S88c1 indicated that the plasmid, which carries a normal spsB gene, restored sphingan S-88 synthesis to the mutant. Plasmid XC1483 with the X. campestris gumD gene also restored sphingan S-88 synthesis to S88m265.

Of particular interest is that a mixture of neutral sugars composed of about one-fourth sphingan S-88 and three-fourths xanthan gum was obtained when plasmid XCc8, which carries gum genes, was introduced into S88m265. This recombinant strain has all of the genes needed to make both exopolysaccharides in strain S-88. Thus, with the present invention, it is possible to obtain two different exopolysaccharides from the same organism at the same time.

TABLE 1______________________________________Sugar compositions of bacterial exopolysaccharides Percent of total Donor Bacterial recipient Recombinant neutral sugarsplasmids and phenotype phenotype.sup.a Rha Glc Man______________________________________-- X. campestries X59 0 67 33 Gum.sup.+ -- Sphingomonas S88 Sps.sup.+ 18 59 23 S88c1 S88m265 (SpsB.sup.-) Sps.sup.+ 19 62 19 XC1483 " Sps.sup.+ 22 61 17 XCc8 " Sps/Gum.sup.+ 7 64 29 S88c3 S88.LAMBDA.Tn358 (Sps.sup.-) Sps.sup.+ 19 63 19 XCc8 " Gum.sup.+ 0 64 36 XC600 " Gum.sup.+ 0 62 37 XC566 S88.DELTA.Tm372 (Sps.sup.-) Gum.sup.- XCc8 S88m134 (SpsB.sup.- RhsD.sup.-) Gum.sup.+ XCc8 S. paucimobilis Gum.sup.+ ATCC 29837______________________________________ .sup.a Gum.sup.+ indicates a wildtype X. campestris-like appearance caused by the secretion of viscous xanthan gum, with large (3-5 mm in fou days at 30.degree. C.), shiny, mucoid, lightyellow-colored colonies on solid YM medium and a viscous culture broth in liquid YM medium with nonaggregated cells. Sps.sup.+ indicates a wildtype appearance typical of Sphingomonas strain secreting a capsular sphingan polymer: colonies are opaque to transmitted light, shiny but not viscous, and produce viscous liquid culture broths containing aggregates of cells.

By deleting certain sps genes from the S88 chromosome we obtained synthesis in Sphingomonas of xanthan gum alone. Although plasmid S88c3 (sps genes) restored synthesis of sphingan S-88 to the deletion mutant S88.DELTA.Tn358, plasmids XCc8 and XC600 (gum genes) caused the synthesis of a polysaccharide that matched the neutral sugar percentages of xanthan, and lacked rhamnose.

Plasmid XCc8 caused the synthesis of only xanthan gum in a double mutant of Sphingomonas (S88m134) which has defects in glucosyl-IP transferase (SpsB.sup.-) and in synthesis of the essential dTDP-rhamnose substrate (RfbD.sup.-). We also observed xanthan gum synthesis in the type strain for the S. paucimobilis genus, ATCC 29837, which otherwise does not secrete any polysaccharide. Physical studies on this polysaccharide detailed in Example 3 confirmed that it was xanthan gum.

EXAMPLE 2

Detection of gene function in recombinants

In order to determine if the acetylase (gumF and G) and pyruvylase (gumL) genes of X. campestris were functioning in Sphingomonas we measured the amounts of each component for samples of the recombinant and commercial xanthan gums. The degree of acetylation for the recombinant sample (S88.DELTA.Tn358 with plasmid XCc8) exceeded that for the commercial xanthan gum by a few percent and was similar to the degree of acetylation for xanthan gum made by X. campestris X59 while growing under the same conditions as the recombinant Sphingomonas. The recombinant samples were 4-6% by weight as pyruvate compared to 5-6% for commercial xanthan (Keltrol) and xanthan made by X. campestris X59.

EXAMPLE 3

Physical analyses of recombinant xanthan gum

Three physical properties of recombinant and commercial xanthan gum were compared. First, the viscosity synergism expected for mixtures of xanthan and guar gums was observed for the recombinant samples (Table 2). Solution viscosities were measured for samples with and without added guar gum. The viscosities of the mixtures of guar gum with either commercial xanthan gum or the recombinant samples were higher than the sum of the viscosities of the unmixed polysaccharides. Second, xanthan gum is unique in forming a rigid gel in the presence of locust bean gum. Rigid gels were formed by mixing locust bean gum with commercial xanthan gum or with any one of three recombinant samples: plasmid XCc8 in either S88m265, S88.DELTA.Tn358, or S. paucimobilis ATCC 29837. Third, the viscosity of each recombinant xanthan sample was shear thinning like commercial xanthan gum. These three physical tests confirmed that the EPS secreted by the recombinant Sphingomonas strains was comparable to xanthan gum.

TABLE 2______________________________________Viscosity synergism for mixtures of exopolysaccharides and guar gum Viscosity (cp).sup.aEPS EPS alone EPS with guar______________________________________None -- 4 xanthan gum 22 49 X59 27 63 S88m265/XCc8 7 18 S88.LAMBDA.Tn358/XCc8 9 27 ATCC29837/XCc8 7 29______________________________________ .sup.a Centipoise (cp) for spindle 18 at 12 rmp for final concentrations of each polymer at 0.1% in 100 mM KCl at room temperature

EXAMPLE 4

Alternative culture conditions

The results in Table 3 indicate that the recombinant Sphingomonas strains, in contrast to X. campestris, converted either lactose or glucose to xanthan gum to a similar extent.

TABLE 3______________________________________Cell densities and xanthan gum yields for shake flask cultures. Growth medium, temperature, S88.DELTA.Tn358 ATCC 29837 and X59 with XCc8 with XCc8sugar substrate A600 mg A600 mg A600 mg______________________________________1/4 YM-G 30.degree. C. glucose 1.1 43 6.0 62 2.9 37 33.degree. C. glucose 0.8 34 4.8 49 2.6 33 30.degree. C. lactose 0.4 16 5.4 67 3.4 39 M9+YE 30.degree. C. glucose 2.4 84 2.1 30 4.9 55 30.degree. C. lactose 0.2 9 2.3 30 6.3 53______________________________________ 1/4 YMG and M9+YE were supplemented with either glucose or lactose to 2% w/v. Culture density was measured as the absorbance at 600 nm. The yield of xanthan gum (mg) is the average for samples of 10 ml taken from two separately inoculated flasks after 48 h (1/4YMG) or 42 h (M9+YE). The cultures were centrifuged to remove cells before precipitation of the polysaccharides with alcohol.

Production rates and yields for large scale xanthan gum fermentations are sensitive to temperature and aeration. The highly viscous broth requires considerable stirring and cooling to achieve maximum productivity. Although X. campestris produces xanthan gum optimally at about 28.degree. C., Sphingomonas strains are known to grow at temperatures up to about 37.degree. C.

As shown in Table 3, the recombinant Sphingomonas strains grew at 30.degree. C. and 33.degree. C. In the case of recombinant ATCC 29833 with XcC8, the yields of gum were about equivalent to the native gum producer X-59 at both 30.degree. C. and 33.degree. C. in 1/4YM-G media. However, the case of the recombinant S88.DELTA.Tn358 with XCc8 in 1/4YM-G media, the yields of gum were significantly above those of the native gum producer X59 at both temperatures.

This is an important aspect of the present invention since, as the fermentation is exothermic, a major energy requirement is cooling of the fermentation broth. With the present invention, the fermentation can be carried out at a higher temperature, in the range from about 30 to 33 .degree. C. This means that less cooling is required and a substantial energy cost savings can be realized with the present invention as compared with the conventional fermentation conditions used for xanthan gum production.

EXAMPLE 5

Reduction of cellulase contamination in xanthan gum

The presence of contaminating cellulase in xanthan gum is disadvantageous in commercial applications where xanthan is mixed with or contacts cellulosic polymers. As judged by measuring the zones of hydrolysis surrounding cultures spotted onto agar plates containing carboxymethylcellulose, we found that the inventive Sphingomonas recombinants showed less than one-eighth of the cellulase activity observed for X. campestris strain X59. This means that xanthan gum as produced from the inventive strains contains significantly decreased amounts of contaminating cellulase as compared with xanthan gum obtained from X59. As used herein, "as produced" means the xanthan product as obtained directly from the broth without any steps, after-treatments or procedures taken to remove cellulase therefrom. Accordingly, the as produced xanthan gum obtained with the present invention is advantageous since it avoids the increased costs and steps normally required with conventional xanthan product to remove or decrease the cellulase content.

EXAMPLE 6

Prophetic Example To Show How to Construct and Use Subsets of the Larger Segment

Construction and use of foreign genetic material from the genome of Xanthomonas lacking the acetylase (gumF and gumG), pyruvylase (gumL), or glycosyl transferase (gumD) genes.

Three segments of DNA containing the gumBCDE, gumHIJK, and gumM genes can be isolated from the recominant plasmid carrying the XC6000 portion of the Xanthomonas genome. Similarly, two segments containing the gumBC and gumEFGHIJKLM genes can be isolated. The genes can be prepared by cleavage of the XC600 segment with specific restriction endonucleases or by amplification using the polymerase chain reaction, and then purified by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. When the polymerase chain reaction is used the primer segments will contain specific sequences for restriction endonucleases. The three segments will be assembled by DNA ligation as a contiguous set of genes as in a genetic operon and inserted by DNA ligation into a plasmid vector that can be introduced into Sphingomonas. The DNA sequence of the gum region (Genbank number U22511, seq. ID No. 1) provides the positions of the individual gum genes, the available restriction endonuclease sites, and the sequences required to synthesize specific primers for polymerase chain reaction. All of the above-described recombinant DNA methods are routine for one of average skill in this art. The plasmid can be one of several broad host range mobilizable vectors, such as pRK311. Alternatively, the foreign genes can be inserted into the Sphingomonas chromosome by using a vector plasmid which cannot replicate autonomously with Sphingomonas. Alternative DNA sequences can be inserted into the assembled segment to modify or stimulate gene expression, such as, gene regulation sequences, promoter sequences for RNA polymerase, or ribosome binding sequences. By using modifications of these methods, one can assemble different segments lacking any one of or a combination of the gumF, gumG, gumL, or gumD genes, and thereby produce xanthan gum lacking acetyl and/or pyruvyl side groups, or lacking the glycosyl transferase GumD, where a foreign glycosyl transferase gene substitutes for the GumD function.

Alternatively, one can inactivate any one of or any combination of the gumF, gumG, gumL or gumD genes by site-specific mutagenesis to alter the specific amino acid sequence fo the proteins. Available methods for this mutagenesis include chemical changes to the DNA sequence or insertions of foreign DNA such as insertion sequences or transposons.

It is to be understood that the foregoing examples are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention. Various changes may be made to the embodiments described above by one of skill in the art without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined by the following claims.

__________________________________________________________________________# SEQUENCE LISTING - - - - <160> NUMBER OF SEQ ID NOS: 2 - - <210> SEQ ID NO 1 <211> LENGTH: 16075 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Xanthomonas campestris <300> PUBLICATION INFORMATION: - - <400> SEQUENCE: 1 - - ggatccggtt gaggcggtaa caggggattg gcatggcatt gacgaaagcg ga -#gatggccg 60 - - agcgtctgtt cgacgaagtc ggcctgaaca agcgtgaggc gaaggaattc gt -#cgacgcgt 120 - - ttttcgatgt gctgcgcgat gcactggagc agggccgtca ggtgaagttg tc -#gggcttcg 180 - - gcaacttcga tctgcggcgc aagaaccaac ggcccggtcg caatcccaag ac -#cggtgagg 240 - - aaattccgat ctcggccagg acggtggtga ccttccgccc cggccagaaa ct -#caaggaac 300 - - gggtggaggc ttatgctgga tccgggcagt aatcgcgagc taccgccgat tc -#cggccaag 360 - - cgctacttca ccatcggtga ggtgagcgag ctgtgcgacg tcaagccgca cg -#tgctgcgc 420 - - tattgggaaa ccgaatttcc gagcctggag gccagtcaag cggcgcgcaa cc -#gacgctac 480 - - taccagcggc acgatgtcgt gatggtgcgg cagattcgtg gcctgctgta cg -#agcagggt 540 - - tacaccatcg ggggcgcgcg tctgcgtctt gaaggggatg gggccaagag cg -#agtcagcg 600 - - ctgagcaatc agatcatcaa gcaggtgcgc atggagcttg aagaagtcct gc -#agctgctg 660 - - cgacgctagg aaagcgccgc ataaagccgc tataatcgca ggccgcctca gg -#gcgggacg 720 - - caacatcttc ggggtatagc gcagcctggt agcgcactag tctgggggac ta -#gtggtcgt 780 - - cggttcgaat ccggctaccc cgaccaaaca acaggcctac gtcgcaagac gt -#gggccttt 840 - - ttgttgcgtc gcaacatgtc agttcgatgg cattccaggc tatgccacta tg -#cgcaacgg 900 - - catattgcaa ggcggcatat gcaagtcctg tacgcaatta tttcgcggtt ca -#ggctgcta 960 - - caagtcggga tcagcaggcg tccgtaagtg cccggaaacg ctagagttcg ta -#tgctgaga 1020 - - atgacgaccc aggtcacgtt ctcttaacgt cgaggcgacg aacttgaatc aa -#taggccaa 1080 - - cgccgtcaaa aaaatggcgt gttgtgcctt gcgatgtgtt cgttctatgc ca -#tagtgcac 1140 - - tgcaacacgc gattcaacgt tggtcccggc acgcgtcggg atgcaacttc ct -#gtcgtacg 1200 - - ttcgtgctgg cgcctgagcc ggttgaatgc tgcgcgaggt cctgtcccac cc -#aacagagg 1260 - - cagccagcta cacgcatgaa gaaactgatc ggacgactcg tcgcaaggcc tc -#agcctggc 1320 - - tctgctctgc tcgatgtcgc tgggcgcttg cagcaccggc ccggagatgg cg -#tcttcgct 1380 - - gccgcatccg gacccgctgg caatgtccac ggtgcagccc gaataccgtc tt -#gcgccggg 1440 - - cgatctgttg ctggtgaagg tgtttcagat cgacgatctg gagcggcagg tc -#cgcatcga 1500 - - ccagaacggt cacatctcac tgccgttgat tggcgacgtc aaggccgccg gt -#ctgggcgt 1560 - - tggcgaactg gaaaagctgg tcgccgatcg gtatcgcgca ggctacctgc ag -#cagccgca 1620 - - gatttcggta ttcgtgcagg agtccaacgg gcgtcgcgtc acggtcactg gt -#gcggtaga 1680 - - cgagccgggc atctacccgg tgatcggcgc caacctcacc ttgcagcagg cg -#atcgcgca 1740 - - ggccaagggt gtcagcacgg tggcaagccg cggcaacgtg atcgtgttcc gc -#atggtcaa 1800 - - cgggcaaaaa atgattgcgc ggttcgacct gaccgagatc gagaaggggg cc -#aatccgga 1860 - - tcctgagatt tatggcggcg acattgtcgt ggtgtatcgc tcggatgcgc gc -#gtgtggtt 1920 - - gcgcaccatg ctggaactga cccccttggt gatggtgtgg cgcgcttacc ga -#tgagtatg 1980 - - aattcagaca atcgttcctc ttcgtcgcag cggtcatggt catctggaac tg -#gcagatgt 2040 - - cgacttgatg gactactggc gcgccctggt ctcgcagctc tggctgatca tc -#ctgatcgc 2100 - - cgtcggcgcg ctgttgctgg cattcggcat cacgatgttg atgcccgaga ag -#taccgcgc 2160 - - caccagcacc ctgcagatcg aacgtgactc gctcaatgtg gtgaacgtcg ac -#aacctgat 2220 - - gccggtggaa tcgccgcagg atcgcgattt ctaccagacc cagtaccagt tg -#ctgcagag 2280 - - ccgttcgctg gcgcgtgcgg tgatccggga agccaagctc gatcaggagc cg -#gcgttcaa 2340 - - ggagcaggtg gaggaggcgc tggccaaagc cgccgaaaag aatcccgagg cg -#ggtaagtc 2400 - - gctcgattcg cggcaggcga tcgtcgagcg cagcctcacc gatacgttgc tc -#gccgggct 2460 - - ggtggtcgag ccgatcctca actcgcgcct ggtgtacgtc aattacgatt cg -#ccagaccc 2520 - - ggtgctggcc gccaagatcg ccaatacgta cccgaaggtg ttcatcgtca gc -#acccagga 2580 - - acgccgcatg aaggcgtctt cgtttgcgac acagtttctg gctgagcgcc tg -#aagcagtt 2640 - - gcgcgagaag gtcgaagact ctgaaaagga tctggtctcg tattcgaccg aa -#gagcagat 2700 - - cgtgtcggtt ggcgatgaca agccctcgct gcctgcgcag aatctgaccg at -#ctcaatgc 2760 - - gttgctggca tccgcacagg acgcccggat caaggccgag tcagcttggc gg -#caggcttc 2820 - - cagtggcgat ggcatgtcat tgccgcaggt gttgagcagc ccgctgattc aa -#agcctgcg 2880 - - cagcgagcag gtgcgtctga ccagcgagta ccagcagaaa ctgtcgacct tc -#aagccgga 2940 - - ttacccggag atgcagcgcc tcaaggcgca gatcgaagag tcgcgtcgtc ag -#atcaatgg 3000 - - cgaagtcatc aatatccgtc agtcgctgaa ggcgacctac gacgcctccg tg -#catcagga 3060 - - gcagctgctc aacgaccgca tcgccggtct gcggtccaac gagctggatc tg -#cagagccg 3120 - - cagcatccgc tacaacatgc tcaagcgcga cgtcgacacc aaccgccagc tc -#tacgatgc 3180 - - gctcctgcag cgctacaagg aaatcggcgt ggcgagcaac gtgggcgcca ac -#aacgtgac 3240 - - catcgtcgat accgcagacg tgcctacgtc taagacttcg ccgaaactca aa -#ttgaacct 3300 - - cgcgttgggc ctgatctttg gcgtattcct gggcgtggct gtggctctgg tt -#cgctactt 3360 - - cctgcgtggg ccttctccga ggtcgcggtt gaactgacat cgtgatgttg ca -#aaacgatg 3420 - - gttaattgaa gtgacaactg attcagcgtg gaaaaggtgg gatcccgtaa gg -#tgcgggct 3480 - - ccctcgtttg aaggtttgtc tctgttgaaa caaagggctg tcgtgcgatc tg -#gggtcggt 3540 - - aggtattacc gcggtgatcg gacgacagga tgattgaaag ctcgcgtgcg at -#tcgtatgt 3600 - - tcccccgcat gcgccgtatc gagtttggag gacatcccca tgcttttggc ag -#acttgagt 3660 - - agcgcgactt acacgacatc ctcgccgcga ttgttgtcca aatattcggc ag -#ccgccgac 3720 - - ctggtcctgc gcgtgttcga cctgaccatg gtcgttgcgt ccggactgat cg -#cataccgc 3780 - - atcgttttcg gtacctgggt acccgcagcg ccttatcggg tcgcgattgc ga -#caacgttg 3840 - - ttgtactcgg tgatctgctt tgcgttgttc ccgctgtatc gcagctggcg cg -#gccgtgga 3900 - - ttgctgagtg agctggtggt gctgggtggc gcattcggcg gtgtgtttgc gc -#tgttcgcg 3960 - - gtgcatgccc tgatcgtgca ggtgggtgag caggtgtcgc gtggttgggt cg -#gcctgtgg 4020 - - ttcgtcggcg gcctggtgtc gctggtggcc gcacgcacct tgctgcgtgg ct -#tcctcaat 4080 - - cacctgcgca cgcagggcgt ggatgtccag cgtgtggtgg tagtgggcct gc -#gtcatccg 4140 - - gtgatgaaga tcagtcatta cctgagccgt aatccctggg tcggcatgaa ca -#tggttggc 4200 - - tatttccgca cgccgtacga tctggcggtg gccgaacagc gccagggtct gc -#cgtgcctg 4260 - - ggtgatcccg atgagctgat cgagtacctg aagaacaacc aggtggagca gg -#tgtggatc 4320 - - tcgctgccgc ttggcgagcg cgaccacatc aagcagctgc tgcagcgcct gg -#atcgctac 4380 - - ccgatcaacg tgaagctggt gcccgacctg ttcgacttcg gcctgttgaa cc -#agtctgcc 4440 - - gagcagatcg gcagcgtgcc ggtgatcaac ctgcgtcagg gtggcgtgga tc -#gtgacaac 4500 - - tacttcgtgg tcgccaaggc gctgcaggac aagatcctgg cggtgattgc gc -#tgatgggc 4560 - - ctgtggccgc tgatgctggc cattgcggta ggcgtgaaga tgagctcgcc cg -#gcccggtg 4620 - - ttcttccgtc agcgccgcca cggcctgggt ggccgcgagt tctacatgtt ca -#agttccgc 4680 - - tcgatgcggg tgcatgacga tcatggcacc acgattcagc aggcgaccaa ga -#acgacacg 4740 - - cggattacgc gcttcggcag tttcctgcgc cgcagcagcc tggacgagct gc -#cgcagatc 4800 - - ttcaatgtct tgggtggcag catgtcgatc gtgggcccgc gcccgcacgc cg -#cgcagcac 4860 - - aacacgcact atgaaaagct gatcaaccat tacatgcagc gtcactacgt ca -#agccgggg 4920 - - attaccggtt gggcgcaggt caacggtttc cgcggtgaga ccccggagct gc -#ggacgatg 4980 - - aagaagcgca tccagtacga ccttgactac atccgtcgtt ggtcgctgtg gc -#tggatatc 5040 - - cgcatcatcg tgctgacggc cgtgcgcgtg ctcggacaga agaccgcgta ct -#gatgacgg 5100 - - tggggagtgt gcgacctggc gcaccttgcg ccgcgggcgg ctgcatcgca gc -#cgcctttc 5160 - - tctcgcgggc gctgacatgc tgattcaaat gagcgagcag gcgcgggtgc gt -#tggcacaa 5220 - - cgcgctgatc gagctgaccc tgctgaccgg cgtgggctac aacctgctgc tg -#gcgttgat 5280 - - caacgccaac gtgttcaccg tacgtccggt gatcacatat gcagtggaat tt -#ctggtcta 5340 - - cgcagcctgt ttcctgctcg ggctgggctc gatgagccga cagcgcatcg cg -#atgatctt 5400 - - cggcgggcta ggcttgatcg tgacgctgat gttcgtgcgt ttcctggtca ac -#tggcagat 5460 - - cgaccccaag ttcttccgcg atgccctggt ggtctttgca tttgtcgtgc tg -#gggtctgc 5520 - - ttacaccggc tcgttgccca agctgttcat acgcatgacg atcatcgtgt ca -#ttggtcgc 5580 - - tgcgttcgag ctggcgatgc cctcggctta tggcgatctg gtcaacccga ag -#agcttctt 5640 - - cgtcaatgcg cgcggcatga gtgcagaagg gttctggaac gaggacagca at -#ctgttcgt 5700 - - cagtgccaca cgacccggtg agcgcaactt cctcccaggc tcgaacctgc ca -#cgcgcctc 5760 - - ttcctggttc atcgagccgg tgacgatggg caattacatc tgcttcttca cc -#gcgatcgt 5820 - - attgacgttc tggcgctgga tgcggccgtc gatgctgatt ctgtctattg ga -#ttgatcgg 5880 - - cttcatgatt gtggcatccg acggccgact ggctgccggc acctgtgtgc tg -#atggtgct 5940 - - gctgtcgccg ttattgaaac ggatggatca gcggttggcg ttcctgttgt tc -#ctgtttgt 6000 - - gatcgcctct gcctggctgc tggtgtggat gaccgggatt acggcctacc ag -#gacaccac 6060 - - gatggggcgc atcttcttca ctgtgaattc gatgaacaat ctatcgttcg ag -#tcgtggat 6120 - - gggcctggat tttgcgcagg cctaccggta tttcgacagc ggtatttctt ac -#tttattgc 6180 - - ttcgcagtcg attgtcggcg tgctggcgtt cctgctgtct tattcgttcc tg -#ctgctgat 6240 - - gccgagcaag gaagggcagt tgttcaaaaa ccaggcgatg tttgcctttg ca -#ctgagcct 6300 - - gttggtgtct aacggctatt tctcgatcaa gacatcggcg ctgtggtggt tt -#gtctgcgg 6360 - - ctgcatgtgg cacctgatgc cagcagcgtc agccgtgccg gtgcgcgacg aa -#agcaagga 6420 - - agatccaacg gacaacggcg tgcatgtgcc gttgcccgca ggagcgccgc gg -#tgaatacg 6480 - - gtgacagggg catcggggac gtcggcgcct gtgcaggctg ccggcgcgcg tg -#ccttcgcg 6540 - - agcggccgta gccgcgatcc acgtatcgat gcgaccaagg cgatcgcgat at -#tgctggtg 6600 - - gtgttctgcc acgcaaaagg cgtgccgcac ggaatgaccc tgtttgccta ca -#gctttcac 6660 - - gttccgcttt tcttcctcgt gtcgggttgg ctggctgccg gttatgcctc gc -#gcacaacc 6720 - - agcctgctgc agacaatcac caagcaggca cgtggtctgt tgctgcccta tg -#tcgtgttc 6780 - - tatctgcttg gatatgtgta ttggctgttg acgcgcaaca tcggcgagaa ag -#ctgcacgt 6840 - - tgggggagcc acccgtggtg ggagccgatc gtgtcgatgt ttaccggcgt cg -#gcccggat 6900 - - ctgtatgtgc agccgccgct gtggttcctg ccggtgatgc tggtcaccgt ga -#ttggctac 6960 - - gttctgttgc ggcgctggat gccgccactg gtcattgcgg ctgtcgcagt tg -#ttctcgcc 7020 - - tggttctgga tgaactggtt tccgctccag cacatgcgat tgttctgggg cc -#tggatgtg 7080 - - ctaccggtgt cgctgtgctt ctacgcactg ggcgcgctgc tgatccacgt gt -#cgccgtat 7140 - - cttccaacct ccttgcctgg tagcgcgttg gtcaccgtag tgctggcagc at -#tggttgcc 7200 - - tggctggccg gggtcaacgg ccgcatcgat gtcaacatgc tggaattcgg aa -#ggcagcat 7260 - - gccgtattcc tgttgagtgc agtggcgggt tcgttgatgg tgatctgcgc gg -#cgcgcatg 7320 - - gtgcaggaat ggacatggct gcagtggatc gggcgcaaca ccttgctgat cc -#tgtgcacg 7380 - - cacatgctgg tcttctttgt actgtctggt gttgcggcct tggcgggtgg gt -#ttggtggg 7440 - - gcgcgcccag gccttggttg ggccatcttc gtgacgctct ttgcgctggt cg -#ccagcgtt 7500 - - ccgctgcgct ggtttctgat gcgttttgcc ccctggacct tgggtgcacg tc -#cggtgtcg 7560 - - gcatgacgac ggctgcgatc actgccggtc gcgtcgacac aatcgcctca ac -#tgtcgcgg 7620 - - agcgcgactg gcagatcgac gtggccaagg ctcttgcgat cattctggtc gc -#gctggggc 7680 - - acgccagtgg catgccgcct gcctacaagc tgtttgccta cagcttccat gt -#gcctctgt 7740 - - ttttcgttct ttccggctgg gtcggtgaac gcttcgggcg tcgtgcattt gg -#ccggaaga 7800 - - cggtgggaaa gcttgcgcgc acgctgctga ttccctacgt cagctttttt ct -#ggtggctt 7860 - - acggctactg gatactgagc gcagtgctca acggcacatc ccagtcctgg gc -#tggccacc 7920 - - cctggtggca tccgtttgtt ggattgctgt gggccaatgg atccagcttg ta -#tgtgctcc 7980 - - cggccttgtg gtttctcccc gcactgtttg tcgccaccgt tgtctacctg gc -#actgcgcg 8040 - - aagacctgag cgccgcagtg ctcgcggtct gcagtttgct ggttgtgtgg gc -#gtggacgc 8100 - - gttggttccc agggctgcgg ctgcgccttc cgtttgcact ggatgtgctg cc -#ggtcgcgc 8160 - - tgttcttcat tgcagtcggc gcatggctgt cacgcttcgc agagagagtg cg -#cgcgcttc 8220 - - ctgcggtcgt ttgggtcgtc gcgttcccgg tcctggcatt cgcctggggg gg -#cgttgcag 8280 - - ccatgaacgg gcaggtggat gtcaataatc ttcagttcgg aaaatcgtcg ct -#cctgttcc 8340 - - tgatcgcaag cctgctgggt acagcaatga cgttgtgcat tgcctacttc at -#gcaagggt 8400 - - ggcgctggct gcgttggatc ggcgccaata cgctgctgat ccttggcacg ca -#cacgttgg 8460 - - tgtttctggt cgtgaccagt gtcgtggtgc gaaccggggt gatcgatcgc aa -#actcatcg 8520 - - gtacacctgt ctgggcgctg gctctctgcg cctttgccat cgctgcctgc at -#tcccatgc 8580 - - gtgccgtgct ggtgcgccgc gccctggatg ttgggattga aacgcaagtg ag -#acattttc 8640 - - agaatcatca gtcgatgtgg cgtgttcgtg tgagtcaccg gcaaaggaga tc -#ggcgcaat 8700 - - gaaagtcgtg catgtggtcc gccagttcca tccgtcgatc ggggggatgg ag -#gaagtcgt 8760 - - gctgaacgtg gcacgtcagc atcaggccaa cagtgccgac acggttgaga tc -#gtgacgtt 8820 - - ggatcgtgtg ttcaccgatc cctctgcgca actggcgcag cacgagctcc at -#caggggtt 8880 - - gtcgatcact cgcatcggct atcgtggttc atcgcggtac ccgatcgcgc cg -#tcggtgct 8940 - - gggggcgatc cgttcggcgg acgtggtgca tctgcatggc attgattttt tc -#tacgacta 9000 - - cctggcgttg accaagccgc tgcacggcaa gccgatggtg gtctcgacgc at -#ggcgggtt 9060 - - tttccacact gcctatgcgt cgcgcatgaa gcagatctgg ttccagacgc tg -#acgcgtac 9120 - - ttctgcgctg gcctatgcgc gtgtgatcgc cactagcgag aatgacggcg at -#ctgttcgc 9180 - - caaggtggtc gcgccgtcgc gcttgcgggt gatcgagaac ggtgtcgacg tg -#gagaagta 9240 - - tgcagggcag ggcgctcgag cgccgggacg gaccatgctg tatttcgggc gt -#tggtcggt 9300 - - caacaagggc ctgatcgaaa cgcttgaatt gctgcaggct gcgctcacgc gt -#gatccgca 9360 - - gtggcggttg atcatcgccg ggcgcgagta cgatttgaat gaggcggatc tg -#cgcaaggc 9420 - - catcgccgaa cgcggtttgc aggacaaggt gcagctgagc atgtcgccat cg -#cagcagca 9480 - - gttgtgcgcg ttgatgcagc aggcgcagtt cttcgtgtgc ctgtcgcggc at -#gaggggtt 9540 - - tgggattgcg gcggtggaag cgatgagcgc ggggttgatc ccgattctca gc -#gacattcc 9600 - - tccgttcgtg cggcttgcca ccgagtccgg acagggtgtg atcgtcaatc gc -#gacaggat 9660 - - tcaggccgcg gccgacagcg tgcaagcatt ggcgctgcag gccaatgcgg at -#ttcgatgc 9720 - - gcgccgcacg gcgaccatgg cgtatgtggc gcgctacgac tggcggcacg tg -#gtggggcg 9780 - - ttatatcgac gagtaccacg ctgcgctggg aacaccacgt acgcaggagg cc -#gtgcgatg 9840 - - agcgcgtctg cttcgctgcc agtgacgcgt gctgctgcgg cgccccggat ca -#cggtgctg 9900 - - ttctccaccg aaaagccgaa cgccaacacc aacccgtatc tcacccagct ct -#acgatgcg 9960 - - ctgccggacg cggtgcagcc gcgcttcttt tcgatgcgcg aggcgttgtt gt -#cgcgctac 10020 - - gacgtgctgc atctgcactg gccggaatat ctgctgcgcc atcccagcaa ga -#tgggcacg 10080 - - ctggccaagc aggcctgcgc tgccttgctg ctgatgaagt tgcagctgac cg -#gcacgccg 10140 - - gtggtacgca ccttgcacaa cctggcgccg catgaagacc gcggctggcg gg -#agcgcgcg 10200 - - ctgctgcgct ggatcgatca gctcacgcgg cgctggatcc gcatcaacgc ca -#ctacaccg 10260 - - gtgcggccgc cgttcaccga caccatcctg cacggccatt accgcgactg gt -#tcgcgacg 10320 - - atggagcaga gcaccacgtt gcctggtcgg ctgctgcatt ttggattgat cc -#ggccgtac 10380 - - aagggcgttg aggtgttgct cgacgtcatg cgcggatgtg caggacccgc gc -#ctgagcct 10440 - - gcgcatcgtc ggcaacccgg cgacgccagg atgcgcacgc tggtcgaaac cg -#cctgcgcg 10500 - - caggatgcac gtatcagtgc actgctggcc tatgtcgagg agccggtgct cg -#cgcgcgaa 10560 - - gtcagtgcct gcgaactggt ggtactgcca tacaagcaga tgcacaactc cg -#gcaccttg 10620 - - ctgctggcgt tgtcgttggc gcggcccgtg cttgcgccgt ggagcgaatc ga -#acgccgcg 10680 - - atcgccgacg aagtcgggcc gggttgggtg ttcctgtacg aaggcgagtt cg -#atgcggcg 10740 - - ttgttgagcg gcatgctcga tcaggtgcgc gccgcgccgc gtggcccggc gc -#ccgatctt 10800 - - tcacaacgtg attggccacg gatcgggcaa ttgcactatc gcacctactt gg -#aagcgctc 10860 - - ggcaaggatg gagacgccgc gctgtgaccg cagagacatc gaccatgact tc -#cccaacac 10920 - - cgccgccgcg cagcctcggg tcgcgtgccg ctggcgccgc cgtgaccatg at -#cgggcagt 10980 - - cggccaagat gatcgtgcag ttcggcggca tcgtgctgct ggcacgcttg tt -#gacgccgt 11040 - - acgactacgg cttgatggcc atggtgaccg ccatcgtggg ggccgccgaa at -#cctgcgcg 11100 - - acttcggtct ctccgcagcc gccgtccagg cgaaacatgt cagccgcgag ca -#acgcgaca 11160 - - acctgttctg gatcaatagc ggcatcggtc tgatgctgtc ggtggtggtg tt -#cgccagcg 11220 - - cgcactggat tgcggacttt tatcacgagc ccgcattggt gacgatttcg ca -#ggcattgg 11280 - - cggtgacctt cctgctcaac gggatgacca cccaataccg cgcacacctc ag -#tcgggggc 11340 - - tgcgcttcgg tcaggtagcg ctgagcgatg tgggttcgca ggtgttgggg tt -#gggtgctg 11400 - - cagttgcggc cgccttggcc ggctggggct actgggcgtt gatcgtgcag ca -#ggtggtgc 11460 - - aggccatcgt gaacctgatt atcgctggcg catgtgcacg ctggttgccg cg -#cgggtacg 11520 - - cgcggcaggc gccgatgcgc gatttcatga gctttggctg gaacctgatg gc -#ggcgcagc 11580 - - tgctcggcta tgcgagccgc aacgttggcc aggtgatcat cggctggagg ac -#cgggcccg 11640 - - acgcgctggg tctgtacaac cgtgccttcc agttgttgat gatgccgttg aa -#tcagatca 11700 - - atgcgcctgc gactagtgtg gcgctgccgg tgttgtcgca attgcaggat ga -#gcgcgagc 11760 - - gctacagcgc ttttctgttg cgcggccaga cggtcatggt gcatttgatc tt -#tgcgctgt 11820 - - tcgcgtttgc ctgtgcactg gccatgccgc tcatcgtcct ggtgctgggt ga -#gcagtggc 11880 - - gggaagcggt gccgctgttt caggtgttga cgctgggcgg tatcttccag ac -#ggcgtcgt 11940 - - acgcaaccta ctgggtgttc ctgtcgaagg ggttgatgcg cgagcagttg gt -#gtattcgt 12000 - - tggtcggtcg catcctgctc atcgcctgca tttttgttgg ctcccgctgg gg -#ggccatgg 12060 - - gcgtggcgat cggctactca ttcggcctgc tgttgatctg gccgctgtcg ct -#ggtctgga 12120 - - tcggcaagat cacggacgca ccggtcggtg cgttgttcgt caatgccatg cg -#tgcgctgg 12180 - - tggcctacgg tatcgccggc ggctgcgctt attacgcatc ggtcactgtc gg -#tggtccat 12240 - - tgtggcagca gctgctggtc ggcgccggcg cgatggcgct ggtctgtctg ct -#cgcattgg 12300 - - catggccggg attccggcgt gacgtggtcg ctatcgtcaa tatccgcaag ct -#gctcacgc 12360 - - aggcgaaggc gcgccgatga cactgcactg cggtactgga atgttggact tc -#gaaacttc 12420 - - ccactcttgc aaaggacacg gcctatgagc gtctctcccg cagctccagc tt -#ccggcatt 12480 - - cgccgtccct gctatctggt cttgtctgct cacgatttcc gcacgccacg tc -#gggctaac 12540 - - atccatttca tcaccgatca gttggctttg cgtggcacga cgcgtttttt tt -#cgttgcga 12600 - - tacagcagac tctcccgcat gaagggagat atgcgcctgc cgctggatga ca -#ccgcaaat 12660 - - accgttgtct cgcacaacgg tgtggactgt tacctgtggc gcacgacggt gc -#atccattc 12720 - - aatacacgcc ggagctggct acgtcctgtg gaagacgcca tgttccgctg gt -#atgccgcg 12780 - - catccgccaa agcagttgct ggactggatg cgcgagtccg atgtcatcgt gt -#ttgaaagc 12840 - - gggatcgcag tcgcattcat cgagcttgcc aagcgggtca atccggctgc ca -#aactggtc 12900 - - tatcgcgcgt cggacgggct gagcaccatc aacgtggcgt cttacatcga gc -#gcgagttc 12960 - - gaccgcgtgg ctccgacgct ggacgtcatt gccttggtgt cgcccgcgat gg -#ccgcagaa 13020 - - gtagcaagcc gcgacaacgt cttccatgta ggtcacggcg tggaccacaa cc -#tcgatcag 13080 - - ctcggcgacc cgtcgccgta tgccgaaggc atccatgcag ttgcggtcgg gt -#cgatgctg 13140 - - tttgatcctg aatttttcgt cgttgccagc aaggcctttc cgcaagtgac ct -#tccacgtg 13200 - - atcggctccg ggatgggccg ccatccgggc tacggcgaca atgtcattgt ct -#atggcgaa 13260 - - atgaagcacg cgcagacgat tggctatatc aagcacgcac gtttcggcat tg -#cgccttac 13320 - - gcgtccgagc aggtgccggt gtatctggca gacagctcaa tgaaattgct gc -#aatacgac 13380 - - tttttcggct tgccggcggt gtgcccgaat gctgtggtgg ggccgtacaa at -#cgcgcttc 13440 - - gggtacacgc caggcaatgc cgattcggtg attgccgcca ttacccaggc ac -#tggaagca 13500 - - ccgcgtgtac gttaccgcca gtgtctcaac tggtccgaca ccaccgaccg cg -#tgctcgac 13560 - - ccacgggcgt acccggaaac ccgtctttat ccgcaccccc ccaccgccgc gc -#cgcagctc 13620 - - tcttcggagg cagcgctctc acattgagga ggcgcttttt tgatcacgtt tg -#aaggagga 13680 - - tccctgtcat ggccaacgct ttactgcaga aatgggtgga acgggcggaa cg -#tcgcgcat 13740 - - tgttctggtg gcagcccaaa aacggtggcg tgaacatggg ggatcacctg tc -#gaaggtga 13800 - - tcgtgtcgtg cgtgttggcg ttgcaggaca agacacttct ggaaaaacgc ga -#tttgcgcc 13860 - - agaagctgat cgcaaccggg tcggtgctgc atttcgccaa agatggcgac ac -#cgtgtggg 13920 - - gaagcggtat caacggcaag attccggccg agcgcaatac gttcagcacg ct -#ggacgtac 13980 - - gcgcggtacg cggtcccaag acccgcgcat ttttgctgga acgtggcatc gc -#agtgcctg 14040 - - aggtctacgg agacccggga ttgctgaccc cgatgttttt ccccgccgac gc -#cctcggcc 14100 - - cggtcaccaa gcgcccgttc gcgatcgtgc cgcacttcaa cgagccggtt ga -#gaagtaca 14160 - - gcgcctacgc cgagcatctg gtgtttccca acgtcaagcc ggccaccttc at -#gagtgcgc 14220 - - tgctgggtgc ggaatttgtc atcagcagtt cgctgcatgg cctgatcctg gc -#cgaagcct 14280 - - atggcatccc ggcggtgtat ctggactggg gcaacggcga agaccgtttc aa -#gtacgacg 14340 - - actactacca cggcaccggg cgcatgcaat ggcatgccgg ccacagcgtg ga -#agaatgca 14400 - - tggaactggg cggcaacggc agtttcgatc ttgaacgctt gcaggcagga tt -#gctggctg 14460 - - cgttccctta cgatttgtgg tgaaacgaca atgcatggcc agccagcagg tg -#tggagacg 14520 - - gcaacggtga gtgcagcgac acctgcgcaa ggggtggtga ttccgctggg cg -#gcttcccg 14580 - - gtgttgtcga ccacgcagga agccttcgcg ctggatctgt tccatgcgct gg -#ccgcgcat 14640 - - cagccgcgcc gggtgttttt cgcgaacacc aacttcatcg tgcagtgcca gg -#cgctgcgc 14700 - - gcgcgcatgc aggcgccggc agtgcgcatc gtcaacgatg ggatcggcat gg -#atctggcg 14760 - - gcgcgcctga tccatggccg ccggttcgcc ggcaacctca acggcaccga cc -#tgattccg 14820 - - tacctttgcc gcgaggccgc gcagccgctc aagttcttcc tgctcggcgg cc -#gcccgggc 14880 - - gtgggcaaga ccgccgcggc gaccttgacc ggaacgctgg gccagcaggt cg -#tgggcatg 14940 - - tgcgatgggt atggcgaatt tgcggcggcg ggcgagggcc tggccgagcg ca -#tcaatcgc 15000 - - tccggcgccg atgtgctgtt ggtggccttc ggcaacccgc tgcaggagcg gt -#ggatcctg 15060 - - gaccacagcg aggccttgca ggtgccgctg gtgttcggcg tgggcgcctt gc -#tggatttt 15120 - - ctctccggca ctgccaagcg cgcgcccaac tgggtgcgcc gtttgcatat gg -#aatggatg 15180 - - taccggctgc tcaacgagcc gcgccggttg ctcaagcgct acagctggga tc -#tgctggtg 15240 - - ttcttccgca cctgcctgcg tgcgggcaaa cagctggcgt gatgcacggc gg -#cggtgtgt 15300 - - ggcctagcat gcgtgcatgc atccaaccgc cgccgcgctg attcgaacat tg -#ggccttgc 15360 - - cccccatccg gagggcggcc actaccggcg cgtgtacgcg tcgacgcgcc ag -#gtgctgga 15420 - - tgacagcggt gcgccgccgc gtccggcgct gaccgccatc cgcttcctgt tg -#tgcgcagg 15480 - - cgaagccagt cgctggcatc gggtggatgc cgaggagtgc tggcactggc ag -#caaggtgc 15540 - - gccgctggag ttgctgatct tcgacgaagc gagcgggcag ttgcggcgcg aa -#gtgctgga 15600 - - cgccgcagag cgcggcgacg ccatgcacgt ggtgccggcc ggctgctggc ag -#gcggcgcg 15660 - - ctcgctgggg gacttcaccc tggtgggctg cacggtttcg ccagggtttg tc -#tgggaagg 15720 - - tttcgcgctg ctcgaagacg gctcgccgct ggcggcacag ctggccgcgt tg -#gttgccga 15780 - - aggcgccgcg ccggagccgc caacgcttcc ctaacgcgtg cgggcccgcg tt -#cgcgtagt 15840 - - gtccgcgttc caaccgggag gcggtacgtg atgcagcgca ggggggcggt gt -#ggcgggca 15900 - - ggaatcgcgt tggtgtcgtt gttggcaccg atgctggcgt gtgccgtcga gg -#tggccgta 15960 - - caggcgccgg cagcgccgcc aacggtggtc gatctggaag ccatggtggt gc -#gcgggcag 16020 - - caacccggcc ccggcctgtg gaaggtcagc aagggcgacc acgtgctgtg ga - #tcc 16075 - - - - <210> SEQ ID NO 2 <211> LENGTH: 28804 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Sphingomonas sp. S88 - - <400> SEQUENCE: 2 - - ggatccactg gccgggaatt gccgagaatc ctccgatgaa gcgctcgtcg gg -#taccagcg 60 - - tgccccgggg cgcatcgctt tgcgccggcg catcgccgcc gctgccgggc cg -#gccattcc 120 - - agcggggtcc gggctgcaaa atccccgggc ctgcctttac gccatgcccg gc -#agccgagc 180 - - tgccgggcgc cgagcatgcg agcggcgtaa ccgatagggc gaggcccccg cc -#cagaaggg 240 - - tgcgacgtgt ggtatcgatc atgcggcgcg ctccaaaccg tgcgcgccgt ga -#ctacaacc 300 - - aaaaatgctg cgctgcgagc gggatcaggc gccccgtgcc tgcttcgagc gg -#tacagcag 360 - - cgcgaacgtc agccccacca gcatgaagaa gacttggtcg ttgtcggtct gc -#gacagcac 420 - - gagcctggta ttgagcagca cgaccatcgt cgtcgcgacc gccagatgca gc -#ggatagcc 480 - - ttgggagggg tccgtcaacc cggcgcggat caacagcccg gcacccagca cc -#atcgtacc 540 - - gtagaatgcg atgaagccga gcaccccgta atcgacggcc gtcgaaagga ag -#ccggagtc 600 - - gatcgacagg aacccgctct gggaacgcca tccgacgacc tccgcggact gg -#aacggccc 660 - - gtagccgaat accgggcgca tcgcgagctt gggcaagccc atgcggatct gc -#tcgtggcg 720 - - cccgtcgttg ctcgcctggg tcgcgccgcc gccaagaacg cgattgtgta cc -#gcaggcac 780 - - taccatgatc atcaccgcga gaaccacggc gaaggccgga tacatcatcg tc -#gtggaaat 840 - - cccgacgagc ccgccacgct ccttgatcca gcgccgcagg ccccagagca ac -#agataggt 900 - - ggcatgcgcc acgaccatgc cgaccatgct caggcgcgcg ccgctccaat ag -#gcggacaa 960 - - taccatggcg agatcgaaca ggatcgtgag tgccagcgcc gacaccgacc gg -#ctgttcac 1020 - - catcaggtgg atcgcgaagg gaatcgtcat cgccacgagt tcgccccaca cc -#agcgggtt 1080 - - cccgaacacg ttcatcacgc gatacgtgcc gcgcacctgc gaggtgagat gc -#aggatgac 1140 - - gctcggatcg ttgatctgca gccagctggg aatgtggccg acccacagaa cg -#tgctcggc 1200 - - ccggaactcg aagaagccga tcaccatcag cacggacacg cagcccagca tg -#ttccgcac 1260 - - ccaccattcg ggtgtgcgcg tgttcgatcc caggcaccac agcgtcgcga ag -#aagaacgg 1320 - - cgtgaccgtc agcgagatat tcaccaggcg cccgatcgaa acggatggct gg -#ctggaaat 1380 - - gagcgacgcg atgatctgga tgatcaggaa gcccagcatg aagcgggcaa gc -#cagggcga 1440 - - cgccgacagc gtcaccgcca tgtcgcgccg aaacttcggc gaaatcgaat ag -#cacaccag 1500 - - cagaagaagc gtcgtcagca cgccgaacag gcggcggaag gagatccagg gc -#aggcccgc 1560 - - caccgacagc gacagatagt tcggccacac gatcgcgagg atcatgaaca gg -#acgtagca 1620 - - gcgcagcagc aacttggtgg gcgccttgtc ggcctccggg agcgcccaga tg -#acgaacag 1680 - - cgcgaggatc gccagcggcg cggcggcccc gaggagcatg ctgggcggca gg -#atcgccga 1740 - - aagcagcccg tagaccatcg acacgaacac gatcacggcg agcccgatga ag -#cgccgccc 1800 - - gagcgtgacg agaccagagc gttgcgggtg atagagcggg agcaccgctc tg -#gcggggaa 1860 - - gaacacgatg tcgcgcgccc ggcgcagggg ctgcaccacc cgcgccaagc cg -#ccgctccc 1920 - - ccgaactcgc gccgatgtcg ccatgaccaa ccccttagat aatcggtatg cc -#gatcagcc 1980 - - gcaccgcgac catcgacacg aagcgcagga agaccgacgg caccgcgatc gc -#aatcgccg 2040 - - cgcctagtgc accatagggc ggaatcagga ccagcgcgag tattgcggca ag -#gataaccg 2100 - - acgacatggt cagcaccacg gccagacgct cgcgattggc catgacgagg ac -#gccgccgc 2160 - - tcgacgcgaa gaccatcccg aacacctgcc caagcaccag cacctgcatc gc -#ggcggcgc 2220 - - ccgcggtgaa ctgtttgccg aacaggccca tgatccaatg cggagcgacc ag -#caccgcca 2280 - - gggcgatggg cgaggcggcg accagcagcg cgagaatggt gatccggatg at -#gcgggcga 2340 - - tccgcttgac gtcgccctgt tcgtaggagg cggcaaagac cggatgcagg at -#cgtctcgg 2400 - - aggtggccga cagcaacttg agcgaggatg cgatctgata gcccacccgg aa -#cagaccgg 2460 - - cttcggcggg gccgtgcgtc gcggcaagga tcacggtggc aaaccagtcg ac -#gaagaagt 2520 - - tgttgacgtt ggtgatcagc accatgaagc cggggcgaag catcggccgg tc -#caacggct 2580 - - cggccggcgc ccaatcacgc gtcatgcggc ggacgatgat cgtcgcggca aa -#catcgtca 2640 - - ccagccagcc gaccaggtac agcaccgacg gcagcagcgg attatgggca ac -#gccgatca 2700 - - gcagcgcgcc ggccagcatc gccccaccca ggaaggtgcc gagcggccca tc -#gaccatct 2760 - - gcgacttgcc gatatccccc atgccgcgca gcgtcgtcga agcgagacgg ca -#ataggcgc 2820 - - tgaccggaat gagaaacccc atgatcagaa ggtccggcgc catggcgggg ct -#gcccagca 2880 - - ggttggtggc aatctgttgg tgaaacagca ggatcatcac catcaggacc ag -#gccaccac 2940 - - ccaccgcgac ccgcgtggca tgccgcactg cggtacgcgc cacacccgtc cg -#attttgcg 3000 - - acacgcagac ggccacggtg cgcaccagga tggtatcgag gccgatcagc ga -#cagaatga 3060 - - ccagcatctg cgcagtcgtg agcgccgtac cgaaggcacc gacgccggcg gg -#gccaaagg 3120 - - cgcgggcgac cagccaggtg aaagcgaaac tggtgacggc gccgaagccc tt -#gacgccga 3180 - - agccgaccac catctgcccc cgcagccccc gcaggtgcaa cttgctacgt gt -#cacgttga 3240 - - atgcttgccc cacaggagat cccgtctgtg ccttatggca gggccctccc gg -#gggcaagc 3300 - - ctgaggacgt catcagacgt gatagaagtc ctgcaccaac ttcttggtgg cg -#aacaggct 3360 - - attcgccacg gacaggctgc ccgtcgccga gacggccgca gtgccggccg ca -#ttcatggc 3420 - - gatcgcctgg gcgagcgaca cttgcgcgac ggacgccgtc gatgccgatc cc -#cccagcgt 3480 - - cagcgtgccg gtggtcgccg ccggcagcgc cgtcgacgtg accggggtgc cg -#agaatggt 3540 - - tacggcgctg gcggccaagc tgctggtgag gctgggcttc acggtggtgg tc -#ggctggct 3600 - - ggcggcggtc gccgcggcat tcagcgcaag gatctgggac gcactgaggg ca -#gcgtcgcg 3660 - - catctcgatc tcgcccacgc tgccgctgaa gacagcgttg aacgggctgc cg -#atgtacag 3720 - - tccggcatat tcgaccgccc gcgtgctgcc gacgatcgtt cccgatccct tc -#accacgcc 3780 - - atcgacatag atgatcgcct tgcccttcgc gctgtcatag gtcagcgcga tc -#ttgtgggt 3840 - - ggccgtgtcg gtcatcttgg cgccgctcgt cgcgacggta tagctctgcc cg -#gcggcatt 3900 - - cttgacggtg aagaccagtt cgccgtccgc ccggagcgag attccccagc tc -#tggttgac 3960 - - gcccatgatc tggccgaccg cgcccgtcgc ggtggcacgc ttcatgtcga ag -#ttgagcgt 4020 - - gaaggcgggc agcgcgaaga gttgacgtga attgtcccgc gtaagctcga ag -#ccggtgcc 4080 - - ggtcttcacc tggaacatgc cgttgctgat ggcggtgaga tccagcgcct tc -#gtggtctc 4140 - - gtccgtgctc cagcgcgtct ggtccacgat tccggtcgca gtgaactgca ga -#tccagcag 4200 - - caggttggcg ccggtcgagg tctgtgctgc cgcctgctcc ttggcgacct gc -#gcggcaaa 4260 - - cgcgctgcct gcaggcggct gatacccgac accactgacg atcaggttcg cc -#agttgcgc 4320 - - cttcgatccg gccatgagat cgccgatctt gcgaagagtg accgcgtccg tt -#gcaagcac 4380 - - ggcgttgttc gattgagtaa tgccgctcga cgttgcggtg atgacaacct gg -#tccacgac 4440 - - attgttggtg accttgccgc cggtcacgcc gtccaggcgg atccaatcgg cg -#atcgcatc 4500 - - catcttcgag atgatggtat tggagtccac ggtgacgttc ttgcccagaa cg -#acattgat 4560 - - gccgtgcgtg aaaccattct ggtacacgag attgtttttg atcgtgatgt tt -#tcgtaggg 4620 - - aatgctggat tcattgccca tgaatacgcc ctggaaggcc aggccgtccc cc -#tgcatcat 4680 - - cacgttattg gtgatcgtga tgttcgtgtt gcccttggtc ttgccgttcg tc -#atgaactg 4740 - - gatggcgtcg ggatgctcac cattcaccgg atagaggttg gtgaacatgt tg -#ttgtcgat 4800 - - gacgacgttc gacgcttcgg cgaaattggt gtgatcgcgg cgattgtcgt gg -#aagttgtt 4860 - - gccctgcagg gtgacaccgt cgacggtgag gacgttcatc cccagggcga aa -#tgatcgac 4920 - - cgaggaattc ttgatcgtca cccccttgct ttctcgcagc agaagccccc ag -#cccatcga 4980 - - cttcgtcaca tcgcccgtac ccccgctcag ggtcacgccg tcgatcacga ca -#ttgctgga 5040 - - gccgatgatc cggttcgcgt aattatagtc ctgtgccggc tggaagtttt gt -#gcggccgt 5100 - - gacgttcttc accaccaggt tgctgctgtt gatgatctgc agggtcgtca ca -#ttcaccgg 5160 - - cttgctcgca tcgagcgagg tgatcgtgac gggcgtggtg aaggtcgtgg tg -#tgcacggt 5220 - - gatggacgta taggtccccg ccgcaagctt gatcgtctcg ccccctttcg ca -#gccttgat 5280 - - ggcggcgtcc agttcgctct gattcctcac gatgatgtcc ggcatgtact ct -#accctcgt 5340 - - tacgcgtcga ccccaatcga cctgcgatcc ctcggaccgt cttgtacctg cc -#aagccctg 5400 - - aaacggtggc taagaggcag ggttaatgcc ctgtttttca agccgataac tg -#gcagccct 5460 - - caaggcactg ccagcgtgcg ggcaacactc tcgacgccgc agtgcagcac gg -#gtaagaac 5520 - - gaggcatgga agcctcgccc acacccgacg tcagcatcct ggtggttgcc ta -#ccactcgg 5580 - - ctccgttcat cggacaatgc atccggggca tcgccgcggc ggcacaaggc ac -#agcccacg 5640 - - aaatcctgct gatcgacaat ggcggcggcg acaccgaggc ggtggttcgt gc -#cgagttcc 5700 - - cgcacgtgcg gatcgtgccg agcgagggca atatcggctt cggggcgggg aa -#taaccggt 5760 - - gtgcggccca tgcccgcgcg ccgcggctgc tgctcgtcaa ccccgacgcc at -#tccccgcc 5820 - - ccggcgcgat cgacctgctg gtcgccttcg ccaaggcgca cccggacgcg gc -#agcctggg 5880 - - gcgggcgttc ctattttccg aacggccagc tggaccatgc caacttcctc cc -#gctgccca 5940 - - cggtgcgcga tttcgtcgtg tcgatcttca gcagcagccc gatgcggcgc gg -#cggccttc 6000 - - ctgccgacgc caccgcgccc gggccggtcg aggtgctcaa cggcggcttc at -#gatggtcg 6060 - - atgcccgcgt gtggcgggag atcgacggct tcgacgaagg cttcttcctc ta -#ttcggagg 6120 - - aaatcgatct gttccagcgg atccgcgcgc ggggctattc cgtgctggtc ga -#tccggctg 6180 - - tgggcgtggt gcacgacacc ggtggcgggc attcgctctc gcccactcgc gt -#gctgtttc 6240 - - tcaccaccgg ccgcatgcat tatgcccgca agcatttcgg ccacgtcggt gc -#cgtcgtga 6300 - - cgggctgggc actgtgggcc aatgccgcca aatatgtcgt tatcggcggc ct -#gctcgggc 6360 - - gcctctcacc ccgccgcgcg gcgcgctgga acgcgctgcg cgatgcctgg ag -#catcgtgt 6420 - - tcggccagcc gcggcgctgg tggcacggct ggcgcgacca cgttcgtact tg -#aggatagc 6480 - - gccgcgccag acggcccgaa atggcaaccc gacgcaaggc ggaaggcttg cc -#gacggcaa 6540 - - gccccccgac ttgtcgctca ctgcgcggcg ttgggcgccg gagcaggggc cg -#cagcaggc 6600 - - gcggcggcag cgccgccctg cagttgcggc ggcgggctgt agcccggctg at -#atttcacc 6660 - - gactcgcgcg ccttcttcag acgatcgttc agctgcgcgt ccgccgcctt gc -#tgaaccgc 6720 - - tcggtgcgca gcgtattgag cgcgagttcg cgcgcctgat cgcccgccag cg -#gctggatc 6780 - - gtcgtgccgg tgatgacatt ggcggtgacg ccctgctgcg tcggcaggat ga -#acagctcc 6840 - - tgcgccggca gcgccgcaat cttggcggcg atctccggcg gcaacgcggc gg -#tgtccagc 6900 - - tgggtcggcg cgcggcggaa ctgcacgccg tcggcggtca gcttggcggc aa -#gctggtcc 6960 - - aacgtcttga gcggcgcgaa ttccttgaac ttcgccgccg agccgggcgg cg -#ggaagacg 7020 - - atctgttcga tgctgtagat cttgcgctgc gcgaagcgat cgggatgcgc cg -#cttcatat 7080 - - tgcgcgatct cggcatcggt cggctgggcg atgccgccgg caatcttgtc gc -#gcagcagc 7140 - - gtggtgagga tcaactcgtc ggcgcggcgc tgctggatca ggaagacggg gg -#tcttgtcc 7200 - - agcttctgct cgcgggcgta cttcgcgaga atcttgcgct cgatgatgcg ct -#gcagcgcc 7260 - - atctgctcgg caagcttgcg gtcggtcccc tgcggcacct gcgtggcctg ca -#cttcggca 7320 - - ttcagttcga agatggtgat ctcgtcgccg tccacgctgg cgacgacctg cc -#ccttatcg 7380 - - agcttgcctt ccttgctgcc acatccggag acggccagcg cggccgcagc ca -#ccgccgtt 7440 - - accaggtaca atttcttcat gaagacctcc cagccggcac ggaattgcgc ac -#ggcacaaa 7500 - - cttctacttg aacctattcg ggcgggcggg catccgcaat agcgttggca gt -#gcagcatg 7560 - - cctcccggcg ggaggcaggc gggatcaatg ggggacggca tggcagaagc ga -#cggtgacc 7620 - - gaagcgaagg cgggcaaacc gctgaaaatg tgtctcgcag cttccggcgg cg -#gccatctg 7680 - - cggcagatcc tcgatctgga atcggtctgg aaggaacatg actatttctt cg -#tgaccgaa 7740 - - gacaccgcgc tgggccgcag ccttgccgaa aaacactcgg tcgcgcttgt cg -#atcactat 7800 - - gccctcggcc aggccaagct cggccacccg ctgcgcatgc tgggaggcgc ct -#ggcggaac 7860 - - ctgcggcaga gcctgtcgat catccgcaag cacaagcccg atgtggtgat ct -#ccaccggt 7920 - - gcgggcgcgg tctatttcac ggcgctgctc gccaagctct cgggcgcaaa gt -#tcgtccac 7980 - - atcgaaagct tcgcccggtt cgatcatcct tccgccttcg gcaagatggt ca -#agggcatc 8040 - - gcgaccgtga ccatcgtcca gtccgccgcg ctcaagcaga cctggccgga tg -#cggagctg 8100 - - ttcgatccct tccgcctgct cgacaccccc cgccctccca agcaggcact ca -#ccttcgcc 8160 - - accgtcggtg ccaccctgcc ctttccgcgg ctcgtgcagg ccgtgctcga tc -#tcaagcgg 8220 - - gccggcgggc tgccgggcaa gctggtgctg caatatggcg accaggacct gg -#ccgacccc 8280 - - ggcatccccg acgtggagat ccgccggacc attcccttcg acgacctcca gc -#tgctgctg 8340 - - cgcgacgcgg acatggtgat ctgccacggc ggcaccggat cgctggtcac cg -#cgctgcgc 8400 - - gccggctgcc gcgtcgtcgc cttcccgcgc cgccacgatc tgggcgagca tt -#atgacgat 8460 - - caccaggaag agatcgcgca gaccttcgcc gatcgcggcc tgctccacgc cg -#tgcgcgac 8520 - - gagcgcgaac tgggcgcggc agtggaggcc gccaaggcga ccgagccgca gc -#tcgccacc 8580 - - accgatcaca cggcgctcgc cggccgcctg cgcgagttgc tggcacagtg ga -#gtgccaag 8640 - - cgatgagcgc gccgcggatc agcgtcgtca tcccgcacta caatgatccg ga -#ctcgctgc 8700 - - gacaatgtct cgatgcactg cagcatcaga cgatcgggcg agaggccttc ga -#gatcatcg 8760 - - tcggagacaa caactccccc tgcggcctgg cggcagtgga agccgccgta gc -#cgggcgcg 8820 - - cgcggatcgt cacgatcctg gagaagggcg ccggaccggc gcggaacggc gc -#cgcggcgg 8880 - - aagcgcaggg cgagattctc gccttcaccg acagcgactg cgtcgtcgag cc -#cggctggc 8940 - - tggccggggg cgtcgcccat gtcgccccgg gccgcttcgt cggcggccac at -#gtatgtgc 9000 - - tcaagccgga agggcgactg accggcgcgg aagcactcga gatggcgctg gc -#cttcgaca 9060 - - atgaaggcta tgttcgccgt gcgaagttca ccgtcactgc caatctgttc gt -#catgcggg 9120 - - ccgatttcga gcgcgtcggc ggatttcgta ccggagtctc ggaagatctg ga -#atggtgcc 9180 - - accgcgccat cgccacgggt ctcgcgatcg actacgcccc cgaggcctcg gt -#aggccacc 9240 - - cgccccggcc ggactgggca acgctactgg tcaagacgcg gcgcatccag cg -#cgagctgt 9300 - - tcctgttcaa tatcgagcgc ccgcgcggcc ggctgcgctg gcttgcgcgc tc -#gacgctgc 9360 - - agcctgcgct gattccggcg gataccgcca agatcctgcg cacgcccggc ac -#ccgcgggt 9420 - - cccgtatagc tgccgtcggc acgcttgtcc gcctgcgctt ctggcgcgct gg -#cgccggcc 9480 - - tcctgcaact gctcggcaga ccaatctgat gaaggcgggg cggccatggt gc -#ggcgcccc 9540 - - gtctcctgtc ctcacaccgc cgcgagcgcc tcttccagcg tcccgctgtc ga -#tccgcagg 9600 - - cgtcccacca tcagccagag atagacgggc agcgaatcgt cgttgaagcg ga -#agcggcgc 9660 - - tccccgtcct gcgcatcgct ctccaggccg agctggcggc tcagcgcgtc ga -#gttcctgc 9720 - - tcgacctgcg ccgcagtgat cgtgctcccc ggcagcagct cgacgactgc ct -#ggccggtg 9780 - - aaccaaccat cggtcgaacg cgacgcctcg cccagcgcgg cgaccagcgg at -#cgtagcga 9840 - - ccgccgacga acttgcgcat ctccagcacg gcgcgcggcg acatccggcc tt -#ctatttcc 9900 - - aggatggcct ggtcgagcgc gcggcgcaga tggcccagat cgacggtcag cc -#gcccctgg 9960 - - tcgagcgcct cgagcgccgc atggtggcac agcagccgcg cgaaataggg cg -#accccagc 10020 - - gccagcaggt ggatgatccg ggtgaggttc ggatcgaagc gcaggcccga gg -#cggtctcg 10080 - - ccgagcgcga tcatctcctg tacctcggtt tcctcgagcc gcggcatcgg ca -#ggccgatg 10140 - - atgttgcggc ggatcgaggg tacgtagccg acgagttcct gcaggttcga cg -#agacgccg 10200 - - gcgatcacca gctgtacgcg cgcggagcgg tccgagaggt tcttgatcag tt -#cggcgacc 10260 - - tgctggcgga accgggtatc cgtcacgcgg tcatattcgt cgaggatgat ca -#gaacgcgg 10320 - - gtgccggtga tgtcggcgca cagatcggcg agttcgcccg aatcgaacga tc -#cggtcggc 10380 - - aggcgatcgg cgaggcttcc gcccgattcc gcctcgcccg cattgggcga ga -#cgccgcga 10440 - - tggaacagca gcggcacatc ctctagcacc gcgcggaaca ggtcggcgaa gt -#tggcattg 10500 - - gcgccgcagg tcgcgtagct gacgatgtag ctggattcac gcgccacgtc gg -#tcagcaca 10560 - - tggagcagcg aggtcttgcc gatgccgcgc tcgccataga gcacgacatg gc -#tgcgctgg 10620 - - ctctcgatcg ccgagatcag ccgcgccagc acctcgaggc gaccggcaaa gc -#tcgagcgg 10680 - - tccgccaccg gctgggtggg cgtgaagaag gtggcgagcg caaaccgcgc gc -#gggtgatc 10740 - - tcgcgacgct cttcccggcg ccggtcgagc gggcgatcga gcgcggaagc gc -#gaaaggtc 10800 - - ggaaagtcgg gtcgcccgcg gcccgcatgc gcgtcgcgat ggggaacgac gg -#tggcggcc 10860 - - agcgggaaat atccgtcctc ctccggtacg tcccgacgcc caaagggcca ca -#agaacttc 10920 - - agcgcggatc ctacagccac tcgaacacct cttaatttcg gacgccgcca cg -#ctcggcag 10980 - - cgaacccctg gttcgcgcct tctggcgcct cccccaaacg atccggcccc gc -#ctgtatca 11040 - - gcggcgcttg aaaaactcgt acggtttgat cacgaacgca atgtacgcca gc -#accaatac 11100 - - aatcgtgagg attgcgaaaa catgatagtt ttcgttcccg agataattgg cg -#acggcaca 11160 - - tccgaccgcg ggaggcaaat agctgatcat cgtgtcgcgc actaccgaat cc -#gcctggga 11220 - - tcgttgcaag aagatcacga tcaggccggc gaatatcgcg atggtcaccc aa -#tcataggg 11280 - - cgtctgcatg catgtccttt cttttcggcg ccggaatcga aggacttccg ac -#gtcgcccg 11340 - - aaccgcacta gcagcggacg gtgcaactcg ctagataccg cggtgcagga ta -#aaagctcg 11400 - - ttaaaacgcg accctaggaa tagcgcggta gcgccggcat gcgagaggtc gg -#gcatgcgg 11460 - - aaggccgaag cggccgggac agcaccggat gggaggatat tcccgtagtg gg -#agtggcga 11520 - - ggccatggca tcctcagatc cggttgcttg tactggaggc cattgataat ga -#agccagga 11580 - - cccgggggaa cattcgtgcc agtaaaagac gttcagcaag cggtagaagt gc -#gcctcggc 11640 - - gatcgtgtct cgcgatcgtg ccgcgtgctc gcgctgcttg cgacggcaac gg -#cgatccag 11700 - - cccgcgctcg cgcagcgaca ggcgttcacg ccacgcccga gcggcagcga gc -#gccagatc 11760 - - agcgtgcatg caacgggaca gctcgagtac aacgacaatg tcgtgctcaa cg -#acccgcgc 11820 - - atcaccagcg gcgcgcgcgg cgacgtgatc gcctccccct ccctcgatct ga -#gcattgtc 11880 - - ctgccgcgcg cgaccggaca gctctatctc gcgggcacgg tgggctatcg ct -#tctatcgt 11940 - - cgctacacga acttcaatcg cgagaatatc tcgctcaccg gcggcggcga cc -#agcggatc 12000 - - gcgtcctgcg tggtgcatgg cgaagtcggc tatcagcgcc acctgacgga cc -#tgtccagc 12060 - - gtcctcgtcc aggatactgc gcccgcgctc aacaacacgg aagaagcgcg cg -#cctattcc 12120 - - gcggacatcg gctgcgggtc cgcctacggc ctgcgccctg cacttgccta tt -#cgcgcaac 12180 - - gaggttcgca acagcctcgc ccagcgcaag ttcgccgatt ccgacaccaa ca -#cggtcact 12240 - - gcccagttgg gcctgacgtc gccggcgctg ggcaccgtgt cggtgtttgg ac -#gcatgtcc 12300 - - gacagcagct acatccatcg cacggtaccg ggggtcagtg gccgcgacgg ca -#tgaagagc 12360 - - tatgcggccg gcgtccagct cgagcgggcg gtctccagcc ggctgaattt cc -#gcggctcc 12420 - - gtcaattatt cggaggtcga ccccaagctc gcctcgacgc cgggcttcag cg -#ggatcgga 12480 - - ttcgatctgt cggcggtata ttcgggcgat caatatggcg tgcagctcct tg -#cgtcgcgc 12540 - - aacccgcagc cctccacgct gctgttcgta ggctatgaaa ttgtgacgac cg -#tgtcggca 12600 - - acggcaaccc gtaagctgag cgatcggacc caactctcgc tacaggccac ca -#agacctgg 12660 - - cgcgagcttg cctcttcgcg gttgttcact cttgcgccga cgacgggcaa cg -#acaacacg 12720 - - ctgacgctgt tcggcaccgt gaacttccga cccaatcctc ggctgaactt ct -#cgctgggt 12780 - - gcgggctata acaagcgcac cagcaatatt gggctgtatc aataccgctc ca -#aacgtatc 12840 - - aatctcacga cgtcgctgtc gctctgacaa gggccgtatt catgcatgac aa -#acaccgtt 12900 - - tcgtgatcct ttcggcgctc accggaattg ccgtactcgc cgcgcccgcg gc -#agcgcaga 12960 - - ttcccacccg gtccgttccg acgccggcgc gggcgcgccc ggcgaccccg cc -#agcggccc 13020 - - cgcagcagca gacgacggca gtgccgacaa cggcagccac cgccaccccg cc -#ggctgcgg 13080 - - gtgcggcgcc ggccggctac aagatcggcg tcgacgacgt gatcgaggcg ga -#cgttctgg 13140 - - gccagtcgga cttcaagacc cgcgcgcgcg tgcaagcgga cggtaccgtc ac -#ccttccct 13200 - - atctcggcgc cgtgcaggta cggggcgaga ccgccgtcac gctggccgag aa -#gctcgccg 13260 - - gcctgctgcg cgcgggtggc tattacgcga agccgatcgt cagcgtcgaa gt -#cgtcagct 13320 - - tcgtcagcaa ctatgtgacg gtgctgggcc aggtgaccac ggccggcctg ca -#gccggtgg 13380 - - atcgcggcta tcacgtctcg gagatcatcg cgcgcgccgg cggccttcgc gc -#cgatgcgg 13440 - - ccgatttcgt ggtgctcacc cgcgccgacg gcaccagtgc caagctgaac ta -#caagcagc 13500 - - tggcccaggg cggcccggag caggatccgg tggtcacgcc tggcgacaag ct -#gttcgtgc 13560 - - cggaagtcga gcacttctac atttatggcc aagttaacgc gcctggggta ta -#cgcgattc 13620 - - gaacggacat gacgctccgt cgcgcgctgg cacaaggcgg cggccttacc cc -#cgccggct 13680 - - cgtcgaagcg agtgaaggtc tcgcgcgacg gccaggaaat caagttgaag at -#ggacgatc 13740 - - cgatcaagcc tggcgacacg atcgtcatcg gcgagcggtt gttctgatct ag -#gcaatgtt 13800 - - gacagcggac gaggcccacc agtgaatatc attcagttct tccgcattct ct -#gggtgcgc 13860 - - cggtggatca tcctcccggc gtttctcgtc tgcgtcacca ccgcggcgct gg -#tggtccag 13920 - - ttcctgcccg aacgctaccg cgcgaccacg cggctggtgc tcgacacctt ca -#agcccgat 13980 - - cccgtcaccg gccaggtgat gaactcgcag ttcatgcgcg cctatgtcca ga -#cgcagacc 14040 - - gagctgatcg aggactatgc gacctccggc cgcgtggtcg acgaactggg ct -#gggccaac 14100 - - gatcctgcca acatcgctgc cttcaacgcc tcgtcctcgg cggcgaccgg cg -#acattcgc 14160 - - cgctggctcg caaagcagat ctcggacaac accaaggcgg atgtgatcga gg -#gcagcaac 14220 - - atcctcgaaa tctcctactc ggacagctcg cccgagcgtg ccgagcgtat cg -#ccaacctg 14280 - - atccgcaccg cattcctcgc ccagtcgctc gccgccaagc gccaggcggc gg -#cgaagtcg 14340 - - gccgactggt acacccagca agcggaagcg gcacgccagt cgctgctcgc gg -#cggtgcag 14400 - - gcgcgcaccg acttcgtgaa gaagtccggc atcgtgctga ccgagaccgg tt -#cggatctc 14460 - - gatacgcaga agctcgcaca gctccagggc gcgagcgcga taccgtcggc ac -#cggtcgtc 14520 - - gcggccgcca gcggcatggg cccggcgcag ctccagcttg cccagatcga cc -#agcagatc 14580 - - cagcaggcgg ccaccaatct cggcccgaac cacccggcct tccaggccct gc -#agcgccag 14640 - - cgcgaggtgc tcgcccgcgc agcggcggcg gaacgcagcc aggcaagcgc ca -#gcggcccc 14700 - - ggccgcggcg cgctggaaag cgaagccaat gcccagcgcg cccgcgtgct cg -#gcaaccgc 14760 - - caggatgtcg acaaggtcat gcagctccag cgggacgtca cgctgaagca gg -#accagtat 14820 - - atgaaggcgg cccagcgcgt cgccgatctg cgcctggaag caagcagcaa cg -#acacgggc 14880 - - atgagcacgc tgagcgaagc cagcgcgccg gaaacgccct attaccccaa gg -#tgccgatg 14940 - - atcatcggcg gcgcggccgg cttcggcctc ggcctcggcg tgctggtcgc gc -#tgctcgtc 15000 - - gaactgctcg gtcgccgcgt gcgcagcgcc gaggatctcg aagtggcggt cg -#atgcgccg 15060 - - gtgctgggcg tgatccagag ccgtgcctcg ctcgccgcac gcctgcgccg cg -#cccaagaa 15120 - - accctcggcg accgcgccga aacgcacgga gcttcagtaa actgatggac gc -#gatgacca 15180 - - gcgaaccgct gcccgaaggc gagcgcccga gcgccgttcc gacgacgccc ga -#caccaccg 15240 - - gcgtcctgga atatcagctc gtcctgtccg acccgaacgg catcgaagcg ga -#agccattc 15300 - - gcgcgctgcg cacccgcatc atggcgcagc acctgcgcga gggccgccgc gc -#cctggcga 15360 - - tctgcggcgc ctcggccggc gtcggctgca gcttcaccgc cgccaacctc gc -#gacggcgc 15420 - - tggcgcagat cggcatcaag accgcgctgg tcgatgccaa tctgcgcgac cc -#gagcatcg 15480 - - gcagcgcctt caacatcgcc gccgacaagc cgggcctcgc cgactatctc gc -#ctcgggcg 15540 - - atatcgacct cgcctcgatc atccacccga ccaagctgga ccagctgtcg gt -#gatccatg 15600 - 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- tatccgatcc tgcgccaggg cgtgacgctg ttcgtcggcc cctatcagct gc -#tggtcgag 16440 - - gatgcctgtt cggggctgcg ctcgctctcc agcctcgtcg tcgtcacgct gc -#tgtacatc 16500 - - tacatcaaga acaagccgtc ctggcgctac gcgctgttca tcgccgcgct gg -#tgatcccg 16560 - - gtcgcggtga tcaccaacat cctgcgcatc gtcatcctcg tgctgatcac ct -#atcatatg 16620 - - ggcgacgagg ccgcgcagag cttcctccac gtctccaccg gcatggtgat gt -#tcgtggtc 16680 - - gcgctgctct gcatcttcgc catcgactgg gtggtcgaac agctcttcac ac -#ggcgccgg 16740 - - aggccccatg ttcaaccggc gtgacctgct gatcggcgcg ggctgcttcg cc -#gccgccgg 16800 - - cgcctcgctc ggcctcaagc cgcaccgtcg catggacctg ctcggtgcga cc -#aagctcga 16860 - - tgcgctgatg cccaaggcat ttggcggctg gaaggccgag gataccggtg cg -#ctgatcgc 16920 - - ccccgcgcgc gaaggcagcc tggaagacaa gctgtacaac caggtggtcg cc -#cgtgcctt 16980 - - ttcgcgcgcc gacggcaccc aggtgatgct gctgatcgcc tatggcaacg cc -#cagacgga 17040 - - tctgctgcag ctccaccgac cggaagtctg ctacccgttc ttcggcttca cc -#gtggtcga 17100 - - gagccacgag cagatcatcc cggtgacgcc gcaggtgacg attcccggac gg -#gcgctgac 17160 - - cgcgaccaac ttcaaccgca ccgagcagat cctctactgg acccgcgtgg gc -#gaatatct 17220 - - gccgcagaac ggcaacgagc agctgttcgc ccgcctcaag agccagctcc ag -#ggctggat 17280 - - cgtcgacggg gtgctggtcc gcatctcgac tgtgacggcg gaagccaagg ac -#ggcctcaa 17340 - - cgccaatctc gatttcgcgc gcgagctggt gaagacgctc gatccgcgcg tg -#ctgcgccc 17400 - - gttgctcggc acgcaggtaa cgcgcgacct ggcgccgcgc gcctgaacga aa -#aaggggcg 17460 - - gcgcagaccg ccgcccctcc ctctccttct cgtcgcgtac ccgcgctcag cg -#ctcgtgca 17520 - - gcgcgtcgct gccggtttcg agcatcgggc cgacgagata gctcagcaat gt -#ccgcttgc 17580 - - cggtgacgat gtcggcactg gcgatcatgc ccggccgcag cggcacgtgc cc -#gccattgg 17640 - - cgatgacata gccgcggtcc agtgcgatcc gcgccttgta gaccggcggc tg -#gccctcct 17700 - - tcacctgcac cgcctcgggc gcgatgccca ccaccgtgcc ggggatcatg cc -#atagcggg 17760 - - tgtgcgggaa cgcctgcagc ttcaccttta ccggcatgcc ggtgcgcacg aa -#gccgatat 17820 - - cgctgttgtc caccatcacc tcggcctcga gccgggcatt gtccggcacc ag -#cgacagca 17880 - - gcggcttggc gccctccacc acgccgcctt cggtgtggac ctgcagctgc ga -#gaccgtgc 17940 - - cgctgaccgg cgcgcgcagt tcgcggaacg aactgcgcag attcgccttg gc -#gacttcct 18000 - - cgctgcgcgc ccgcacgtcg tcctgcgcct tcaccagatc ctgcaacacc tg -#cgcgcgcg 18060 - - cctcctcgcg cgtcctgatc gacatgctgc tggcactgcg cgactgctga cc -#aagcttgg 18120 - - ccaccgtcgc ccgcgccgcg gtgaggtcct gccgttcgga aatgagctgg cg -#gcgcatct 18180 - - cgaccacgcg cagcttcgag acatagccct tggcggccat cgcctcgttc gc -#ggcgatct 18240 - - gctgctcgag cagcggcagc gattgttcca gcttgcgaac ctgcgcctgt gc -#ctcggccg 18300 - - aggcggaagc ggcggcaccg ctgtccgatc ggccgccggc aagcatcgcc tc -#gatctggc 18360 - - cgagccgcgc gcgtgcgagg ccgcgatgcg tctcgacctc cgcggcgcct gc -#ggcggcgg 18420 - - gcgcggcgaa gcggaagccc tttccgtcca gcgcgtcgat gatcgcctgg tt -#gcgcgcgg 18480 - - catcgagctg ggcgctgagc agcgccacgc gcgcctgcgc ggcttcggct gc -#cgacatgg 18540 - - tgggatcgag cgtgatcagc acctggccct tctgaacctt ctgcccctcg cc -#caccagaa 18600 - - tgcgccggac gataccgctt tcgggggact gcacgatctt ggtctcgccg at -#cggggcga 18660 - - tgcggccctg cgtcggcgcc accacttcca cgcggccgat tgccagccag gc -#ggtggtga 18720 - - tcgccagccc cgccaccatc acccggccgg tgaggcgcgc ggtgggcgac ac -#cggacgtt 18780 - - cgatgatctc gagcgcggcc ggcaggaatt cggtatcata ggcatcggcg cg -#agcgggca 18840 - - gcacggtgcc gcgcatgcgg gcgatcgggc cgccgcggcc gatcggaaca ac -#ggcgttca 18900 - - tgcggcaatc tccccatatc cgctttggcg gcggtgcagg tcggcatagc gg -#ccgcccaa 18960 - - gcgtagcagt tcgtcatgcc ggccgctctc gacgatgcgg ccctgctcca gc -#gtgatgat 19020 - - ccgatcgcag gcgcgtaccg cggacaggcg gtgggcgatg atcaccagcg tg -#cggcccgc 19080 - - cgagatggcg cgcagattgt tctggatcag ctcctcgctc tcggcatcca gc -#gcggaggt 19140 - - cgcctcgtcg aacaccagga tgcgcggatt gccgaccagc gcgcgggcga ta -#gcgagccg 19200 - - ctggcgctgg ccgcccgaca ggttgacgcc gcgctcgacg atctcggtgt ca -#tagccgcg 19260 - - cggctgacgc aggatgaagt catgcgcacc cgccagcgtc gccgccgcca cg -#acatgctc 19320 - - gaacggcatc gccgggttgg acagcgcaat gttctcgcgg atcgagcggc tg -#aacagcag 19380 - - attttcctgc agcacgacgc cgatctgccg gcgcagccag gcgggatcga gc -#tgggccac 19440 - - atccacctcg tcgaccagca cgcggcccag atcgggggtg ttgaggcgct gc -#agcagctt 19500 - - ggccagcgtc gacttgcccg accccgagga gccgacgatg ccgagcgacg tg -#ccggcggg 19560 - - gatgtcgagc gtgatgtcgc tcagcaccgg cggctggtcc tcggcatagc gg -#aaggtcac 19620 - - gttttcgaag cggatcgcgc cgcgcagcac cggcagcgtc gcggcggagg cc -#ggccgcgg 19680 - - ctccaccgga tggttgagca cgtcgccgag gcgctcgatc gcgatgcgga cc -#tgctggaa 19740 - - gtcctgccac agctgggcca tgcggatcac ggggccggaa acgcgctggg cg -#aacatgtt 19800 - - gaacgccacg agcgcgccga cgctcatcgc gccaccgatc acggccttgg cg -#ccgaagaa 19860 - - caggatcgcc gcgaagctca gcttggagat cagctcgatc gcctggctgc cg -#gtgttggc 19920 - - gacgttgatc agccgctgcg acgaggcggt ataggcggcg agctgacgtt cc -#cagcgatt 19980 - - ctgccagtgc ggttcgactg cggtcgcctt gatggtgtgg atgccggaga cg -#ctctcgac 20040 - - gagcagcgcg ttgctggcgg agctcttctc gaacttgtcc tcgacacgcg tg -#cgcagcgg 20100 - - gcccgcgacg ccgaacgaga ccatcgcata ggcgaccagc gacacgatca cg -#acgccgaa 20160 - - cagcatcggc gagtagaaca gcatcgcgcc gaggaacacg accgtgaaca gc -#ggatcgac 20220 - - catcaccgtc agcgacgcat tggtgaggaa ttcccggatg gtctcgagct gg -#cggacccg 20280 - - ggtgacggtg tcgcccaccc gccgcttttc gaaatagccg agcggcagcg cc -#agcagatg 20340 - - gtggaacagc cgcgcgccca gctcgacgtc gatcttctgc gtcgtctcgg tg -#aacaggcg 20400 - - cgtgcggatc cagcccagcg ccacctccca gaccgacacg gccaggaagg cg -#aaggcgag 20460 - - cacgctcagc gtgctcatgc tgttgtggac cagcaccttg tcgatcacgc tc -#tggaagag 20520 - - cagcggcgcc gcgaggccga gcaggttgag cgccagggtg atgcccagca cc -#tcgagaaa 20580 - - cagcctgcga taccgctgga actgtgcggc gaaccaggag aaaccgaatc gc -#agcgcctg 20640 - - gccggccacg gcgcgcgtcg tcagcagcac gagcgtgccg gaccacagcg ca -#tccagccc 20700 - - ctcgcggtcg acctgttcgg gggcgtggcc gggacgctgg atgatcacgc ca -#tgctcggt 20760 - - caggccaccg atcacgaacc agccctccgg gccgtcggcg atggccggca gc -#ggctggcg 20820 - - ggccagaccg ccgcgcggca cgtccaccgc cttggcgcgc acgccctgct gg -#cgcttggc 20880 - - gagcaggatc aggtcgtcga cgctggcacc ctcggcatgg cccagcatgt gc -#cgcagctg 20940 - - ttcgggggtg acggcgatgt tgtggacgcc gagcagcagc gacagcgcca ca -#agcccgga 21000 - - ttcgcgcaat tcgccctcgc gctcggcggc agcctgggcg gcgaacgcgc cc -#tggagctg 21060 - - tgcctgcatc tcgtcgcgtg tcattccggt actctgcctc catggcgcta ct -#gatcgcag 21120 - - ccatgatgaa cgagctcggt aaagactcgc ttaagccaga tttttctgtg gt -#ttatacct 21180 - - attgccgggg atgccggacc ggaccggatc ggcagacggc agcctgcgtt ag -#tcgggcct 21240 - - taaagcgttg ccgctagcac aaggacaaga attttatcgg agagggtcgg ga -#accatgcc 21300 - - cacgcatgaa ggttgcagcg cagcaatatc gacggatcgc ctcggagccc ga -#atgctgca 21360 - - tccgcgaagt gactttcgcc aaagcagcta taggatggcc cggggcttga tt -#gccgccgt 21420 - - gcgatcagca taagcgatcc atggtcgcca aaatctgtca tccttggtaa ca -#atcatgca 21480 - - gccgctaagg aagatgtgca cgtctgacga tgctttcttc cgcaccccat gc -#gccgctga 21540 - - ctctggtaga ttgaccgtgg cctccattgc tcatcgtctc gaaaaaggac cc -#tctggtcg 21600 - - ccgcgcggac ttccgggaat cgatttgtcc cgttatagtg caatgcaaca gg -#ccgaatcg 21660 - - gccgctgtca gcgtgcacaa tccgttgagg gagcccgacg aggcaatgaa cg -#cttttgaa 21720 - - gcacagcgcg cctttgagga gcagctccgg gcccatgccc gttctgcccc ca -#gcgccgca 21780 - - cccatgctgc gacgttccac gatccgcatg atcctctaca ccgaattgct gt -#tgctcgac 21840 - - agcatcgcaa ttctactggg gttctacatc gcggcctgct cgcgcgacgg ca -#actggctg 21900 - - tcccttgcgg gcgtcaatgt cggcatcttc ctcctgccga tcacgctcgg ca -#ccgcgctc 21960 - - gccagcggca cctattcgct gagctgcctg cgctacccgg tcagcggggt ga -#agagcatc 22020 - - ttctcggcgt tcttcttctc ggtgttcatc gtgctgctgg gcagctacct gc -#tcaccgcg 22080 - - gagctgccgc tgtcgcgcct gcagctcggc gagggcgtgc tcctggcgct ca -#gcctggtg 22140 - - acgatctgcc gccttggctt ccgctggcac gttcgtgcgc tgacacgcgg ca -#cgctgctc 22200 - - gacgagctgg tgatcgtcga cggcgttgcc ctggaggtcg cgagcggcgc gg -#tcgcgctc 22260 - - gatgcgcgca tcatcaacct cacgcccaac ccgcgcgatc cgcagatgct gc -#atcgcctc 22320 - - ggcaccaccg tggtgggctt cgaccgggtc gtcgtcgcct gcaccgagga gc -#accgggca 22380 - - gtatgggcgc tgctgctcaa gggcatgaac atcaagggcg agatcctcgt cc -#cccagttc 22440 - - aacgcgctgg gcgcgatcgg cgtcgactcc tatgagggca aggacacgct gg -#tcgtgtcc 22500 - - cagggcccgc tcaacatgcc gaaccgcgca aagaagcggg cgctcgatct gc -#tcatcacc 22560 - - gtccccgcgc tggtcgcgct ggcgccgctg atgatcgtgg tcgcgatcct ga -#tcaagctg 22620 - - gagagccccg gccccgtctt cttcgcacag gaccgcgtcg gccgcggcaa cc -#gactgttc 22680 - - aagatcctca agttccgctc gatgcgcgtt gcgctctgcg atgcgaacgg ca -#acgtctcg 22740 - - gccagccgcg atgacgatcg catcaccaag gtaggccgga tcatccgcaa ga -#ccagcatc 22800 - - gacgagctgc cgcagctgct caacgtgctg cgcggcgaca tgagcgtcgt cg -#gcccgcgc 22860 - - ccgcacgcac tcgggtcgcg cgccgccaac catctcttct gggaaatcga cg -#agcgctac 22920 - - tggcaccgcc acacgctcaa gccgggcatg acgggcctcg cgcagatccg cg -#gcttccgc 22980 - - ggcgcgaccg atcgccgcgt cgatctcacc aatcgcctgc aggcggacat gg -#agtatatc 23040 - - gacggctggg acatctggcg ggacgtcacc atcctgttca agacgctgcg cg -#tgatcgtg 23100 - - cactccaacg ccttctgatc gcggagggga gcaacgcgag caccgcttgg tg -#caagagca 23160 - - ttgacatccg ccctgcttct gcatttgtca ttttatcatt gtcgttgcgg gc -#ccgcccgc 23220 - - gccatggggg attttgaatg aagggtatca tccttgcggg gggcagcggc ac -#gcgcctct 23280 - - accccgcaac gctgtcgatc tcgaagcagc tgcttcccgt ctatgacaag cc -#gatgatct 23340 - - tctaccccct gtcggtgctg atgctcacgg gtatccggga catcctgatc at -#ctccaccc 23400 - - cgcgcgacct gccgatgttc caggcgctgc tcggcgacgg ttcggcattc gg -#catcaacc 23460 - - tgagctatgc cgaacagcct tcgcccaacg gccttgcgga agccttcatc at -#cggcgccg 23520 - - atttcgtcgg caacgatccc agcgcgctga tcctcggcga caacatctat ca -#cggtgaaa 23580 - - agatgggcga gcgctgccag gcagctgcgg cccaggcatc gcagggcggc gc -#gaacgtgt 23640 - - tcgcctatca tgtcgacgat cccgagcgct acggcgtggt cgcgttcgat cc -#ggagacgg 23700 - - gcgtcgctac cagcgtcgag gaaaagccgg ccaaccccaa gtccaattgg gc -#gatcaccg 23760 - - ggctttattt ctacgacaag gacgtggtcg acatcgccaa gtcgatccag cc -#ctcggcgc 23820 - - gcggcgaact cgagatcacc gacgtcaacc gcatctacat ggagcgcggc ga -#cctccaca 23880 - - tcacccggct cggtcgcggc tatgcctggc tcgacaccgg cacgcatgac ag -#cctgcacg 23940 - - aggccggctc gttcgtccgc acgctggagc accgcaccgg cgtgaagatc gc -#ctgcccgg 24000 - - aggaaatcgc cttcgagagc ggctggctgg gcgccgacga tctgctcaag cg -#cgccgccg 24060 - - gcctcggcaa gacggggtat gccgcctatc tgcgcaagct ggtagccgcg gc -#atgaccca 24120 - - ggtgcatcac cacgcgctat cgggcgtcat cgagttcacc ccgcccaagt ac -#ggcgatca 24180 - - ccgcggcttc ttctccgagg tgttcaagca gtccacgctc gacgccgaag gc -#gtcgaggc 24240 - - gcggtgggtg caggacaatc agagcttctc ggccgcaccg ggcacgatcc gc -#ggactgca 24300 - - cctgcaggcg ccgcccttcg cccaggccaa gctggtgcgc gtgctgcgcg gc -#gcgatcta 24360 - - cgacgtcgcg gtcgacattc gccgcggctc gcccacatac ggccagtggg tc -#ggcgtcga 24420 - - gctttcggcg gacaagtgga accagctgct ggtgccggcc ggctatgcgc at -#ggcttcat 24480 - - gacgctcgtc ccggattgcg agatcctcta caaggtcagc gccaaatatt cg -#aaggaatc 24540 - - ggagatggcg atccgctggg atgatcccga tctcgccatc acctggccgg ac -#atcggcgt 24600 - - cgagccggtg ctctccgaaa aggacgcggt cgctaccccg ttcgccgaat tc -#aacacccc 24660 - - cttcttctat cagggctgat ccatgcagca gaccttcctc gttaccggcg gc -#gccggctt 24720 - - catcggctcg gcagtggtac gccacctcgt tcgccagggc gcgcgcgtca tc -#aatctcga 24780 - - caagctcacc tatgcgggca acccggcctc gctgaccgcg atcgagaacg cc -#cccaacta 24840 - - ccgcttcgtc cacgccgata tcgccgacac cgcgacgatc ctgccgctgc tg -#cgcgaaga 24900 - - gcaggtcgac gtggtgatgc acctcgccgc cgagagccat gtcgatcgct cg -#atcgacgg 24960 - - cccgggcgag ttcatcgaga ccaacgtcgt cggcaccttc aagctgctcc ag -#gcggcgct 25020 - - gcaatattgg cgcgagctgg aaggggagaa gcgcgaggct ttccgcttcc ac -#cacatttc 25080 - - caccgacgag gtgttcggcg acctgccgtt cgacagcggc atcttcaccg aa -#gagacgcc 25140 - - ctatgatccc tcctcgccct attcggcgtc gaaggcggcc agcgaccatc tg -#gtccgcgc 25200 - - ctggggtcac acctatggcc tgcccgtggt gctgtcgaac tgctcgaaca at -#tacgggcc 25260 - - gttccacttc cccgagaagc tgatcccgct gaccatcctc aacgcgctgg aa -#ggcaagcc 25320 - - cctgcccgtc tacggcaagg gcgagaatat ccgcgactgg ctgtacgtcg ac -#gatcacgc 25380 - - caaggcgctg gcgacgatcg ccacgaccgg caaggtcggc cagagctaca at -#gtcggcgg 25440 - - ccgcaacgag cgcaccaacc tgcaggtcgt cgagacgatc tgcgacctgc tc -#gatcagcg 25500 - - cattccgctg aaggatggca agaagcgccg cgagctgatc accttcgtca cc -#gatcgccc 25560 - - cggccatgac cgccgctacg cgatcgacgc gaccaagctc gagaccgaac tg -#ggctggaa 25620 - - ggccgaggag aatttcgaca ccggcatcgc cgcgacgatc gactggtatc tc -#gagaatga 25680 - - atggtggtgg ggtccgatcc gctccggcaa atatgccggc gagcggttgg gg -#cagaccgc 25740 - - ctgatgcgca tcctcgtcac cgggcatgac ggccaggtcg cccaggcgct gg -#gcgaacag 25800 - - gcggagggcc atgagctgat cttcaccagc tatcccgagt tcgatctctc ca -#agccggag 25860 - - acgatcgagg cggcggtggc gaagatccag cccgagctga tcgtgtcggc gg -#ctgcgtat 25920 - - acggcggtcg acaagtccga gagcgagccc gagctcgcca tggcgatcaa cg -#gcgacggc 25980 - - cccggcgtac tggcgcgcgc gggcgcgaag atcggcgcgc cgatcatcca tc -#tgtcgacc 26040 - - gactatgtgt tcgacggcag cctggaccgc ccgtggcgcg aagacgaccc ca -#ccggtccg 26100 - - ctcggcgtct atggcgccac caagctggcc ggcgagcaag cggtgcaggc ct -#cgggcgcg 26160 - - accaacgcgg tgatccggct cgcctgggtc tacagcccgt tcggcaacaa ct -#tcgtcaag 26220 - - acgatgctgc gcctcgccga gacgcgggac acgctgaacg tggtcgagga cc -#agcagggc 26280 - - tgcccgagct cggcgctgga catcgccacg gcgatcctca aggtcgtcgg cc -#actggcag 26340 - - cagaacggcg ccaccagcgg cctgtatcac ttcaccggat cgggcgagac ca -#actgggcc 26400 - - gacttcgcgc gcgcgatctt cgcggaaagc gccaagcacg gcggtccgac cg -#ccgaggtg 26460 - - accggcattc cgacctccgg ctaccccacc ccggcgaagc gcccggccaa tt -#cgcggctc 26520 - - aattgcgaca agttcgccga aaccttcggc tatcgtgcac ccgcctggca gg -#actcggtg 26580 - - gcggaagtgg taggccgcct cctggcataa aatgcccggc ccgaccctgt gc -#gcggcggg 26640 - - gtggctgcgc actccggtcg ggtttcatcg acatcgccgg ctgcggggag ca -#tcaccgat 26700 - - gctccccgat cagcgccagg ccgtcacttc ctgaacggcg cgaccagggg ct -#tgatcgtc 26760 - - ttgaacacgg cctcacgcag cgtccgcacg ggcgcggcga cgaggtgatc ga -#acgcgagc 26820 - - gtcatcccgc tcacccgctg gggtgcgacg tcgctgcgga tcttgaacga tt -#cgaccacc 26880 - - tcgatatcgg aaaccagccg ccccttgatg cggttgatga cattctcgcc at -#gcaccacc 26940 - - tgcagccata ccggccgccc ggcgacctgg gtgatcttcc acttctggcc ca -#gctcatga 27000 - - tggggcttgg cccagatcgt ctcgacgctg gcgagatcgc gctcgaccag cg -#aggtgaac 27060 - - ggattgctgt ggtccgcagc ggtgtagagc cggccctggc gcatcgcgat gc -#cctgggtg 27120 - - aagttcagca ccgtctgtgc cggcgcatcc ttcgccgcgg cctgcacccg tg -#ccacgaag 27180 - - tcgttcgaaa gcgcgtcgtc attgtccagc cgcgtggtga cgatcagctg ct -#cgccgggc 27240 - - gtcgccagcg ccttcacgtc gtccgcgatc atcgccttgt cgaacatcgc ga -#cgtagcgc 27300 - - ggcgtgaagt tgtagatctg ccgatcgcgc tcgatccgct cgcggaactc gg -#cgggggtg 27360 - - tccttgtcga agtagatgag ccagtggaag ttgcgctcgg tctggcccgc ga -#tgctcggc 27420 - - aggcagaact gctcgaacag cccgaaacgg cggtcgagcc aacccggcga at -#tgcggatc 27480 - - gccacctcgc ggcccgggct ggcgatgttg aagcgcgtca ggatcacgtg aa -#gcatcggt 27540 - - tcgatcagcc ccggtctagc aaaacgaaga aagcccggcc gctacaacgg cc -#ttgttcga 27600 - - acaacgcgca agaaacaggg tacacgcgaa cggcacgttc gtcttcgccc ac -#cccgctgg 27660 - - ttgccgccat tcccacgaac ggttacggga tattccggaa ctgggcaacc gg -#ggattgct 27720 - - gcactgcgca atgacacgcg gccggaatga caaacggctt gccgcccgcg cc -#ccccgcgc 27780 - - ctaaccctcc gcccgtgccc gacgcccgtc ccgatcgcat tgccaccggc ct -#ggcgcttc 27840 - - gcctgttcgc cattgcctgc ctgtcgacca tgtcggcgct catcaagatg tc -#ggaactgc 27900 - - gcggcgcctc gctgatcgag acgatgttcc accgccagct ctgggcggtg cc -#gctggtca 27960 - - ccttgtgggt ggtgatgggc ccggggctca agtcgctcaa gacgcagcgc tt -#cggcgcgc 28020 - - atgtctggcg caccgcggtg ggcctcaccg gcatgatctt caccttcggc gc -#ggtgatcc 28080 - - tgctgcccct ggccgaggcg cagaccttcc agttcaccgt gcccatcttc gc -#cacgctgc 28140 - - tcggcgcgct gatcctcggc gagccgaccg gccggcatcg ctggggcgca gt -#gatcgtcg 28200 - - gcttcctcgg cgtgctgatc gtcgtccagc cgggccggga agccattccg at -#cttcggcg 28260 - - ccttcgtcgg gctgatggcg gcgttgttcg tcgccatcgt cgcgatcacg ct -#gcggcaga 28320 - - tcacccgcac cgaaagcgcc ggcaccaccg tcttctggtt ctcgctgctc tc -#ggtgcccg 28380 - - tgctcggcgc catctacgcg ttcaacttcc gtccgcacga tgccgagacc tg -#ggcgatcc 28440 - - tcatcgccac aggactggtg ggcggcgtcg gccagctggc gctgaccggt gc -#gatgcgct 28500 - - tcgcccccgt ctcggcggtg gtaccgatgg actattcggg gctgatctgg gc -#gacgctct 28560 - - acggctggct gctgttcgac gtgttcccga ccttctcgac ctggctcggt gc -#gccggtga 28620 - - tcatcgccag cgggctctac atcgtctatc gcgagcagaa gctggcccgc gg -#ccaggcta 28680 - - gctacgccga aacgccacta tgaggttgtt ggcgggcatc gccacccgcc ga -#tcgaacac 28740 - - caggccttgc gcccccgccg ccgcgatcac ctcgtccagc aagcgcagcc cc -#caggcagg 28800 - - atcc - # - # - # 28804__________________________________________________________________________

Claims

1. A method for making a recombinant xanthan producing Sphingomonas species strain, comprising transferring a portion of the genome of Xanthomonas campestris into a Sphingomonas species, the genome portion comprising a set of genes selected from the group consisting of the gumB, gumC, gumD, gumE, gumF, gumG, gumH, gumI, gumJ, gumK, gumL and gumM genes of the X. campestris genome, wherein the transfer of the set of genes enables xanthan production in the Sphingomonas species.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the set of genes excludes at least one gene of the group consisting of gumD, gumE, gumG and gumL.

3. A recombinant xanthan producing Sphingomonas species produced by the method of claim 2.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the genome portion is on a plasmid.

5. A recombinant xanthan producing Sphingomonas species produced by the method of claim 4.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the genome portion is integrated into the Sphingomonas species' genome.

7. A recombinant xanthan producing Sphingomonas species produced by the method of claim 6.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising inactivation of native sphingan production in the Sphingomonas strain by deletion or mutation of one or more of the Sphingomonas strain's sps genes.

9. A recombinant xanthan producing Sphingomonas species produced by the method of claim 8.

10. A method of producing xanthan gum from lactose, comprising incubating a recombinant Sphingomonas species strain in a media containing lactose and harvesting the xanthan gum from the media, wherein the recombinant Sphingomonas species strain is made by the method of claim 1.

11. A xanthan gum produced by the method of claim 10.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the lactose of the media is provided as a whey waste byproduct of cheese production.

13. A xanthan gum produced by the method of claim 12.

14. A method of producing xanthan gum from lactose, comprising incubating a recombinant Sphingomonas species strain in a media containing lactose and harvesting the xanthan gum from the media, wherein the recombinant Sphingomonas species strain is made by the method of claim 2.

15. A xanthan gum produced by the method of claim 14.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the lactose of the media is provided as a whey waste byproduct of cheese production.

17. A xanthan gum produced by the method of claim 16.

18. A method of producing xanthan gum from lactose, comprising incubating a recombinant Sphingomonas species strain in a media containing lactose and harvesting the xanthan gum from the media, wherein the recombinant Sphingomonas species strain is made by the method of claim 8.

19. A xanthan gum produced by the method of claim 18.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the lactose of the media is provided as a whey waste byproduct of cheese production.

21. A xanthan gum produced by the method of claim 20.