Patent Publication Number: US-6335182-B1

Title: Recombinant Haemophilus influenzae adhesin proteins

Description:
FIELD OF INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to the field of molecular genetics and, in particular, to the production of recombinant  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) proteins. 
     BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION 
       Haemophilus influenzae  is the cause of several serious human diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis, septicemia and otitis media. There are six serotypes of  H. influenzae , designated a to f, that are identified by their capsular polysaccharide.  H. influenzae  type b (Hib) was a major cause of bacterial meningitis until the introduction of several Hib conjugate vaccines in the 1980&#39;s (ref. 1. Throughout this application, various references are referred to in parenthesis to more fully describe the state of the art to which this invention pertains. Full bibliographic information for each citation is found at the end of the specification, immediately preceding the claims. The disclosures of these references are hereby incorporated by reference into the present disclosure). Vaccines based upon  H. influenzae  type b capsular polysaccharide conjugated to diphtheria toxoid (ref. 2), tetanus toxoid (ref. 3 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,496,538), or  Neisseria meningitidis  outer membrane protein (ref. 4) have been effective in reducing  H. influenzae  type b-induced meningitis. The other serotypes of  H. influenzae  are associated with invasive disease at low frequencies, although there appears to be an increase in the incidence in disease caused by these strains as the incidence of Hib disease declines (ref. 5; ref. 6). Non-encapsulated or non-typeable  H. influenzae  (NTHi) are also responsible for a wide range of human diseases including otitis media, epiglottitis, pneumonia, and tracheobronchitis. The incidence of NTHi-induced disease has not been affected by the introduction of the Hib vaccines (ref. 7). 
     Otitis media is the most common illness of early childhood, with 60 to 70% of all children, of less than 2 years of age, experiencing between one and three ear infections (ref. 8). Chronic otitis media is responsible for hearing, speech and cognitive impairments in children.  H. influenzae  infections account for about 30% of the cases of acute otitis media and about 60% of chronic otitis media. In the United States alone, treatment of otitis media costs between 1 and 2 billion dollars per year for antibiotics and surgical procedures such as tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies and insertion of tympanostomy tubes. It is estimated that an additional $30 billion is spent per annum on adjunct therapies, such as speech therapy and special education classes. Furthermore, many of the causative organisms of otitis media are becoming resistant to antibiotic treatment. An effective prophylactic vaccine against otitis media is thus desirable. 
     During natural infection by NTHi, surface-exposed outer membrane proteins that stimulate an antibody response are potentially important targets for bactericidal and/or protective antibodies and, therefore, potential vaccine candidates. A family of high molecular weight proteins (HMW1 and HMW2) that are important in attachment of NTHi to epithelial cells has been identified in about 70 to 75% of NTHi strains (ref. 9; ref. 10). These high molecular weight adhesins have been shown to afford some protection in the chinchilla model of otitis media (ref. 11). A second family of high molecular weight adhesion proteins has been identified in about 25% of NTHi and in encapsulated  H. influenzae  strains (ref. 12; ref. 13, ref. 14). The NTHi member of this second family is termed  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin or Hia and the homologous protein found in encapsulated strains is termed  Haemophilus influenzae  surface fibril protein or Hsf. The hia gene was originally cloned from an expression library using convalescent sera from an otitis media patient, which indicates that it is an important immunogen during disease. The prototype Hia and Hsf proteins demonstrate about 82% sequence similarity, although the Hsf protein is considerably larger. The proteins are comprised of conserved amino and carboxy termini and several repeat motifs, with Hsf containing more repeat sequences than Hia. A high molecular weight protein (200 kDa) has also been identified from Moraxella catarrhalis that has some sequence homology with the Hsf and Hia proteins (U.S. Pat. No. 5,808,024). 
     Since Hia or Hsf is conserved amongst encapsulated strains of  Haemophilus influenzae  and about 20 to 25% of non-encapsulated strains, and has been demonstrated to be an adhesin, the protein has utility in diagnosis of and vaccination against disease caused by  H. influenzae  or other bacterial pathogens that produce Hia or a protein capable of raising antibodies specifically reactive with Hia. 
     A disadvantage of Hia for use as an antigen in diagnosis, for the generation of anti-Hia antibodies useful in diagnosis and as an immunogen in vaccination is the low recovery of the native protein from  Haemophilus influenzae  species. 
     It would be advantageous to provide recombinant Hia protein for use as antigens, in immunogenic preparations including vaccines, carriers for other immunogens and in the generation of diagnostic reagents. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is directed towards the provision of recombinant  H. influenzae  adhesin (rHia) proteins. 
     In connection with the provision of such recombinant proteins, the present invention provides certain isolated and purified nucleic acid molecules. Accordingly, in one aspect thereof the present invention provides an isolated and purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) protein of a strain of  Haemophilus influenzae  having: (a) a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of those shown in FIGS. 18,  19 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23 ,  24  and  25  (SEQ ID Nos: 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37); or (b) a DNA sequence encoding a  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) protein having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those shown in FIGS. 18,  19 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23 ,  24  and  25  (SEQ ID Nos: 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38). 
     Such nucleic acid may be included in a vector, which may be a plasmid vector. In particular, the nucleic acid molecule may encode the Hia protein from strain 11 or 33 of non-typeable Haemophilus. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an isolated and purified nucleic acid molecule encoding an N-truncated  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) protein of a strain of  Haemophilus influenzae  which is amplifiable by a pair of nucleotides which are selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID No: 7 and SEQ ID No: 15; SEQ ID No: 9 and SEQ ID No: 15; SEQ ID No: 11 and SEQ ID No: 15; SEQ ID No: 13 and SEQ ID No: 15. 
     Such nucleic acid may be included in a vector, which may be a plasmid vector. In particular, the nucleic acid molecule may encode an N-truncated Hia protein from strain 11 or 33 of non-typeable Haemophilus, starting at codon V38. 
     The plasmid vector incorporating the isolated and purified nucleic acid provided in accordance with these aspects of the invention may have the identifying characteristics of a plasmid which is selected from the group consisting of: 
     DS-2008-2-3 as shown in FIG. 1A 
     DS-2186-1-1 as shown in FIG. 5A 
     DS-2201-1 as shown in FIG. 5A 
     DS-2186-2-1 as shown in FIG. 5A 
     DS-2168-2-6 as shown in FIG. 5A 
     The vector provided herein may include the cer gene from  E. coli . Accordingly, in another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vector for transforming a host, comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a full-length or N-truncated  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) protein, a promoter for expression of said full-length or truncated Hia protein and, optionally, the cer gene of  E. coli . The vector may be a plasmid vector or other non-replicating vector, which may have the identifying characteristics of a plasmid vector which is selected from the group consisting of: 
     BK-96-2-11 as shown in FIG. 6A 
     DS-2242-1 as shown in FIG. 7A 
     DS-2242-2 as shown in FIG. 7A 
     DS-2340-2-3 as shown in FIG. 8A 
     DS-2447-2 as shown in FIG. 9A 
     DS-2448-17 as shown in FIG. 9B 
     The vectors provided herein may comprise a replicating vector, including a vector from Salmonella, BCG, adenovirus, poxvirus, vaccinia or poliovirus. 
     Any of the vectors provided herein may be employed to transform a suitable host cell for expression therein of a protective  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) protein of a non-typeable strain of Haemophilus, which may be in full-length or truncated form. Such host conveniently may be  E. coli . Such expression may be under the control of the T7 promoter and expression of the recombinant Hia from the transformed host may be effected by culturing in an inducing concentration of lactose or other convenient inducing agent. 
     The present invention further includes, in a further aspect thereof, a recombinant protective  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) protein of a non-typeable Haemophilus strain producible by the transformed host, particularly  E. coli , provided herein. Such Hia protein may be provided in the form of an immunogenic fragment or adhesin-functional analog of the recombinant protein. 
     The recombinant Hia proteins, full-length or N-truncated, provided herein are useful as antigens in immunogenic composition, carriers for other immunogens, diagnostic agents and in the generation of diagnostic agents. The nucleic acid molecules which encode the Hia protein, full-length or N-truncated, also are useful as probes for diagnostic use and also in immunogenic compositions. 
     The present invention, in an additional aspect thereof, provides an immunogenic composition, comprising at least one immunologically active component which is selected from the group consisting of an isolated and purified nucleic acid molecule as provided herein and a recombinant protective Hia protein, full-length or N-truncated, of a strain of Haemophilus, as provided herein, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier therefor. 
     The immunogenic compositions provided herein may be formulated as a vaccine for in vivo administration to a host to provide protection against disease caused by  H. influenzae . For such purpose, the compositions may be formulated as a microparticle, capsule, ISCOM or liposome preparation. The immunogenic composition may be provided in combination with a targeting molecule for delivery to specific cells of the immune system or to mucosal surfaces. 
     The immunogenic compositions of the invention (including vaccines) may further comprise at least one other immunogenic or immunostimulating material and the immunostimulating material may be at least one adjuvant or at least one cytokine. Suitable adjuvants for use in the present invention include (but are not limited to) aluminum phosphate, aluminum hydroxide, QS21, Quil A, derivatives and components thereof, ISCOM matrix, calcium phosphate, calcium hydroxide, zinc hydroxide, a glycolipid analog, an octadecyl ester of an amino acid, a muramyl dipeptide, polyphosphazene, ISCOPREP, DC-chol, DDBA and a lipoprotein and other adjuvants. 
     Advantageous combinations of adjuvants are described in copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/261,194 filed Jun. 16, 1994 and Ser. No. 08/483,856 filed Jun. 7, 1995, assigned to the assignee hereof and the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference (WO 95/34308 published Nov. 21, 1995). 
     In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for generating an immune response in a host, comprising the step of administering to a susceptible host an effective amount of the immunogenic composition as recited above. The immune response may be humoral or a cell-mediated immune response. Hosts in which protection against disease may be conferred include primates, including humans. 
     The present invention includes, in a yet additional aspect thereof, a method for the production of a protective  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) protein of a non-typeable strain of  Haemophilus influenzae , which comprises: 
     transforming a host, such as  E. coli , with a vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding an N-truncated form of the  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin protein as provided herein, 
     growing the host to express the encoded truncated Hia, and 
     isolating and purifying the expressed Hia protein. 
     The encoded truncated Hia may be expressed in inclusion bodies. The isolation and purification step may be effected by disrupting the grown transformed cells to produce a supernatant and the inclusion bodies containing the Hia, solubilizing the inclusion bodies after separation from the supernatant, to produce a solution of the recombinant Hia, chromatographically purifying the solution of recombinant Hia free from cell debris, and isolating the purified recombinant Hia protein. 
     The vector transforming the host cell, such as  E. coli , may include the T7 promoter and the  E. coli  or other host cell may be cultured in the presence of an inducing amount of lactose or other convenient inducing agent. 
     The strain of  Haemophilus influenzae  herein may be selected from the group of non-typeable strain consisting of strains 11, 33, 32, 29, M4071, K9, K22 and 12. Specific nucleic acid sequences for the gene encoding the Hia protein from such strain are provided herein and are described below. 
     The nucleic acid molecules provided herein are useful in diagnostic applications. Accordingly, in a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of determining the presence, in a sample, of nucleic acid encoding a  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin protein, comprising the steps of: 
     a) contact the sample with a nucleic acid molecule as provided herein to produce duplexes comprising the nucleic acid molecule encoding the Hia protein of a strain of Haemophilus present in the sample and specifically hybridizable therewith; and 
     b) determining the production of the duplexes. 
     In addition, the present invention provides a diagnostic kit for determining the presence, in a sample, of nucleic acid encoding a  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin protein, comprising: 
     a) a nucleic acid molecule as provided herein; 
     b) means for contacting the nucleic acid molecule with the sample to produce duplexes comprising the nucleic acid molecule and any such nucleic acid molecule; and 
     c) means for determining production of the duplexes. 
     The recombinantly produced truncated Hia proteins provided herein also are useful in diagnostic: applications. Accordingly, in another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of determining the presence of antibodies specifically reactive with the Hia protein in a sample, comprising the steps of (a) contacting the sample with the recombinant Hia protein provided herein to provide complexes of the recombinant Hia protein and any such antibodies present in the sample specifically reactive therewith; and (b) determining production of the complexes. 
     Advantages of the present invention include: 
     an isolated and purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin protein or a fragment or an analog of the Hia protein; 
     recombinantly-produced Hia proteins, free from any other Haemophilus proteins; and 
     diagnostic kits and immunological reagents for specific identification of Haemophilus. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
     The present invention will be further understood from the following description with reference to the drawings, in which: 
     FIG. 1A shows a restriction map for plasmid DS-2008-2-3 that contains the T7 promoter and the full-length NTHi strain 11 hia gene. 
     FIG. 1B shows the oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify the strain 11 hia gene. Sense Strand (5038.SL): SEQ ID No: 1, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 2; Antisense Strand (5039.SL): SEQ ID No: 3, complement SEQ ID No: 4, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 5. Restriction enzyme sites are: B, BamH I; Bg, Bgl II; H, Hind III; N, Nde I; Ps, Pst I; Sty, Sty I. Other abbreviations are: T7p, T7 promoter; ApR, ampicillin resistance. 
     FIG. 2 shows an immunoblot of the recognition of full-length rhia protein by anti-native  Moraxella catarrhalis  high molecular weight adhesin antibody. Lane 1, DS-2043-1 uninduced; lane 2, DS-2043-1, induced for 4h; lane 3, DS-2043-2 uninduced; lane 4, DS-2043-2, induced for 4 h; lane 5, molecular weight markers. DS-2043-1 and DS-2043-2 are independent clones of pT7 hia (11) in BL21 (DE3). 
     FIG. 3 shows the construction of plasmids DS-2092-1 and DS-2092-40 that contain tandem copies of the T7 hia gene cassette for the strain 11 hia gene. Restriction enzyme sites are: B, BamH I; Bg, Bgl II; H, Hind III; Ps, Pst I; Xb, Xba I. Other abbreviations are: CAP, calf alkaline phosphatase; T7p, T7 promoter; ApR, ampicillin resistance. 
     FIG. 4 shows the sites of truncation for the strain 11 Hia protein (SEQ ID No: 6). 
     FIG. 5A shows the construction of plasmids expressing truncated hia genes from strain 11. Restriction enzyme sites are: B, BamH I; Bg, Bgl II; H, Hind III; N, Nde I; Nhe, Nhe I; Ps, Pst I; R, EcoR I; Sty, Sty I; Xb, Xba I. Other abbreviations are: T7p, T7 promoter; ApR, ampicillin resistance; KanR, kanamycin resistance. 
     FIG. 5B shows the oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify the 5′-fragments for the truncated genes. E21 truncation: Sense (5524.SL): SEQ ID No: 7, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 8; T33 truncation: Sense (5525.SL) SEQ ID No: 9, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 10; V38 truncation: Sense (5526.SL): SEQ ID No: 11, encoded amino acids, SEQ ID No: 12; N52 truncation: Sense (5527.SL): SEQ ID No: 13, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 14; Antisense (5528.SL): SEQ ID No: 15; complement SEQ ID No: 16, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 17. 
     FIG. 6A shows the construction of plasmid BK-96-2-11 that contains the V38 hia gene from NTHi strain 11 and the  E. coli  cer gene. Restriction enzyme sites are: B, BamH I; Bg, Bgl II; K, Kpn I; N, Nde I; P, Pst I; R, EcoR I; S, Sal I; Sm, Sma I; Sty, Sty I; Xb, Xba I; Xho, Xho I. Other abbreviations are: T7p, T7 promoter; ApR, ampicillin resistance; KanR, kanamycin resistance; CAP, calf alkaline phosphatase; tt1 transcription terminator 1 from trpA; tt2, transcription terminator 2 from T7 gene 10. 
     FIG. 6B shows the oligonucleotides used to construct the multiple cloning site and transcription terminators. “R” and “Ps” indicate termini that will overlap with EcoR I or Pst I ends, but will not regenerate the sites. Upperstrand (SEQ ID No.: 50) lower strand (SEQ ID No.: 51). 
     FIG. 7A shows the construction of plasmids DS-2242-1 and DS-2242-2 that contain the T7 promoter and full-length NTHi strain 33 hia gene, the  E. coli  cer gene and the kanamycin resistance gene. Restriction enzyme sites are: A, AlwN I; B, BamH I; Bg, Bgl II; H, Hind III; K, Kpn I; N, Nde I; Ps, Pst I; R, EcoR I; S, Sal I; Sm, Sma I; Xb, Xba I; Xho, Xho I. Other abbreviations are: T7p, T7 promoter; ApR, ampicillin resistance; KanR, kanamycin resistance; tt1, transcription terminator 1 from trpA; tt2, transcription terminator 2 from T7 gene 10. 
     FIG. 7B shows the oligonucleotides used to generate the 5′-end of the strain 33 hia gene coding strand (SEQ ID No.: 52), complementary strand (SEQ ID No.: 53), and encoded amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No.: 54). 
     FIG. 8A shows the construction of plasmid DS-2340-2-3 that contains the T7 promoter and the V38 hia gene from strain 33, the  E. coli  cer gene and the kanamycin resistance gene. Restriction enzyme sites are: B, BamH I; Bg, Bgl II; H, Hind III; N, Nde I; Ps; Pst I; R, EcoR I; S, Sal I; Sn, SnaB I; Xb, Xba I. Other abbreviations are: T7p, T7 promoter; ApR, ampicillin resistance; KanR, kanamycin resistance; tt1, transcription terminator 1 from trpA; tt2, transcription terminator 2 from T7 gene 10. 
     FIG. 8B shows the oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify the 5′-end of the truncated hia gene. Sense (6286.SL): SEQ ID No: 16, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 17; antisense (6287.SL) SEQ ID No: 18, complement SEQ ID No: 19, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 20. 
     FIGS. 9A and 9B show the construction of plasmids DS-2447-2 and DS-2448-17, that contain tandem copies of the T7 V38 hia (11) and T7 V38 hia (33) genes, respectively. Restriction enzyme sites are: B, BamH I; Bg, Bgl II; H, Hind III; Ps; Pst I; R, EcoR I; S, Sal I; Xb, Xba I. Other abbreviations are: T7p, T7 promoter; ApR, ampicillin resistance; KanR, kanamycin resistance; CAP, calf alkaline phosphatase; tt1, transcription terminator 1 from trpA; tt2, transcription terminator 2 from T7 gene 10. 
     FIGS. 10A-10C shows the expression of rHia. Panel A: lane 1, full-length rHia (11) no induction; lane 2, full-length rhia (11); lane 3, E21 rHia (11); lane 4, T33 rhia (11); lane 5, V38 rHia (11); lane 6, N52 rHia (11). Panel B: lane 1, V38 rHia (11) no induction; lane 2, V38 rHia (11); lane 3, V38 rHia (11)/cer. 
     FIG. 11 shows a purification scheme for rHia proteins. Abbreviations are: SP, supernatant; PPT, precipitate; DTT, dithiothreitol; OG, octyl glucoside; (x) means discarded. 
     FIGS. 12A-B, having panels A and B, shows the SDS-PAGE analysis of purified rHia. Panel A shows purified V38 rHia protein from strain 11 and panel B shows purified V38 rHia protein from strain 33. Lane 1, molecular weight markers; lane 2, whole-cell lysate; lane 3, crude extract; lane 4, purified rHia protein. 
     FIGS. 13A-C, having panels A, B and C, shows the stability of V38 rHia (11). Panel A shows samples stored at 4° C. without glycerol. Panel B shows samples stored at 4° C., in the presence of 20% glycerol. Panel C shows samples stored at −20° C. in the presence of 20% glycerol. Lane 0 indicates t 0 ; lanes 1 to 8 indicate samples stored for 1 to 8 weeks. 
     FIGS. 14A-B, having panels A and B, shows the immunogenicity of V38 rHia (11) or V38 rHia (33) in CD-1 mice. Panel A shows the response after a single immunization and panel B shows the response of a prime/boost immunization. 
     FIGS. 15A and 15B show the immunogenicity of V38 rHia (11) in BALB/c mice and guinea pigs. FIG. 15A shows the antibody response in mice and FIG. 15B shows the response in guinea pigs. 
     FIG. 16 illustrates the protective ability of V38 rHia (33) against nasopharyngeal colonization in a chinchilla model. 
     FIG. 17 shows the oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify additional hia genes. Sense (5040.SL), SEQ ID No: 21, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 22; Antisense (5039.SL), SEQ ID No: 3, complement SEQ ID No: 4, encoded amino acids SEQ ID No: 5. 
     FIG. 18 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 23) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 24) of the hia gene from NTHi strain 33. 
     FIG. 19 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 25) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 26) of the hia gene from NTHI strain 32. 
     FIG. 20 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 27) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 28) of the hia gene from NTHi strain 29. 
     FIG. 21 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 29) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 30 of the hia gene from NTHi strain M4071. 
     FIG. 22 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 31) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 32) of the hia gene from NTHi strain K9. 
     FIG. 23 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 33) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 34) of the hia gene from NTHi strain K22. 
     FIG. 24 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 35) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 36) of the hia gene from type c strain API. 
     FIG. 25 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No: 37) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 38) of the hia locus from NTHi strain 12. The overlined or underlined sequences indicate oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify across the junction of the two orfs. Sense (6431.SL) SEQ ID No: 39, (6432.SL) SEQ ID No: 40; antisense (6295.SL) SEQ ID No: 41, (6271.SL) SEQ ID No: 42. 
     FIG. 26 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID No.: 43) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No.: 44) of the hia locus from NTHi strain 11, as published in U.S. Pat. No. 5,646,259. 
     FIG. 27 shows the alignment of the upstream ORF from the strain 12 hia locus (SEQ ID No: 45) with part of the HI1732 protein (SEQ ID No: 46) from  H. influenzae  type b strain Rd. 
     FIG. 28 shows the alignment of amino acid sequences from Hia (SEQ ID Nos. 24, 26, 28, 34, 30, 44, 32), Hsf (SEQ ID No.: 47) and partial sequences from  Moraxella catarrhalis  high molecular weight proteins (200 kDa) from strains 4223 and LES-1 (SEQ ID Nos.: 48, 49). Asterisks within sequences indicate stop codons, but below the sequence they indicated sequence homology. Dots indicate identical residues. The sequence alignments were prepared by direct comparison of the amino acid sequences of the respective proteins. 
    
    
     GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Since  H. influenzae  strains produce low quantities of the Hia and Hsf proteins, the hia gene from NTHi strains was cloned into an expression vector for overproduction of the recombinant protein in  E. coli . When the full-length recombinant Hia (rHia) protein was expressed, it was made in relatively low quantities. In order to confirm that there was expression of the recombinant protein, an immunoblot was performed using antibody raised to a  Moraxella catarrhalis  high molecular weight adhesin protein identified as 200 kDa in U.S. Pat. No. 5,808,024, assigned to the assignee and the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Antibody against the gel-purified native 200 kDa protein recognized a specific induced band in the rHia protein sample. The yield of rHia was not significantly improved by increasing the gene copy number of the T7 hia gene cassette. 
     The  E. coli  cer gene has been shown to stabilize plasmids containing large inserts (ref. 15), but the yield of rHia was not significantly improved by adding the  E. coli  cer gene to the expression vector. However, the  E. coli  cells were observed to clump during culture, suggesting that there was surface expression of the Hia adhesin protein. The apparent toxicity of the rHia protein might be overcome if it were made as inclusion bodies, so truncations were made at the 5′-end of the gene to delete putative signal sequences. This modification resulted in good production and recovery of truncated rHia starting from the V38 position. 
     The full-length and V38-truncated rHia proteins were immunogenic and the resultant anti-rHia antibodies were protective in passive infant rat models of bacteremia due to  H. influenzae  type a or type b strains. In addition, the truncated V38 rHia protein was found to be partially protective against nasopharyngeal colonization in an active challenge model in chinchillas. The protection afforded by rHia derived from an NTHi strain against disease caused by NTHi and encapsulated type a or type b strains, indicates that there may be common protective epitopes. The cloning and sequence analysis of additional hia genes may help to identify conserved regions. The full-length or N-terminal truncated rhia proteins may be used as vaccine components to protect against  Haemophilus influenzae  disease. 
     Any Haemophilus strains that have hia genes may be conveniently used to provide the purified and isolated nucleic acid molecules (which may be in the form of DNA molecules), comprising at least a portion coding for a Hia protein as typified by embodiments of the present invention. Such strains are generally available from clinical sources and from bacterial culture collections, such as American Type Culture Collection. Appropriate strains of Haemophilus include: 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain 11; 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain 33; 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain 32; 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain 29; 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain M4071; 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain K9; 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain K22; 
     Non-typeable Haemophilus strain 12; 
     Type C Haemophilus strain API. 
     In this application, the term “Hia” protein is used to define a family of Hia proteins that includes those having naturally occurring variations in their amino acid sequences as found in various strains of Haemophilus. 
     Referring to FIG. 1A, there is illustrated a restriction map of plasmid DS-2008-2-3 that contains a full-length hia gene from non-typeable  Haemophilus influenzae  strain 11, under the influence of the T7 promoter. The nucleic acid (SEQ ID No.: 43) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No.: 44) of the hia gene from strain 11, are described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 5,646,259 (and identified as “HA1”). The oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify the hia gene from the ATG start codon of the gene of strain 11 are shown in FIG.  1 B. 
     Referring to FIG. 2, there is illustrated an immunoblot demonstrating the recognition of the rHia (11) protein by anti-native  Moraxella catarrhalis  high molecular weight adhesin antibody. The  M. catarrhalis  high molecular weight adhesin or 200 kDa protein described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 5,808,024 has some sequence homology with the Hia and Hsf proteins, especially at the carboxy terminus (FIG.  28 ). 
     Referring to FIG. 3, there is illustrated a construction scheme for plasmids DS-2092-1 and DS-2092-40 that contain tandem copies of T7 hia gene cassettes comprising the full-length hia gene from NTHi strain 11. Such plasmids that contain increased copy numbers of genes often have enhanced production levels for recombinant proteins. However, as seen below, the low yield of recombinant Hia was not significantly improved by increasing the gene copy number. 
     Referring to FIG. 4, there is illustrated the N-terminal sequence of the NTHi strain 11 protein and the position of four N-terminally truncated rHia proteins. The N-terminal truncation up to position E21 deletes a long hydrophobic region that may constitute part of a signal sequence for Hia. The deletion up to position T33 includes a long hydrophobic region and follows a potential Ala-X-Ala signal cleavage site. The deletion up to position V38 includes a long hydrophobic region and follows a potential Ala-X-Ala signal cleavage site. The recombinant Hia protein starting at position N52 mimics the approximate start of the related high molecular weight (200 kDa) adhesin from  Moraxella catarrhalis  described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 5,808,024, which recombinant protein is over-produced if truncated at its N-terminus to start at V56. 
     Referring to FIG. 5A, there is illustrated the construction scheme for the generation of plasmids DS-2186-1-1, DS-2201-1, DS-2186-2-1, and DS-2168-2-6 producing the N-terminal truncated rHia proteins. The oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify the 5′-fragments are shown in FIG.  5 B. 
     Referring to FIG. 6A, there is illustrated a construction scheme for the generation of plasmid BK-96-2-11 that contains the V38 hia gene from NTHi strain 11 as well as the  E. coli  cer gene that has been shown to stabilize plasmids. The introduction of the cer gene into plasmids producing toxic proteins, was predicted to enhance protein production. There was an observed change in the morphology of the  E. coli  cells producing full-length rHia in the presence of the cer gene, in that they clumped. This suggests that there was enhanced expression of the adhesin at the surface of the cells that caused the clumping. The expression plasmid BK-96-2-11 also contains transcription terminators upstream and downstream of the T7 V38 hia gene cassette that were predicted to enhance the gene stability. The oligonucleotides used to generate the multiple cloning site and transcription terminators are shown in FIG.  6 B. 
     Referring to FIG. 7A, there is illustrated a construction scheme for plasmids DS-2242-1 and DS-2242-2 that contain a full-length hia gene from non-typeable  Haemophilus influenzae  strain 33, under the influence of the T7 promoter. The expression plasmids also contain the  E. coli  cer gene and transcription terminators upstream and downstream of the T7 hia (33) gene cassette. DS-2242-1 has the terminators coded on the same strand as the T7 hia (33) gene. However, there was no observable difference in the expression of rHia from the two plasmids. The oligonucleotides used to construct the authentic 5′-end of the NTHi strain 33 gene are shown in FIG.  7 B. 
     Referring to FIG. 8A, there is illustrated a construction scheme for plasmid DS-2340-2-3 that contains the V38 hia gene from NTHi strain 33 as well as the  E. coli  cer gene. There are also transcription terminators located upstream and downstream of the T7 V38 hia gene cassette, on the same strand. The oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify the NTHi strain 33 hia gene from the V38 codon, are shown in FIG.  8 B. 
     Referring to FIG. 9, there is shown the construction of plasmids DS-2447-2 and DS-2448-17 that contain tandem copies of the T7 V38 hia (11) or T7 V38 hia (33) gene cassettes, respectively. 
     Referring to FIG. 10, panel A, there is illustrated the production of rHia proteins from plasmids encoding full-length or truncated hia genes from NTHi strain 11. The production of the full-length rHia (11) protein was very low. There was also low expression observed for the E21 and T33 truncated rHia proteins. However, the V38 and N52 truncated rHia proteins have significantly improved expression levels. As shown in FIG. 10, panel B, the production of V38 rHia (11) appears to be enhanced when the  E. coli  cer gene is added to the expression plasmid. 
     Referring to FIG. 11, there is illustrated a purification scheme for rHia proteins, produced as inclusion bodies. Cells were lysed by sonication and the inclusion bodies purified by serial extractions. The inclusion bodies were solubilized in guanidinium chloride and impurities precipitated by the addition of polyethlyene glycol (PEG). Addition of (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4  resulted in precipitation of rHia and the crude rHia was further purified by gel filtration. 
     Referring to FIG. 12, there is illustrated the purified V38 rHia proteins from strains 11 and 33. The inclusion bodies are shown in lane 3 and the final purified protein in lane 4. The estimated purity of the purified protein is greater than about 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE densitometry. 
     Referring to FIG. 13, there is shown the SDS-PAGE analysis of the stability of rHia proteins produced as described herein during 8 weeks of storage with or without glycerol at 4° C. and with glycerol at −20° C. The protein is stable under any of these conditions. 
     Referring to FIG. 14, there is illustrated the immunogenicity of V38 rHia proteins from strains 11 and 33 in CD-1 mice. At doses from 0.3 to 10 μg, there is a strong immune response after one or two doses with either protein. There is no obvious dose response at these levels. Similar results were observed in BALB/c mice (FIG. 15A) and in guinea pigs (FIG.  15 B), indicating that rHia was very immunogenic, even at 0.3 μg per dose. 
     Referring to FIG. 16, there is illustrated the protection afforded by V38 rHia (33) against colonization by NTHi strain 33. As described by Yang et al (ref. 20), a chinchilla nasopharyngeal colonization model has been developed to assess protection against this earliest stage of disease. The model was initially established for NTHi strains that express hmw genes and had to be adapted for NTHi strains expressing hia genes. For the prototype hmw-expressing strain (NTHi 12), 10 2  to 10 8  cfu could be used to establish infection, but 5×10 8  cfu of NTHi strain 33 was required, and even at this high level no infection could be established with the prototype hia-expressing strain 11. At a 100 μg dose, it is evident that there is partial protection in the immunized cohort, although there is no protection at a 50 μg dose. Such protection against the early stages of disease illustrates the utility of the rHia adhesins as vaccine antigens. 
     Referring to FIG. 17, there is illustrated the oligonucleotides used to PCR amplify additional  Haemophilus influenzae  hia genes. The sequences are based upon the conserved amino and carboxy terminal sequences of the Hia and Hsf proteins. 
     Referring to FIG. 18, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the NTHi strain 33 hia gene. Referring to FIG. 19, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the NTHi strain 32 hia gene. Referring to FIG. 20, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the NTHi strain 29 hia gene. Referring to FIG. 21, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the NTHi strain M4071 hia gene. Referring to FIG. 22, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the NTHi strain K9 hia gene. Referring to FIG. 23, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the NTHi strain K22 hia gene. Referring to FIG. 24, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the  Haemophilus influenzae  type c strain API hia gene. Referring to FIG. 25, there is illustrated the complete nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the hia locus from NTHi strain 12. The PCR amplified fragment contains the 3′-end of a gene related to HI1733 gene of the  Haemophilus influenzae  type d strain Rd genome joined to the 3′-end of an hia gene. An alignment of the upstream ORF with the HI1733 protein is shown in FIG.  27 . 
     FIG. 26 shows the complete nucleotide sequence and the deduced amino acid sequence of the Hia gene from NTHi strain 11, as published in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 5,646,259. 
     Referring to FIG. 28, there is illustrated an alignment of the deduced protein sequences from Hsf, Hia, and partial sequences of the  M. catarrhalis  200 kDa protein. 
     It is clearly apparent to one skilled in the art, that the various embodiments of the present invention have use in applications in the fields of vaccination, diagnosis, treatment of Haemophilus infection and the generation of immunological agents. A further non-limiting discussion of such uses is further presented below. 
     Vaccine Preparation and Use 
     Immunogenic compositions, suitable to be used as vaccines, may be prepared from immunogenic recombinant  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (rHia) proteins of non-typeable Haemophilus strains, immunogenic analogs and fragments thereof and/or immunogenic peptides as disclosed herein. The vaccine elicits an immune response which produces antibodies, including anti-rHia antibodies and antibodies that are opsonizing or bactericidal. 
     Immunogenic compositions, including vaccines, may be prepared as injectables, as liquid solutions or emulsions. The rHia protein, immunogenic analogs and fragments thereof and/or immunogenic peptides may be mixed with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients which are compatible with the rHia protein, immunogenic fragments analogs or immunogenic peptides. Such excipients may include, water, saline, dextrose, glycerol, ethanol and combinations thereof. 
     The immunogenic compositions and vaccines may further contain auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, or adjuvants to enhance the effectiveness of the vaccines. 
     Immunogenic compositions and vaccines may be administered parenterally, by injection subcutaneously or intramuscularly. Alternatively, the immunogenic compositions formed according to the present invention, may be formulated and delivered in a manner to evoke an immune response at mucosal surfaces. Thus, the immunogenic composition may be administered to mucosal surfaces by, for example, the nasal or oral (intragastric) routes. 
     The immunogenic composition may be provided in combination with a targeting molecule for delivery to specific cells of the immune system or to mucosal surfaces. Some such targeting molecules include vitamin B12 and fragments of bacterial toxins, as described in WO 92/17167 (Biotech Australia Pty. Ltd.), and monoclonal antibodies, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,194,254 (Barber et al). 
     Alternatively, other modes of administration including suppositories and oral formulations may be desirable. For suppositories, binders and carriers may include, for example polyalkalene glycols or triglycerides. Oral formulations may include normally employed incipients such as, for example pharmaceutical grades of saccharine, cellulose and magnesium carbonate. These compositions take the form of solutions, suspensions, tablets, pills, capsules, sustained release formulations or powders and contain about 1 to 95% of the rHia protein, fragment analogs and/or peptides. 
     The vaccines are administered in a manner compatible with the dosage formulation, and in such amount as will be therapeutically effective, protective and immunogenic. The quantity to be administered depends on the subject to be treated, including, for example, the capacity of the individual&#39;s immune system to synthesize antibodies, and if needed, to produce a cell-mediated immune response. Precise amounts of active ingredient required to be administered depend on the judgment of the practitioner. However, suitable dosage ranges are readily determinable by one skilled in the art and may be of the order of micrograms of the rHia, analogs and fragments thereof and/or peptides. Suitable regimes for initial administration and booster doses are also variable, but may include an initial administration followed by subsequent administrations. The dosage of the vaccine may also depend on the route of administration and will vary according to the size of the host. 
     The nucleic acid molecules encoding the rHia proteins of non-typeable Haemophilus may also be used directly for immunization by administration of the DNA directly, for example by injection for genetic immunization or by constructing a live vector, such as Salmonella, BCG, adenovirus, poxvirus, vaccinia or poliovirus, containing the nucleic acid molecule. A discussion of some live vectors that have been used to carry heterologous antigens to the immune system is contained in, for example, O&#39;Hagan (1992) (ref. 16). Processes for the direct injection of DNA into test subjects for genetic immunization are described in, for example, Ulmer et al., 1993 (ref. 17). 
     Immunogenicity can be significantly improved if the antigens are co-administered with adjuvants, commonly used as an 0.05 to 1.0 percent solution in phosphate—buffered saline. Adjuvants enhance the immunogenicity of an antigen but are not necessarily immunogenic themselves. Adjuvants may act by retaining the antigen locally near the site of administration to produce a depot effect facilitating a slow, sustained release of antigen to cells of the immune system. Adjuvants can also attract cells of the immune system to an antigen depot and stimulate such cells to elicit immune responses. 
     Immunostimulatory agents or adjuvants have been used for many years to improve the host immune responses to, for example, vaccines. Intrinsic adjuvants, such as lipopolysaccharides, normally are the components of the killed or attenuated bacteria used as vaccines. Extrinsic adjuvants are immunomodulators which are typically non-covalently linked to antigens and are formulated to enhance the host immune responses. Thus, adjuvants have been identified that enhance the immune response to antigens delivered parenterally. Some of these adjuvants are toxic, however, and can cause undesirable side-effects, making them unsuitable for use in humans and many animals. Indeed, only aluminum hydroxide and aluminum phosphate (collectively commonly referred to as alum) are routinely used as adjuvants in human and veterinary vaccines. The efficacy of alum in increasing antibody responses to diphtheria and tetanus toxoids is well established. 
     A wide range of extrinsic adjuvants can provoke potent immune responses to antigens. These include the specific adjuvants detailed above as well as saponins complexed to membrane protein antigens (immune stimulating complexes), pluronic polymers with mineral oil, killed mycobacteria and mineral oil, Freund&#39;s complete adjuvants, bacterial products, such as muramyl dipeptide (MDP) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), as well as lipid A, and liposomes. 
     To efficiently induce humoral immune responses (HIR) and cell-mediated immunity (CMI), immunogens are emulsified in adjuvants. Many adjuvants are toxic, inducing granulomas, acute and chronic inflammations (Freund&#39;s complete adjuvant, FCA), cytolysis (saponins and pluronic polymers) and pyrogenicity, arthritis and anterior uveitis (LPS and MDP). Although FCA is an excellent adjuvant and widely used in research, it is not licensed for use in human or veterinary vaccines because of its toxicity. 
     Desirable characteristics of ideal adjuvants include: 
     (1) lack of toxicity; 
     (2) ability to stimulate a long-lasting immune response; 
     (3) simplicity of manufacture and stability in long-term storage; 
     (4) ability to elicit both CMI and HIR to antigens administered by various routes, if required; 
     (5) synergy with other adjuvants; 
     (6) capability of selectively interacting with populations of antigen presenting cells (APC); 
     (7) ability to specifically elicit appropriate T H 1 or T H 2 cell-specific immune responses; and 
     (8) ability to selectively increase appropriate antibody isotype levels (for example, IgA) against antigens. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,855,283 granted to Lockhoff et al on Aug. 8, 1989 which is incorporated herein by reference thereto teaches glycolipid analogues including N-glycosylamides, N-glycosylureas and N-glycosylcarbamates, each of which is substituted in the sugar residue by an amino acid, as immuno-modulators or adjuvants. Thus, Lockhoff et al. 1991 (ref. 18) reported that N-glycolipid analogs displaying structural similarities to the naturally-occurring glycolipids, such as glycosphingolipids and glycoglycerolipids, are capable of eliciting strong immune responses in both herpes simplex virus vaccine and pseudorabies virus vaccine. Some glycolipids have been synthesized from long chain-alkylamines and fatty acids that are linked directly with the sugars through the anomeric carbon atom, to mimic the functions of the naturally occurring lipid residues. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,258,029 granted to Moloney, assigned to the assignee hereof and incorporated herein by reference thereto, teaches that octadecyl tyrosine hydrochloride (OTH) functions as an adjuvant when complexed with tetanus toxoid and formalin inactivated type I, II and III poliomyelitis virus vaccine. Also, Nixon-George et al. 1990 (ref. 19), reported that octadecyl esters of aromatic amino acids complexed with a recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen, enhanced the host immune responses against hepatitis B virus. 
     Immunoassays 
     The rHia protein of a non-typeable strain of Haemophilus, analogs and fragments thereof produced according to the present invention are useful as immunogens, as antigens in immunoassays including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), RIAs and other non-enzyme linked antibody binding assays or procedures known in the art for the detection of anti-bacterial, Haemophilus, and/or Hia antibodies. In ELISA assays, the Hia protein, analogs and fragments are immobilized onto a selected surface, for example a surface capable of binding proteins or peptides, such as the wells of a polystyrene microtiter plate. After washing to remove incompletely adsorbed Hia protein, analogs and/or fragments, a nonspecific protein such as a solution of bovine serum albumin (BSA) or casein that is known to be antigenically neutral with regard to the test sample may be bound to the selected surface. This allows for blocking of nonspecific adsorption sites on the immobilizing surface and thus reduces the background caused by nonspecific bindings of antisera onto the surface. 
     The immobilizing surface is then contacted with a sample, such as clinical or biological materials, to be tested in a manner conducive to immune complex (antigen/antibody) formation. This may include diluting the sample with diluents, such as BSA, bovine gamma globulin (BGG) and/or phosphate buffered saline (PBS)/Tween. The sample is then allowed to incubate for from about 2 to about 4 hours, at temperature such as of the order of about 25° to about 37° C. Following incubation, the sample-contacted surface is washed to remove non-immunocomplexed material. The washing procedure may include washing with a solution such as PBS/Tween, or a borate buffer. 
     Following formation of specific immunocomplexes between the test sample and the bound Hia protein, analogs and/or fragments, and subsequent washing, the occurrence, and even amount, of immunocomplex formation may be determined by subjecting the immunocomplex to a second antibody having specificity for the first antibody. If the test sample is of human origin, the second antibody is an antibody having specificity for human immunoglobulins and in general IgG. To provide detecting means, the second antibody may have an associated activity, such as an enzymatic activity, that will generate, for example, a color development, upon incubating with an appropriate chromogenic substrate. Quantification may then achieved by measuring the degree of color generation using, for example, a visible spectra spectrophotometer. 
     Use of Sequences as Hybridization Probes 
     The nucleotide sequences of the present invention, comprising the newly-isolated and characterized sequences of the hia genes, allow for the identification and cloning of the hia genes from other non-typeable strains of Haemophilus. 
     The nucleotide sequences comprising the sequence of hia genes of the present invention are useful for their ability to selectively form duplex molecules with complementary stretches of other hia genes. Depending on the application, a variety of hybridization conditions may be employed to achieve varying degrees of selectivity of the probe toward the other hia genes in other strains of non-typeable Haemophilus. For a high degree of selectivity, relatively stringent conditions are used to form the duplexes, such as low salt and/or high temperature conditions, such as provided by 0.02 M to 0.15 M NaCl at temperatures of between about 50° C. to 70° C. For some applications, less stringent hybridization conditions are required such as 0.15 M to 0.9 M salt, at temperatures ranging from between 20° C. to 55° C. Hybridization conditions can also be rendered more stringent by the addition of increasing amount of formamide, to destabilize the hybrid duplex. Thus, particular hybridization conditions can be readily manipulated, and will generally be a method of choice depending on the desired results. In general, convenient hybridization temperatures in the presence of 50% formamide and 0.15 M NaCl are: 42° C. for an hia gene which is about 95 to 100% homologous to the target nucleic acid fragment, 37° C. for about 90 to 95 homology and 32° C. for about 8 to 90% homology. 
     In a clinical diagnostic embodiment, the nucleic acid sequences of the hia genes of the present invention may be used in combination with an appropriate means, such as a label, for determining hybridization. A wide variety of appropriate indicator means are known in the art, including radioactive, enzymatic or other ligands, such as avidin/biotin, which are capable of providing a detectable signal. In some diagnostic embodiments, an enzyme tag, such as urease, alkaline phosphatase or peroxidase, instead of a radioactive tag may be used. In the case of enzyme tags, calorimetric indicator substrates are known which can be employed to provide a means visible to the human eye or spectrophotometrically, to identify specific hybridization with samples containing Hia genes sequences. 
     The nucleic acid sequences of Hia genes of the present invention are useful as hybridization probes in solution hybridizations and in embodiments employing solid-phase procedures. In embodiments involving solid-phase procedures the test DNA (or RNA) from samples, such as clinical samples, including exudates, body fluids (e.g., serum, amniotic fluid, middle ear effusion, sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) or even tissues, is adsorbed or otherwise affixed to a selected matrix or surface. The fixed, single-stranded nucleic acid is then subjected to specific hybridization with selected probes comprising the nucleic acid sequences of the hia genes or fragments thereof of the present invention under desired conditions. The selected conditions will depend on the particular circumstances based on the particular criteria required depending on, for example, the G+C contents, type of target nucleic acid, source of nucleic acid, size of hybridization probe etc. Following washing of the hybridization surface so as to remove non-specifically bound probe molecules, specific hybridization is detected, or even quantified, by means of the label. It is preferred to select nucleic acid sequence portions which are conserved among species of Haemophilus. The selected probe may be at least 18 bp in length and may be in the range of 30 bp to 90 bp long. 
     Expression of the  Haemphilus influenzae  adhesin Genes 
     Plasmid vectors containing replicon and control sequences which are derived from species compatible with the host cell may be used for the expression of the hia genes in expression systems. The vector ordinarily carries a replication site, as well as marking sequences which are capable of providing phenotypic selection in transformed cells. For example,  E. coli  may be transformed using pBR322 which contains genes for ampicillin and tetracycline resistance and thus provides easy means for identifying transformed cells. The pBR322 plasmid, or other microbial plasmid or phage, must also contain, or be modified to contain, promoters which can be used by the host cell for expression of its own proteins. 
     In addition, phage vectors containing replicon and control sequences that are compatible with the host can be used as a transforming vector in connection with these hosts. For example, the phage in lambda GEM™-11 may be utilized in making recombinant phage vectors which can be used to transform host cells, such as  E. coli  LE392. 
     Promoters commonly used in recombinant DNA construction include the β-lactamase (penicillinase) and lactose promoter systems and other microbial promoters, such as the T7 promoter system employed herein in preferred embodiments (U.S. Pat. No. 4,952,496). Details concerning the nucleotide sequences of promoters are known, enabling a skilled worker to ligate them functionally with genes. The particular promoter used will generally be a matter of choice depending upon the desired results. Hosts that are appropriate for expression of the Hia protein and immunological fragments or analogs thereof include  E. coli , Bordetella species, Bacillus species, Haemophilus, fungi, yeast or the baculovirus expression system may be used.  E. coli  is the preferred host used herein. 
     In accordance with this invention, it is preferred to produce the Hia proteins by recombinant methods, particularly when the naturally occurring Hia protein as purified from a culture of a species of Haemophilus may include trace amounts of toxic materials or other contaminants. This problem can be avoided by using recombinantly produced Hia protein in heterologous systems which can be isolated from the host in a manner to minimize contaminants in the purified materials, specifically employing the constructs described herein. 
     Biological Deposits 
     A vector that contains nucleic acid coding for a high molecular weight protein of a non-typeable strain of Haemophilus that is described and referred to herein has been deposited with the America Type Culture Collection (ATCC) located at 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va. 20110-2209, USA, pursuant the Budapest Treaty and prior to the filing of this application. Samples of the deposited vector will become available to the public and all restrictions imposed or access to the deposits will be received upon grant of a patent based on this United States patent application. In addition, the deposit will be replaced if viable samples cannot be dispensed by the Depository. The invention described and claimed herein is not limited in scope by the biological materials deposited, since the deposited embodiment is intended only as an illustration of the invention. Any equivalent or similar vectors that contain nucleic acid which encodes equivalent or similar antigens as described in this application are within the scope of the invention 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
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     EXAMPLES 
     The above disclosure generally describes the present invention. A more complete understanding can be obtained by reference to the following specific Examples. These Examples are described solely for purposes of illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Changes in form and substitution of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient. Although specific terms have been employed herein, such terms are intended in a descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitations. 
     Methods of molecular genetics, protein biochemistry, immunology and fermentation technology used, but not explicitly described in this disclosure and these Examples, are amply reported in the scientific literature and are well within the ability of those skilled in the art. 
     Example 1 
     This Example describes the construction of plasmid DS-2008-2-3 that expresses full-length rHia proteins from NTHi strain 11. 
     Chromosomal DNA was purified from NTHi strain 11 and the full-length hia gene was PCR amplified using the oligonucleotides (5038.SL and 5039.SL) described in FIG.  1 B. An Nde I site was engineered at the 5′-end of the gene and a BamH I site was engineered at the 3′-end for cloning into the pT7-7 expression vector (ref. 21). The amplified fragment was digested with Nde I/BamH I and cloned into pT7-7 that had been digested with the same enzymes. Plasmid DS-2008-2-3 contains a 3.4 kb strain 11 hia gene downstream of the T7 promoter (FIG.  1 A). The plasmid was used to express recombinant Hia (Example 9 below). 
     Example 2 
     This Example illustrates the recognition of rHia by anti-native  Moraxella catarrhalis  high molecular weight adhesin antibody. 
     There is some sequence conservation observed between the  Haemophilus influenzae  Hia proteins and a  Moraxella catarrhalis  high molecular weight adhesin identified as the  M. catarrhalis  200 kDa protein in aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 5,808,024 (FIG.  28 ). The native  M. catarrhalis  200 kDa protein was gel purified as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,808,024 and guinea pig anti-native 200 kDa antibody was generated. The T7 hia gene was expressed from plasmid DS-2008-2-3 and the cell culture containing the rHia protein was electroblotted to nitrocellulose membrane. Immunoblot analysis using anti-native 200 kDa antibody showed that. the antibody recognized the rHia protein, as seen in FIG.  2 . 
     Example 3 
     This Example describes the construction of plasmids DS-2092-1 and DS-2092-40 that contain tandem copies of T7 hia (11) gene cassettes. 
     In order to improve the production of full-length recombinant Hia protein, tandem copies of the T7 hia gene cassette containing the strain 11 hia gene (Example 1) were inserted into a single vector. Plasmid DS-2008-2-3 was linearized with Bgl II and dephosphorylated. Plasmid DS-2008-2-3 was also digested with Bgl II and BamH I to excise the T7 hia gene cassette. The T7 hia fragment was ligated into the linearized vector to generate plasmid DS-2092-1 that contains two copies of the T7 hia gene in the anti-clockwise orientation (a,a) and plasmid DS-2092-40 that contains tandem copies in opposite orientations (a,c) (FIG.  3 ). There was no obvious improvement in expression of rHia from either construct (see Example 9 below). 
     Example 4 
     This Example describes the construction of plasmids expressing truncated strain 11 hia genes. 
     The production of the rhia protein from single or tandem copies of the T7 hia gene cassette was very low and the protein seemed to be toxic to  E. coli  (as described below in Example 9). Since  H. influenzae  Hia is a surface-exposed adhesin molecule, it must either utilize a signal sequence or accessory protein(s) for secretion, but there are no known accessory genes involved. If the signal sequence were removed for expression of the recombinant protein in  E. coli , the rHia might be expressed as inclusion bodies and the toxic effect reduced. A putative signal sequence and cleavage sites were identified and four constructs expressing N-terminally truncated rHia proteins were designed (FIG.  4 ). There is a unique Sty I site in the strain 11 hia gene about 500 bp from the start codon. Plasmid DS-2008-2-3 was digested with Nde I and Sty I and the 5.7 kb vector fragment purified (FIG.  5 A). PCR primers were designed to amplify from the truncation site to the Sty I site and a unique Nhe I site was introduced into the antisense primer for screening truncated clones (FIG.  5 B). The amplified fragments were subcloned into pCRII for easier manipulation, generating plasmids DS-2153R-1-2 (E21), DS-2165-4-8 (T33), DS-2153-3-5 (V38), and DS-2153-4-4 (N52). The pCRII hia plasmids were digested with Nde I and Sty I and the fragments ligated with the vector piece from DS-2008-2-3. Plasmids DS-2186-1-1 (E21), DS-2201-1 (T33), DS-2186-2-1 (V38), and DS-2168-2-6 (N52) were generated that contained the T7 promoter and truncated hia genes as indicated in parentheses. These plasmids were used to express recombinant Hia (see Example 9 below). 
     Example 5 
     This Example describes the construction of plasmid BK-96-2-11 that contains the T7 V38 hia (11) cassette, the  E. coli  cer gene, and the kanamycin resistance gene. 
     Plasmid DS-1843-2 is a pBR328-based plasmid in which a multiple cloning site and two transcription terminators have been introduced on oligonucleotides, between the EcoR I and Pst I sites, thus destroying both the chloramphenicol and ampicillin resistance genes (FIG.  6 B). The kanamycin resistance gene from pUC-4K was inserted at the Sal I site, to generate plasmid DS-2147-1 that is kanamycin resistant and tetracycline sensitive. Plasmid DS-2224-1-4 is a pUC plasmid containing a synthetic  E. coli  cer gene (ref. 15) constructed from oligonucleotides and flanked by BamH I sites. The 290 bp BamH I fragment of the cer gene was inserted into the BamH I site of DS-2147-1 creating plasmid BK-2-1-2. This pBR-based plasmid thus contains a multiple cloning site, the kanamycin resistance gene and the cer gene. Plasmid BK-2-1-2 was linearized with Bgl II and dephosphorylated. Plasmid DS-2186-2-1 was digested with Bgl II and BamH I and the 3.6 kb T7 V38 hia fragment was inserted into BK-2-1-2, creating plasmid BK-96-2-11 (FIG.  6 A). 
     Example 6 
     This Example describes the construction of plasmids DS-2242-1 and DS-2242-2 that express the full-length NTHi strain 33 hia gene in the presence of the  E. coli  cer gene. 
     Chromosomal DNA was purified from NTHi strain 33 and PCR amplification was performed using oligonucleotides 5039.SL and 5040.SL (FIG.  17 ). The sense primer (5040.SL) was designed based upon the 5′-flanking sequence of strain 11 hia and the conserved amino terminal sequences of the NTHi Hia and Hib Hsf proteins. The antisense primer (5039.SL) was the same as that described in Example 1 and was based upon the conserved carboxy terminal sequences of the Hia and Hsf proteins. The 3 kb strain 33 hia PCR fragment was cloned into pCR II, generating plasmid DS-1917-3-8. 
     In order to express the full-length strain 33 hia gene, approximately 106 bp of the 5′-end of the gene was synthesized from oligonucleotides, from the start codon to an AlwN I site (FIG.  7 B). Plasmid DS-1917-3-8 was digested with AlwN I and BamH I and the approximately 2.9 kb fragment containing the hia gene was purified. Plasmid pT7-7 was digested with Nde I and BamH I. The Nde I - AlwN I oligonucleotides and AlwN I-BamH I hia fragment were ligated into the pT7-7 vector, generating plasmid DS-2103-4. 
     In order to include the  E. coli  cer gene and utilize kanamycin selection, the Bgl II-BamH I fragment containing the T7 hia (33) gene cassette was excised from DS-2103-4 and cloned into BK-2-1-1 that had been digested with Bgl II and dephosphorylated. Plasmids DS-2242-1 and DS-2242-2 contain single copies of the T7 hia (33) gene cassette in opposite orientations, the  E. coli  cer gene, and the kanamycin resistance gene (FIG.  7 A). 
     Example 7 
     This Example describes the construction of plasmid DS-2340-2-3 that contains a T7 hia gene cassette with a truncated V38 strain 33 hia gene, the  E. coli  cer gene, and the kanamycin resistance gene. 
     PCR primers were designed to amplify a 250 bp fragment of the 5′-end of the NTHi strain 33 hia gene from a V38 start codon up to an internal SnaB I site. An Nde I site was added at the 5′-end for cloning purposes and the fragment was amplified using plasmid DS-2242-1 as template. The construction scheme is shown in FIG.  8 A and the PCR primers are shown in FIG.  8 B. The fragment was cloned into pCR II generating plasmid DS-2328-1-1. DS-2242-1 was digested with Nde I and SnaB I and the 8.5 kb vector fragment purified. DS-2328-1-1 was digested with Nde I and SnaB I and the 0.25 kb 5′ hia fragment was ligated with the 8.5 kb vector fragment from DS-2242-1, to generate plasmid DS-2340-2-3. 
     Example 8 
     This Example illustrates the construction of plasmids DS-2447-2 and DS-2448-17 that contain tandem copies of T7 V38 hia (11) or T7 V38 hia (33) gene cassettes, respectively, the  E. coli  cer gene, and a kanamycin resistance gene. 
     Plasmid BK-96-2-11, that contains a T7 V38 hia (11) gene cassette, was linearized with Bgl II and dephosphorylated. The Bgl II-BamH I T7 V38 hia (11) gene cassette from DS-2186-2-1 was ligated into BK-96-2-11, generating plasmid DS-2447-2 that contains tandem copies of the T7 V38 hia (11) gene in the same orientation (FIG.  9 A). 
     Plasmid DS-2340-2-3 was digested with EcoR I and the T7 V38 hia (33) gene cassette was subcloned into pUC-BgXb that had been digested with EcoR I and dephosphorylated. The resultant plasmid, DS-2440-2 was digested with Bgl II and BamH I to release the T7 V38 hia (33) cassette that was ligated with DS-2340-2-3 that had been linearized with Bgl II and dephosphorylated. Plasmid DS-2448-17 contains tandem T7 V38 hia(33) genes in the same orientation (FIG.  9 B). 
     Example 9 
     This Example illustrates the expression of full-length and truncated recombinant hia genes. 
     DNA from expression plasmids prepared as described in the preceding Examples, was introduced into electrocompetent  E. coli  BL21 (DE3) cells using a BioRad electroporator. Cells were grown at 37° C. in NZCYM medium using the appropriate antibiotic selection to A    578   of 0.3 before the addition of lactose to 1.0% for 4 hours. Samples were adjusted to 0.2 OD/μl with SDS-PAGE lysis + loading buffer and the same amount of each protein sample was loaded onto SDS-PAGE gels (ref. 22). FIG. 10 illustrates the relative production of rHia (11) proteins from various constructs. As seen in panel A, there is an increase in production with decreased size of rHia. V38-(lane 5) and N52-truncated rHia (lane 6) have significantly higher expression levels than their longer counterparts (lanes 2, 3, 4). In addition, panel B demonstrates that the production of V38 rHia is apparently increased in the presence of the cer gene. 
     Example 10 
     This Example illustrates the purification of rHia proteins. 
     All the recombinant Hia proteins were expressed as inclusion bodies in  E. coli  and were purified by the same procedure (FIG.  11 ).  E. coli  cell pellets from 500 ml culture were resuspended in 50 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, containing 0.1 M NaCl, and disrupted by sonication. The extract was centrifuged at 20,000 g for 30 min and the resultant supernatant was discarded. The pellet (PPT 1 ) was further extracted, in 50 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0 containing 0.5% Triton X-100 and 10 mM EDTA, then centrifuged at 20,000 g for 30 min, and the supernatant was discarded. The pellet (PPT 2 ) was further extracted in 50 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, containing 1% octylglucoside, then centrifuged at 20,000 g for 30 min, and the supernatant was discarded. 
     The resultant pellet (PPT 3 ) obtained after the above extractions contains the inclusion bodies. The pellet was solubilized in 6 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, containing 6 M guanidine and 5 mM DTT. Twelve ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0 was added to this solution and the mixture was centrifuged at 20,000 g for 30 min. The supernatant (SUP 4 ) was precipitated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 at a final concentration of 7%. The resultant pellet (PPT 5 ) was removed by centrifugation at 20,000 g for 30 min and the supernatant was precipitated by (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4  at 50% saturation. The (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4  precipitate was collected by centrifugation at 20,000 g for 30 min. The resultant pellet (PPT 6 ) was dissolved in 2 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, containing 6 M guanidine HCl and 5 mM DTT and the clear solution was purified on a Superdex 200 gel filtration column equilibrated in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, containing 2 M guanidine HCl. The fractions were analysed by SDS-PAGE and those containing the purified rhia were pooled and dialysed overnight at 4° C. against PBS, then centrifuged at 20,000 g for 30 min. The protein remained soluble under these conditions and glycerol was added to the rHia preparation at a final concentration of 20% for storage at −20° C. SDS-PAGE analysis of purified V38 rHia (11) and V38 rHia (33) is illustrated in FIG.  12 . The average yield of the purified V38 rHia proteins is about 10 mg L −1  culture. 
     In order to study the stability of rHia, the purified V38 rhia (11) protein was stored at 4° C. with or without glycerol and at −20° C. with glycerol. The protein was found to be stable under all three conditions and remained intact for at least eight weeks with repeated freezing and thawing (FIG.  13 ). 
     Example 11 
     This Example illustrates the immunogenicity of V38 rHia (11) and V38 rHia (33) proteins. 
     Hyperimmune antisera against rHia proteins were produced by immunizing two guinea pigs (Charles River) intramuscularly (i.m.) with 5 μg doses of antigen emulsified in complete Freund&#39;s adjuvant (CFA, Difco) on day 1. Animals were boosted on days 14 and 28 with 5 μg doses of protein in incomplete Freund&#39;s adjuvant (IFA) and sera were collected on day 42. Anti-Hib strain MinnA and anti-Haemophilus type a strain ATCC 9006 antisera were generated using the same protocol, except that a heat-inactivated bacterial preparation was used as the immunogen (1×10 8  cfu per dose). 
     To study the immunogenicity of the V38 rHia proteins, groups of five CD-1 mice (Charles River, Quebec) were immunized s.c. on days 1 and 28 with 0.3, 1, 3, and 10 μg of antigen, in the presence of AlPO 4  (alum) (1.5 mg per dose). Blood samples were collected on days 1, 28 and 42. Mice generated significant anti-V38 rhia antibody responses even with a single injection of 0.3 μg antigen (FIG. 14, panel A), suggesting that both proteins had retained immunogenicity after inclusion body extraction and solubilization. No statistically significant difference was found in the antibody titers induced by the V38 rHia proteins derived from strains 11 or 33. 
     To study the immunogenicity of the V38 rHia (11) protein in BALB/c mice, groups of five animals (Charles River, Quebec) were immunized s.c. on days 1, 28 and 42 with 0.3, 1, 3, and 10 μg of antigen, in the presence of AlPO 4  (1.5 mg per dose). Blood samples were collected on days 1, 14, 28, 42 and 56. High antibody titers were observed in all groups, indicating that the protein is very immunogenic even at 0.3 μg per dose (FIG. 15, panel A). 
     To study the immunogenicity of the V38 rHia (11) protein in guinea pigs, groups of five animals (Charles River, Quebec) were immunized s.c. on days 1, 28 and 42 with 0.3, 1, 3, and 10 μg of antigen, in the presence of AlPO 4  (1.5 mg per dose). Blood samples were collected on days 1, 14, 28, 42 and 56. High antibody titers were observed in all groups, indicating that the protein is also very immunogenic in guinea pigs (FIG. 15, panel B). 
     Example 12 
     This Example illustrates the analysis of the protection afforded by anti-rHia antibodies in passive infant rat models of bacteremia. 
     Pregnant Wistar rats were purchased from Charles River. In the  H. influenzae  type b bacteremia model, groups of 6 to 10 five-day old infant rats were injected s.c. in the dorsal region with 0.1 ml of guinea pig anti-rHia or anti-strain MinnA antiserum. The control animals received injections with pre-immune sera only. Twenty hours later, the animals were challenged intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 200 to 240 colony-forming units (cfu) of freshly grown Hib strain MinnA (0.1 ml). Blood samples were collected 20 h post-challenge, via cardiac puncture under isoflurane anesthesia and plated on chocolate agar plates. Colonies were counted after one day and the results were statistically analyzed by Fisher&#39;s Exact test. 
     In the  H. influenzae  type a bacteremia model (ref. 23), groups of 9 to 10 five-day old infant rats were injected s.c. in the dorsal region with 0.1 ml of guinea pig anti-rhia or anti-strain ATCC 9006 antiserum. The animals in the control group were injected with guinea pig pre-immune serum. Twenty hours later, the animals were challenged i.p. with 100,000 cfu of freshly grown  H. influenzae  type a strain ATCC 9006 (0.1 ml). Blood samples were collected 20 h post-challenge and analysed as described above. 
     As shown in Tables 1 and 2 below, the infant rats that were passively immunized with either guinea pig anti-rHia (11) or anti-V38 rHia (11) antisera, were all significantly protected against type a or type b  H. influenzae  caused bacteremia. These results demonstrate that antibodies raised to the slightly truncated Hia protein (V38 rHia) are as efficacious as those raised to the full-length protein at protecting animals against bacteremia caused by type a or type b  H. influenzae . Such protection afforded by an NTHi-derived recombinant protein against invasive disease caused by encapsulated bacteria, illustrates the utility of the rHia proteins as vaccine antigens. 
     Example 13 
     This Example illustrates the protection afforded by immunization with V38 rHia protein in a chinchilla model of nasopharyngeal colonization. 
     A nasopharyngeal colonization model has been described by Yang et al (ref. 20). The model works well for those NTHi strains that produce the HMW adhesins, but reproducible colonization could not be established with Hia-producing strains under the same conditions. Repeated attempts to colonize with the prototype Hia-producing NTHi strain 11, were unsuccessful. Colonization was achieved with NTHi strain 33 at 5×10 8  cfu per inoculum, compared with only 10 8  cfu required for the prototype HMW-producing NTHi strain 12. Under these conditions, partial protection was observed in animals immunized with 100 μg of V38 rHia (33) and challenged with the homologous NTHi strain 33. 
     Example 14 
     This Example illustrates the cloning and sequence analysis of additional hia genes from  H. influenzae  strains. 
     Oligonucleotides (5040.SL and 5039.SL) for PCR amplification were designed based upon the conserved promoter, N-terminal and C-terminal sequences of the hia and hsf genes and proteins (FIG.  17 ). The strains chosen for PCR amplification were chosen based upon their reactivity with anti-rHia (11) antisera. 
     Chromosomal DNA was prepared from NTHi strains 12, 29, 32, M4071, K9 and, K22 and Haemophilus type c strain API. PCR amplification was performed as follows: each reaction mixture contained 5 to 100 ng of DNA, 1 μg of each primer, 5 units of taq+ or tsg+ (Sangon) or taq plus long (Stratagene), 2 mM dNTPs, 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.8), 10 mM KCl, 10 mM (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , 2 mM MgSO 4 , 0.1% Triton X-100, BSA. Cycling conditions were: 95° C. for 1 min, followed by 25 cycles of 95° C. for 30 sec, 45° C. for 1 min, 72° C. for 2 min; then 72° C. for 10 min. 
     The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia gene from strain 33 are shown in FIG.  18 . The predicted Hia protein from strain 33 has a molecular weight of 103.6 kDa and a pI of 9.47. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia gene from strain 32 are shown in FIG.  19 . The predicted Hia protein from strain 32 has a molecular weight of 70.4 kDa and a pI of 5.67. There is a KDEL sequence present between residues 493 and 496. Such sequences have been associated with anchoring proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum. The deduced strain 32 Hia protein is significantly smaller and has a significantly different pI, however it does contain many of the motifs present in other Hia molecules. 
     The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia gene from strain 29 are shown in FIG.  20 . The predicted Hia protein from strain 29 has a molecular weight of 114.4 kDa and a pI of 7.58. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia gene from strain K22 are shown in FIG.  23 . The predicted Hia protein from strain K22 has a molecular weight of 114.4 kDa and a pI of 7.58. The deduced Hia sequences from NTHI strains 29 and K22 were found to be identical. Strain 29 was isolated from a 7-month old child with otitis media in Cleveland, Ohio, while strain K22 was isolated from an aborigine near Kimberly, Australia. 
     The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia gene from strain 4071 are shown in FIG.  21 . The predicted Hia protein from strain M4071 has a molecular weight of 103.4 kDa and a pI of 9.49. There is a KDEL sequence present between residues 534 and 537. 
     The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia gene from strain K9 are shown in FIG.  22 . The predicted Hia protein from K9 has a molecular weight of 113.8 kDa and a pI of 6.45. 
     The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia gene from strain type c Haemophilus API are shown in FIG.  24 . The predicted Hia protein from API has a molecular weight of 249.4 kDa and a pI of 5.34. The deduced Hia/Hsf sequence from the type c strain API is nearly identical to the published type b Hsf sequence except for a 60 residue insert. Since the NTHi-based Hia protein provided herein protects in passive models of type a and type b infection, it is likely that it will also protect against type c disease due to sequence similarity between the type b and type c proteins. 
     The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hia locus from strain 12 are shown in FIG.  25 . NTHi strain 12 does not produce Hia. However, part of the hia gene can be PCR amplified, there is inconsistent positive reactivity of SB12 cell lysates with anti-rHia antibody, and there is reactivity with a DNA probe derived from the 3′-end of the strain 11 hia gene, on Southern blots. Analysis of the PCR amplified DNA, revealed a 1.8 kb fragment that contains 1 kb of the 3′-end of the upstream HI1732-related gene and 0.8 kb of the 3′-end of the hia gene. 
     PCR amplification using primers that would amplify across the putative junction of these two genes in strain 12, confirmed the genetic composition of the locus. Thus it would appear that strain 12 does not produce Hia because it has suffered a deletion of the 5′-end of the hia gene. FIG. 27 shows a sequence comparison between the upstream orf of strain 12 and the Rd genome deduced HI1733 protein. Over the region of homology, the two proteins are 95% identical. 
     An alignment of the deduced Hia sequences from NTHi strains 33, 32, 29, K22, M4071, 11 and K9 and type c strain API compared with  H. influenzae  type b Hsf, the aida-like (Hsf/Hia) HI1732 gene from the Rd genome, and the  M. catarrhalis  200 kDa protein from strains 4223 and LES-1 is shown in FIG.  28 . There is a frame shift in the Rd genome sequence resulting in premature truncation of the HI1732 protein. Additional downstream sequence related to hia, is included here. The asterisks below the sequence indicate conserved residues. The N-terminal (approximately 50 residues) and C-terminal sequences (approximately 150 residues) are highly conserved amongst the Haemophilus strains, while some similarity is evident with the  M. catarrhalis  counterpart. Sequence analysis reveals that there are two potential gene families of Hia proteins, one related to the prototype strain 11 and the other more closely related to strain 33. The strains 11 and K9 proteins appear to be more like the Hsf proteins from the type b, type c or type d Haemophilus strains while the strains 33, 32, 29, K22 and M4071 proteins appear to form a second family. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     In summary of this disclosure, the present invention provides novel isolated and purified nucleic acid molecules encoding full-length and N-terminal truncated  Haemophilus influenzae  adhesin (Hia) proteins from Haemophilus which enable protective Hia proteins to be produced recombinantly. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention. 
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                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Protective effect of guinea pig anti-rHia (full-length) 
               
               
                 antiserum against type a or b  H. influenzae  in the 
               
               
                 infant rat model of bacteremia 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Group 
                 Guinea pig 
                 Anti-rHia 
                 No. bacteremic/ 
                 Mean cfu/ 
               
               
                 (#) 
                 serum 
                 antibody titers 
                 No. challenged 
                 100 μl blood 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Anti-type a 
                 nd 
                  0/10* 
                 0** 
               
               
                 2 
                 Anti-rHia 
                 204,800 
                  1/10* 
                 0** 
               
               
                 3 
                 Preimmune 
                 &lt;100 
                  7/10 
                 88 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Group 
                 Guinea pig 
                 anti-rHia 
                 No. bacteremic/ 
                 Mean cfu/ 
               
               
                 (#) 
                 serum 
                 antibody titers 
                 No. challenged 
                 2.5 μl blood 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Anti-MinnA 
                 nd 
                  0/10* 
                 0** 
               
               
                 5 
                 Anti-rHia 
                 204,800 
                  1/10* 
                 2** 
               
               
                 6 
                 Preimmune 
                 &lt;100 
                 10/10 
                 600 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Five-day old infant rats were passively immunized s.c. with 0.1 ml of indicated guinea pig antiserum or preimmune serum. Twenty hours later, infant rats were challenged i.p. with either freshly grown  H. influenzae  type a strain ATCC 9006 (10 5  cfu, 0.1 ml) for groups #1 to 3; or with freshly grown Hib strain MinnA (240 cfu, 0.1 ml) for groups #4 to 6. Infected animals are defined as &gt;20 cfu recovered from 100 μl of blood for groups #1 to 3; or &gt;30 cfu recovered from 2.5 μl of blood for groups #4 to 6. 
     Fisher exact test. Statistical significance compared to animals in group 3 or 6 was found (P&lt;0.05) 
     Student&#39;s unpaired t test. Statistical significance compared to animals in group 3 or 6 was found (P&lt;0.05). 
     nd: not determined. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Protective effect of guinea pig anti-V38 rHia (SB11) 
               
               
                 antiserum against type a or b  H. influenzae  in the 
               
               
                 infant rat model of bacteremia 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Group 
                 Guinea pig 
                 Anti-rHia 
                 No. bacteremic/ 
                 Mean cfu/ 
               
               
                 (#) 
                 serum 
                 antibody titers 
                 No. challenged 
                 20 μl blood 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Anti-type a 
                 nd 
                  0/6* 
                 0** 
               
               
                 2 
                 Anti-rHia 
                 204,800 
                  1/9* 
                 5** 
               
               
                 3 
                 Preimmune 
                 &lt;100 
                  5/8 
                 165 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Group 
                 Guinea pig 
                 anti-rHia 
                 No. bacteremic/ 
                 Mean cfu/ 
               
               
                 (#) 
                 serum 
                 antibody titers 
                 No. challenged 
                 2 μl blood 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Anti-MinnA 
                 nd 
                  0/6* 
                 0** 
               
               
                 5 
                 Anti-rHia 
                 204,800 
                  1/9* 
                 2** 
               
               
                 6 
                 Preimmune 
                 &lt;100 
                 10/10 
                 820 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Five-day old infant rats were passively immunized s.c. with 0.1 ml of indicated guinea pig antiserum or preimmune serum. Twenty hours later, infant rats were challenged i.p. with either freshly grown  H. influenzae  type a strain ATCC 9006 (10 5  cfu, 0.1 ml) for groups #1 to 3; or with freshly grown Hib strain MinnA (190 cfu, 0.1 ml) for groups #4 to 6. Infected animals is defined as &gt;20 cfu recovered from 20 μl of blood for groups #1 to 3; or &gt;30 cfu recovered from 2 μl of blood for groups #4 to 6. 
     Fisher exact test. Statistical significance compared to animals in group 3 or 6 was found (P&lt;0.05) 
     Student&#39;s unpaired t test. Statistical significance compared to animals in group 3 or 6 was found (P&lt;0.05). 
     nd: Not determined. 
     
       
         
           
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             1 
             40 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            1
gcgaattcat atgaacaaaa tttttaacgt tatttggaat                           40
 
           
             2 
             10 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            2
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn
  1               5                  10
 
           
             3 
             56 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            3
ttttgtccgc aacgtcgtcc acaaccaatg gtcaccatta tcttaaggcc taggcg         56
 
           
             4 
             42 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            4
aaaacaggcg ttgcagcagg tgttggttac cagtggtaat ag                        42
 
           
             5 
             12 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            5
Lys Thr Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
  1               5                  10
 
           
             6 
             64 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            6
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Val Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Thr His Thr Leu Cys Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Val Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ser Ala Thr Val Glu
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Ala Asn Thr Pro Val Thr Asn Lys Leu Lys Ala Tyr Gly Asp
     50                  55                  60
 
           
             7 
             43 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            7
gggaattcat atggaactca ctcgcaccca caccaaatgg gcc                       43
 
           
             8 
             11 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            8
Met Glu Leu Thr Arg Thr His Thr Lys Cys Ala
  1               5                  10
 
           
             9 
             43 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            9
gggaattcat atgaccgtgg cggttgccgt attggcaacc ctg                       43
 
           
             10 
             11 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            10
Met Thr Val Ala Val Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Leu
  1               5                  10
 
           
             11 
             40 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            11
gggaattcat atggtattgg caaccctgtt gtccgcaacg                           40
 
           
             12 
             10 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            12
Met Val Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ser Ala Thr
  1               5                  10
 
           
             13 
             43 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            13
gggaattcat atgaatactc ctgttacgaa taagttgaag gct                       43
 
           
             14 
             11 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            14
Met Asn Thr Pro Val Thr Asn Lys Leu Lys Ala
  1               5                  10
 
           
             15 
             45 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            15
gtgtggtaat ggaaacgcga tcgctttctg gaaccaccct agggc                     45
 
           
             16 
             38 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            16
cacaccatta cctttgcgct agcgaaagac cttggtgg                             38
 
           
             17 
             12 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            17
His Thr Ile Thr Phe Ala Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Gly
  1               5                  10
 
           
             18 
             47 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            18
ctgctttggt ggcgttggca tccgttaaat gcatttaact tcgaagc                   47
 
           
             19 
             47 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            19
gacgaaacca ccgcaaccgt aggcaattta cgtaaattga agcttcg                   47
 
           
             20 
             13 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            20
Asp Glu Thr Thr Ala Thr Val Gly Asn Leu Arg Lys Leu
  1               5                  10
 
           
             21 
             42 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            21
ttaaatataa ggtaaataaa aatgaacaaa atttttaacg tt                        42
 
           
             22 
             7 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            22
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val
  1               5
 
           
             23 
             3036 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            23
gaattcggct taaataaaaa tgaacaaaat ttttaacgtt atttggaatg ttatgactca     60
aacttgggct gtcgtatctg aactcactcg cgcccacacc aaacgtgcct ccgcaaccgt    120
ggcagccgct gtattggcga ccgtattgtc tgcaacggtt caggcgagtg caggcagtac    180
gacaggtaca aatagtttga atgtttatgg aaagaataat tcgaatttca attcagccaa    240
taattcaata gcagatttaa ataaacaaaa tgatagtgtt tacgatggtt tattaaatct    300
gaatgaaaaa ggtacggata agtcaaaatt cctggttgct gacgaaacca ccgcaaccgt    360
aggcaattta cgtaaattgg gttgggtagt atcaaccaaa aacagtacga aagaagaaag    420
caatcaagtc aaacaggcgg atgaagtgtt gtttgaaggc aaagacggtg taacggttac    480
ttccaaatct gaaaacggca aacacaccgt tacttttgcc cttgcgaatg accttaatgt    540
aaaaaacgca accgttagcg ataaattatc gcttggtgca aacggcaaga aagtcgatat    600
taccagtgat gcaaacggct tgaaatttgc gaaacagggt acgaatggtc aaaacggtaa    660
tgttcactta aacggtattg cttcgacttt agatgatcct cgtgtgggtg gaaaaacagc    720
acaccttaca aaagaaatca gcgatacaga acgtaaccgt gctgcgagcg tgggcgatgt    780
attgaatgcg ggttggaata ttcgtggcgc aaaaacgatt ggcggtacag tggataatgt    840
tgattttgtt tcaacttatg acactgttga atttgccagc ggcgcaaacg caaatgtgag    900
cgttacgact gatgataaca aaaaaacaac cgtccgtgtg gatgtaacag gcttgccggt    960
ccaatatgtt acggaagaca gcaaaaccgt tgtgaaagtg ggcaatgagt attacgaagc   1020
caagcaagac ggttcggcgg atatggataa aaaagtcgaa aatggcaagc tggcgaaaac   1080
taaagtgaaa ttggtatcgg caaacggtac aaatccggtg aaaatcagca atgttgcgga   1140
cggcacggaa gataccgatg cggtcagctt taagcagttg aaagccttgc aagataaaca   1200
ggttacgtta agtgcgagca atgcttatgc caatggcggt agcgatgccg acggcggcaa   1260
ggcaactcaa actttaggca atgatttgaa ttttaaattt aaatccacag acagcgagtt   1320
gttgaacatc aaagcagcag gtgacacggt tacctttacg ccgaaaaaag gttcggtgca   1380
ggttggcgat gatggtaagg ctacgattca agacggcgcg aaaacaacta ccggtttggt   1440
tgaggcttct gaattggttg acagcctgaa caaattgggc tggaaagtgg gcgttggtaa   1500
agacggcaca ggagcgaccg atggcacgca taccgacact ttagtgaagt cgggcgataa   1560
agtaactttg aaagccggcg ataatctgaa ggtcaaacaa gagggtacaa acttcactta   1620
cgtgctcaga gatgaattga cgggcgtaaa gagcgtggag tttaaagaca cggagaatgg   1680
tgcaaacggt gcaagcacga agattaccaa agacggcttg accattacgc cggcaaacga   1740
tgcgaatggt gcggcggcga ctgatgctga caagattaaa gtggcttcag acggcattag   1800
tgcgggtaat aaagcagtta aaaacgttgt gagcggactg aagaaatttg gtgatgcgaa   1860
tttcaatccg ctgactagct cagccgacaa cttaacgaaa caatatgaca atgcctataa   1920
aggcttgacc aatctggatg aaaaaagtaa aggcaagcaa actccgaccg ttgctgacaa   1980
taccgctgca accgtgggcg atttgcgcgg tttgggctgg gtcatttctg cagacaaaac   2040
cacaggcgag tcaaaggaat atagcgcgca agtgcgtaac gccaatgaag tgaaattcaa   2100
gagcggcaac ggtatcaatg tttccggtaa aacattggat aacggtacgc gcgaaattac   2160
ttttgaattg gctaaagacg aaaatgccat tgctttcggt tctggctcaa aagccttgcg   2220
cgataacacg gtggcgattg gtacgggcaa cgttgtgaat gcggaaaaat ctggtgcatt   2280
cggcgatccg aactacatcg aagataaagc cggtggcagc tacgctttcg gtaacgataa   2340
ccgtattact tctaaaaaca cttttgtgtt gggtaatgga gttaatgcga aatataaagc   2400
caatggagat gttgatacgg aaaccgtaac tgttaaggac aaagacggta aagagactac   2460
cgttactgtt cctaaagcgt taggggctac ggttgaaaac tccgtttatt tgggtaataa   2520
atcgactgcg acaaaagata agggtaaaaa tctgaaatct gatggtacgg cgggtaacac   2580
tacaactgct ggtacaacgg gtacggtaaa cggctttgcc ggtgcaacgg cgcacggtgc   2640
ggtttctgtc ggcgcaagcg gcgaagaaag acgtatccaa aacgttgcgg caggcgaaat   2700
ttccgctact tccaccgatg cgattaacgg cagccagttg tatgccgtgg caaaaggggt   2760
aacaaacctt gctggacaag tgaataaagt gggcaaacgt gcagatgcag gtacagcaag   2820
tgcattagcg gcttcacagt taccacaagc ctctatgtca ggtaaatcaa tggtttctat   2880
tgcgggaagt agttatcaag gtcaaagtgg tttagctatc ggggtatcaa gaatttccga   2940
taatggcaaa gtgattattc gcttgtcagg cacaaccaat agccaaggta aaacaggcgt   3000
tgcagcaggt gttggttacc agtggtaata gaattc                             3036
 
           
             24 
             1002 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            24
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Met Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Ala His Thr Lys Arg Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Ala Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Ser Ala Thr Val Gln
         35                  40                  45
Ala Ser Ala Gly Ser Thr Thr Gly Thr Asn Ser Leu Asn Val Tyr Gly
     50                  55                  60
Lys Asn Asn Ser Asn Phe Asn Ser Ala Asn Asn Ser Ile Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Lys Gln Asn Asp Ser Val Tyr Asp Gly Leu Leu Asn Leu Asn Glu
                 85                  90                  95
Lys Gly Thr Asp Lys Ser Lys Phe Leu Val Ala Asp Glu Thr Thr Ala
            100                 105                 110
Thr Val Gly Asn Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Val Ser Thr Lys Asn
        115                 120                 125
Ser Thr Lys Glu Glu Ser Asn Gln Val Lys Gln Ala Asp Glu Val Leu
    130                 135                 140
Phe Glu Gly Lys Asp Gly Val Thr Val Thr Ser Lys Ser Glu Asn Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
Lys His Thr Val Thr Phe Ala Leu Ala Asn Asp Leu Asn Val Lys Asn
                165                 170                 175
Ala Thr Val Ser Asp Lys Leu Ser Leu Gly Ala Asn Gly Lys Lys Val
            180                 185                 190
Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Ala Asn Gly Leu Lys Phe Ala Lys Gln Gly Thr
        195                 200                 205
Asn Gly Gln Asn Gly Asn Val His Leu Asn Gly Ile Ala Ser Thr Leu
    210                 215                 220
Asp Asp Pro Arg Val Gly Gly Lys Thr Ala His Leu Thr Lys Glu Ile
225                 230                 235                 240
Ser Asp Thr Glu Arg Asn Arg Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Asp Val Leu Asn
                245                 250                 255
Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Arg Gly Ala Lys Thr Ile Gly Gly Thr Val Asp
            260                 265                 270
Asn Val Asp Phe Val Ser Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Glu Phe Ala Ser Gly
        275                 280                 285
Ala Asn Ala Asn Val Ser Val Thr Thr Asp Asp Asn Lys Lys Thr Thr
    290                 295                 300
Val Arg Val Asp Val Thr Gly Leu Pro Val Gln Tyr Val Thr Glu Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Ser Lys Thr Val Val Lys Val Gly Asn Glu Tyr Tyr Glu Ala Lys Gln
                325                 330                 335
Asp Gly Ser Ala Asp Met Asp Lys Lys Val Glu Asn Gly Lys Leu Ala
            340                 345                 350
Lys Thr Lys Val Lys Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Gly Thr Asn Pro Val Lys
        355                 360                 365
Ile Ser Asn Val Ala Asp Gly Thr Glu Asp Thr Asp Ala Val Ser Phe
    370                 375                 380
Lys Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Gln Asp Lys Gln Val Thr Leu Ser Ala Ser
385                 390                 395                 400
Asn Ala Tyr Ala Asn Gly Gly Ser Asp Ala Asp Gly Gly Lys Ala Thr
                405                 410                 415
Gln Thr Leu Gly Asn Asp Leu Asn Phe Lys Phe Lys Ser Thr Asp Ser
            420                 425                 430
Glu Leu Leu Asn Ile Lys Ala Ala Gly Asp Thr Val Thr Phe Thr Pro
        435                 440                 445
Lys Lys Gly Ser Val Gln Val Gly Asp Asp Gly Lys Ala Thr Ile Gln
    450                 455                 460
Asp Gly Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Gly Leu Val Glu Ala Ser Glu Leu Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Asp Ser Leu Asn Lys Leu Gly Trp Lys Val Gly Val Gly Lys Asp Gly
                485                 490                 495
Thr Gly Ala Thr Asp Gly Thr His Thr Asp Thr Leu Val Lys Ser Gly
            500                 505                 510
Asp Lys Val Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Glu
        515                 520                 525
Gly Thr Asn Phe Thr Tyr Val Leu Arg Asp Glu Leu Thr Gly Val Lys
    530                 535                 540
Ser Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Thr Glu Asn Gly Ala Asn Gly Ala Ser Thr
545                 550                 555                 560
Lys Ile Thr Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr Pro Ala Asn Asp Ala Asn
                565                 570                 575
Gly Ala Ala Ala Thr Asp Ala Asp Lys Ile Lys Val Ala Ser Asp Gly
            580                 585                 590
Ile Ser Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Val Lys Asn Val Val Ser Gly Leu Lys
        595                 600                 605
Lys Phe Gly Asp Ala Asn Phe Asn Pro Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Asp Asn
    610                 615                 620
Leu Thr Lys Gln Tyr Asp Asn Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Thr Asn Leu Asp
625                 630                 635                 640
Glu Lys Ser Lys Gly Lys Gln Thr Pro Thr Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala
                645                 650                 655
Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly Trp Val Ile Ser Ala Asp
            660                 665                 670
Lys Thr Thr Gly Glu Ser Lys Glu Tyr Ser Ala Gln Val Arg Asn Ala
        675                 680                 685
Asn Glu Val Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn Gly Ile Asn Val Ser Gly Lys
    690                 695                 700
Thr Leu Asp Asn Gly Thr Arg Glu Ile Thr Phe Glu Leu Ala Lys Asp
705                 710                 715                 720
Glu Asn Ala Ile Ala Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Lys Ala Leu Arg Asp Asn
                725                 730                 735
Thr Val Ala Ile Gly Thr Gly Asn Val Val Asn Ala Glu Lys Ser Gly
            740                 745                 750
Ala Phe Gly Asp Pro Asn Tyr Ile Glu Asp Lys Ala Gly Gly Ser Tyr
        755                 760                 765
Ala Phe Gly Asn Asp Asn Arg Ile Thr Ser Lys Asn Thr Phe Val Leu
    770                 775                 780
Gly Asn Gly Val Asn Ala Lys Tyr Lys Ala Asn Gly Asp Val Asp Thr
785                 790                 795                 800
Glu Thr Val Thr Val Lys Asp Lys Asp Gly Lys Glu Thr Thr Val Thr
                805                 810                 815
Val Pro Lys Ala Leu Gly Ala Thr Val Glu Asn Ser Val Tyr Leu Gly
            820                 825                 830
Asn Lys Ser Thr Ala Thr Lys Asp Lys Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Ser Asp
        835                 840                 845
Gly Thr Ala Gly Asn Thr Thr Thr Ala Gly Thr Thr Gly Thr Val Asn
    850                 855                 860
Gly Phe Ala Gly Ala Thr Ala His Gly Ala Val Ser Val Gly Ala Ser
865                 870                 875                 880
Gly Glu Glu Arg Arg Ile Gln Asn Val Ala Ala Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala
                885                 890                 895
Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys
            900                 905                 910
Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala
        915                 920                 925
Asp Ala Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala
    930                 935                 940
Ser Met Ser Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln
945                 950                 955                 960
Gly Gln Ser Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly
                965                 970                 975
Lys Val Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr
            980                 985                 990
Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
        995                 1000
 
           
             25 
             2079 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            25
gaattcggct ttaaatataa ggtaaataaa aatgaacaaa atttttaacg ttatttggaa     60
tgttgtgact caaacttggg ttgtcgtatc tgaactcact cgcacccaca ccaaatgcgc    120
ctccgccacc gtggcagttg ccgtattggc aaccctgttg tccgcaacgg ttcaggcgaa    180
tgctaccgat gaaaacgaag atgatgaaga agagttagaa cccgtacaac gctctgtttt    240
aaggtggagc ttcaaatccg ctaaggaagg cactggagaa caagagggaa caacagaggt    300
aataaatttg aacacagatt catcaggaaa tgcagtagga agcagcacaa tcaccttcaa    360
agccggcgac aacctgaaaa tcaaacaaag cggcaatgac ttcacctact cgctgaaaaa    420
agagctgaaa aacctgacca gtgttgaaac tgaaaaatta tcgtttggcg caaacggcaa    480
taaagttgat attaccagtg atgcaaatgg cttgaaattg gcgaaaacag gtaacggaaa    540
tggtcaaaac agtaatgttc acttaaacgg tattgcttcg actttgaccg atacgcttgc    600
cggtggcaca acaggacacg ttgacaccaa cattgatgcg gttaattatc atcgcgctgc    660
aagcgtacaa gatgtgttaa acagcggttg gaatatccaa ggcaatggaa acaatgtcga    720
ttttgtccgt acttacgaca ccgtggactt tgtcaatggc gcgaatgcca atgtgagcgt    780
tacggctgat acggctcaca aaaagacaac tgtccgtgtg gatgtaacag gcttgccggt    840
tcaatatgtt acggaagacg gcaaaaccgt tgtgaaagtg ggcaatgagt attacaaagc    900
caaagatgac ggttcggcgg atatgaatca aaaagtcgaa aacggcgagc tggcgaaaac    960
caaagtgaaa ttggtatcgg caagcggtac aaatccggtg aaaattagca atgttgcaga   1020
cggcacggaa gacaccgatg cggtcagctt taagcaatta aaagccttgc aagacaaaca   1080
ggttacgttg agcacgagca atgcttatgc caatggcggt acagataacg acggcggcaa   1140
ggcaactcaa actttaagca atggtttgaa ttttaaattt aaatctagcg atggcgagtt   1200
gttgaaaatt agcgcgaccg gcgatacggt tacttttacg ccgaaaaaag gttcggtaca   1260
ggttggcgat gatggcaagg cttcaatttc aaaaggtgca aatacaactg aaggtttggt   1320
tgaggcttct gaattggttg aaagcctgaa caaactgggt tggaaagtag gggttgagaa   1380
agtcggcagc ggcgagcttg atggtacatc caaggaaact ttagtgaagt cgggcgataa   1440
agtaactttg aaagccggcg acaatctgaa ggtcaaacaa gagggcacaa acttcactta   1500
cgcgctcaaa gatgaattga cgggcgtgaa gagcgtggag tttaaagaca cggcgaatgg   1560
tgcaaacggt gcaagcacga agattaccaa agacggcttg accattacgc tggcaaacgg   1620
tgcgaatggt gcgacggtga ctgatgccga caagattaaa gttgcttcgg acggcattag   1680
cgcgggtaat aaagcagtta aaaacgtcgc ggcaggcgaa atttctgcca cttccaccga   1740
tgcgattaac ggaagccagt tgtatgccgt ggcaaaaggg gtaacaaacc ttgctggaca   1800
agtgaataat cttgagggca aagtgaataa agtgggcaaa cgtgcagatg caggtactgc   1860
aagtgcatta gcggcttcac agttaccaca agccactatg ccaggtaaat caatggtttc   1920
tattgcggga agtagttatc aaggtcaaaa tggtttagct atcggggtat caagaatttc   1980
cgataatggc aaagtgatta ttcgcttgtc aggcacaacc aatagtcaag gtaaaacagg   2040
cgttgcagca ggtgttggtt accagtggta atagaattc                          2079
 
           
             26 
             679 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            26
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Val Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Thr His Thr Lys Cys Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Val Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ser Ala Thr Val Gln
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Ala Thr Asp Glu Asn Glu Asp Asp Glu Glu Glu Leu Glu Pro
     50                  55                  60
Val Gln Arg Ser Val Leu Arg Trp Ser Phe Lys Ser Ala Lys Glu Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Thr Gly Glu Gln Glu Gly Thr Thr Glu Val Ile Asn Leu Asn Thr Asp
                 85                  90                  95
Ser Ser Gly Asn Ala Val Gly Ser Ser Thr Ile Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly
            100                 105                 110
Asp Asn Leu Lys Ile Lys Gln Ser Gly Asn Asp Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu
        115                 120                 125
Lys Lys Glu Leu Lys Asn Leu Thr Ser Val Glu Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Ala Asn Gly Asn Lys Val Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Ala Asn Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
Leu Lys Leu Ala Lys Thr Gly Asn Gly Asn Gly Gln Asn Ser Asn Val
                165                 170                 175
His Leu Asn Gly Ile Ala Ser Thr Leu Thr Asp Thr Leu Ala Gly Gly
            180                 185                 190
Thr Thr Gly His Val Asp Thr Asn Ile Asp Ala Val Asn Tyr His Arg
        195                 200                 205
Ala Ala Ser Val Gln Asp Val Leu Asn Ser Gly Trp Asn Ile Gln Gly
    210                 215                 220
Asn Gly Asn Asn Val Asp Phe Val Arg Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asp Phe
225                 230                 235                 240
Val Asn Gly Ala Asn Ala Asn Val Ser Val Thr Ala Asp Thr Ala His
                245                 250                 255
Lys Lys Thr Thr Val Arg Val Asp Val Thr Gly Leu Pro Val Gln Tyr
            260                 265                 270
Val Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Thr Val Val Lys Val Gly Asn Glu Tyr Tyr
        275                 280                 285
Lys Ala Lys Asp Asp Gly Ser Ala Asp Met Asn Gln Lys Val Glu Asn
    290                 295                 300
Gly Glu Leu Ala Lys Thr Lys Val Lys Leu Val Ser Ala Ser Gly Thr
305                 310                 315                 320
Asn Pro Val Lys Ile Ser Asn Val Ala Asp Gly Thr Glu Asp Thr Asp
                325                 330                 335
Ala Val Ser Phe Lys Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Gln Asp Lys Gln Val Thr
            340                 345                 350
Leu Ser Thr Ser Asn Ala Tyr Ala Asn Gly Gly Thr Asp Asn Asp Gly
        355                 360                 365
Gly Lys Ala Thr Gln Thr Leu Ser Asn Gly Leu Asn Phe Lys Phe Lys
    370                 375                 380
Ser Ser Asp Gly Glu Leu Leu Lys Ile Ser Ala Thr Gly Asp Thr Val
385                 390                 395                 400
Thr Phe Thr Pro Lys Lys Gly Ser Val Gln Val Gly Asp Asp Gly Lys
                405                 410                 415
Ala Ser Ile Ser Lys Gly Ala Asn Thr Thr Glu Gly Leu Val Glu Ala
            420                 425                 430
Ser Glu Leu Val Glu Ser Leu Asn Lys Leu Gly Trp Lys Val Gly Val
        435                 440                 445
Glu Lys Val Gly Ser Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Thr Ser Lys Glu Thr Leu
    450                 455                 460
Val Lys Ser Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Asn Leu Lys
465                 470                 475                 480
Val Lys Gln Glu Gly Thr Asn Phe Thr Tyr Ala Leu Lys Asp Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Thr Gly Val Lys Ser Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Thr Ala Asn Gly Ala Asn
            500                 505                 510
Gly Ala Ser Thr Lys Ile Thr Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr Leu Ala
        515                 520                 525
Asn Gly Ala Asn Gly Ala Thr Val Thr Asp Ala Asp Lys Ile Lys Val
    530                 535                 540
Ala Ser Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Val Lys Asn Val Ala
545                 550                 555                 560
Ala Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln
                565                 570                 575
Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn
            580                 585                 590
Asn Leu Glu Gly Lys Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Gly
        595                 600                 605
Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala Thr Met Pro
    610                 615                 620
Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Gly Gln Asn
625                 630                 635                 640
Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly Lys Val Ile
                645                 650                 655
Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr Gly Val Ala
            660                 665                 670
Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
        675
 
           
             27 
             6706 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            27
ttaaatataa ggtaaataaa aatgaacaaa atttttaacg ttatttggaa tgttgtgact     60
aatttatatt ccatttattt ttacttgttt taaaaattgc aataaacctt acaacactga    120
caaacttggg ttgtcgtatc tgaactcact cgcgcccaca ccaaatgcgc ctccgccacc    180
gtttgaaccc aacagcatag acttgagtga gcgcgggtgt ggtttacgcg gaggcggtgg    240
gtggcggttg ccgtattggc aactgcgttg tctgcaacgg ctgaagcgaa caacaatact    300
caccgccaac ggcataaccg ttgacgcaac agacgttgcc gacttcgctt gttgttatga    360
tctgttacga atgggttgaa tgcttatggc gatactaatt ttaatacaac caataattcg    420
agacaatgct tacccaactt acgaataccg ctatgattaa aattatgttg gttattaagc    480
atagcagatt tggaaaaaca cgttcaagat gcttataaag gcttattaaa tctgaatgaa    540
tatcgtctaa acctttttgt gcaagttcta cgaatatttc cgaataattt agacttactt    600
aaagatacaa ataagtcaag tttcttggtt gccgacaata ccgccgcaac cgtaggcaat    660
tttctatgtt tattcagttc aaagaaccaa cggctgttat ggcggcgttg gcatccgtta    720
ttgcgtaaat tgggctgggt attgtctagc aaaaacggca caaggaacga gaaaagctat    780
aacgcattta acccgaccca taacagatcg tttttgccgt gttccttgct cttttcgata    840
caagtaaaac aagctgatga agttctcttt actggatctg gtgctgcaac ggttagttcc    900
gttcattttg ttcgactact tcaagagaaa tgacctagac cacgacgttg ccaatcaagg    960
agctctaaag acggtaaaca taccattacc atttctgtta ccaaaggtag ttttgctgag   1020
tcgagatttc tgccatttgt atggtaatgg taaagacaat ggtttccatc aaaacgactc   1080
gtaaaaactg atgcaactac tggaggtcaa gtaaacgccg accgtggtaa agtgaaagct   1140
catttttgac tacgttgatg acctccagtt catttgcggc tggcaccatt tcactttcga   1200
gaggacgaga atggagctga tgttgataag aaagttgcaa ctgtaaaaga tgttgctaag   1260
ctcctgctct tacctcgact acaactattc tttcaacgtt gacattttct acaacgattc   1320
gcgattaacg atgccgcaac tttcgtgaaa gtggaaagca cagatgatga cattgaaaat   1380
cgctaattgc tacggcgttg aaagcacttt cacctttcgt gtctactact gtaactttta   1440
ggtgctgcag gcaaaaatga aactacagac caagctctca aagcaggcga caccttaacc   1500
ccacgacgtc cgtttttact ttgatgtctg gttcgagagt ttcgtccgct gtggaattgg   1560
ttaaaagcgg gtaaaaactt aaaagctaag ttagaccaaa atggtaaatc agtaaccttt   1620
aattttcgcc catttttgaa ttttcgattc aatctggttt taccatttag tcattggaaa   1680
gctttagcga aagaccttga tgtgacctct gcgaaagtga gtgataagtt gtctattggt   1740
cgaaatcgct ttctggaact acactggaga cgctttcact cactattcaa cagataacca   1800
aaagatacga ataaagttga tattaccagt gatgcaaatg gcttgaaatt ggcgaaaaca   1860
tttctatgct tatttcaact ataatggtca ctacgtttac cgaactttaa ccgcttttgt   1920
ggtaacggaa atggtcaaaa cggtaatgtc cacttaaatg gtattgcttc gactttgacc   1980
ccattgcctt taccagtttt gccattacag gtgaatttac cataacgaag ctgaaactgg   2040
gataccatta caggtatgac aacacaagca agcaatggcg tggctgtgca gaatcataat   2100
ctatggtaat gtccatactg ttgtgttcgt tcgttaccgc accgacacgt cttagtatta   2160
cgtgctgcga gtgtggctga tgtattaaat gcaggctgga atattcaagg caacggagcg   2220
gcacgacgct cacaccgact acataattta cgtccgacct tataagttcc gttgcctcgc   2280
agcgttgatt ttgtcaatgc ttacgacaca gtagattttg tcaatggtac aaacaccaat   2340
tcgcaactaa aacagttacg aatgctgtgt catctaaaac agttaccatg tttgtggtta   2400
gtgaacgtta cgactgatac ggctcacaaa aagacaaccg tccgtgtgga tgtaacaggc   2460
cacttgcaat gctgactatg ccgagtgttt ttctgttggc aggcacacct acattgtccg   2520
ttgccggttc aatatgttac ggaagacggc aaaaccgttg tgaaagtgga caataagtat   2580
aacggccaag ttatacaatg ccttctgccg ttttggcaac actttcacct gttattcata   2640
tacgaagcta agcaagacgg ttcggcggat atggataaaa aagtcgaaaa tggcgagctg   2700
atgcttcgat tcgttctgcc aagccgccta tacctatttt ttcagctttt accgctcgac   2760
gcgaaaacca aagtgaaatt ggtgtcggca agcggtcaaa atccggtgaa aatcagcaat   2820
cgcttttggt ttcactttaa ccacagccgt tcgccagttt taggccactt ttagtcgtta   2880
gttgcggaag gcacggaaga aaacgatgcg gtcagcttta agcaattgaa agccttgcaa   2940
caacgccttc cgtgccttct tttgctacgc cagtcgaaat tcgttaactt tcggaacgtt   3000
gagaaacagg ttactttaac tgcgagcaat gcttatgcca atggtggtaa cgatgccgac   3060
ctctttgtcc aatgaaattg acgctcgtta cgaatacggt taccaccatt gctacggctg   3120
ggcggcaagg caactcaaac tttaaacaat ggtttgaatt ttaaatttaa atccacagac   3180
ccgccgttcc gttgagtttg aaatttgtta ccaaacttaa aatttaaatt taggtgtctg   3240
ggcgagttgt tgaacatcaa agtagaaaat gacacagtta cctttacgcc gaaaaaaggt   3300
ccgctcaaca acttgtagtt tcatctttta ctgtgtcaat ggaaatgcgg cttttttcca   3360
tcggtacagg ttggcgaaga cggtaaggct acgattcaaa atggtacgaa aacaaccgac   3420
agccatgtcc aaccgcttct gccattccga tgctaagttt taccatgctt ttgttggctg   3480
ggtttggttg aagcttccga attggttgaa agcctgaaca aactgggctg gaaagtgggc   3540
ccaaaccaac ttcgaaggct taaccaactt tcggacttgt ttgacccgac ctttcacccg   3600
gttgataaag acggcagcgg cgagcttgat ggtgcatcca atgaaacttt agtgaagtcg   3660
caactatttc tgccgtcgcc gctcgaacta ccacgtaggt tactttgaaa tcacttcagc   3720
ggcgataaag taactttgaa agccggcgag aatctgaagg tcaaacaaga cggcacaaac   3780
ccgctatttc attgaaactt tcggccgctc ttagacttcc agtttgttct gccgtgtttg   3840
ttcacttacg cgctcaaaga tgaattgacg ggcgtgaaga gcgtggagtt taaagacacg   3900
aagtgaatgc gcgagtttct acttaactgc ccgcacttct cgcacctcaa atttctgtgc   3960
gcgaatggtt caaacggtgc aagcacgaag attaccaaag acggcttgac cattacgtcg   4020
cgcttaccaa gtttgccacg ttcgtgcttc taatggtttc tgccgaactg gtaatgcagc   4080
gcaaacggtg cgaatggtgc ggcggcgact gatgcggaca agattaaagt ggcttcagac   4140
cgtttgccac gcttaccacg ccgccgctga ctacgcctgt tctaatttca ccgaagtctg   4200
ggcatcagtg cgggtaataa agcggttaaa aacgttgtga gcggactgaa gaaatttggt   4260
ccgtagtcac gcccattatt tcgccaattt ttgcaacact cgcctgactt ctttaaacca   4320
gatgcgaatt tcaatccact gaccagttcc gccgacaact taacgaaaca atatgacgat   4380
ctacgcttaa agttaggtga ctggtcaagg cggctgttga attgctttgt tatactgcta   4440
gcctataaag gcttgaccaa tttggatgaa aaaggtgcgg acaagcaaac tctgactgtt   4500
cggatatttc cgaactggtt aaacctactt tttccacgcc tgttcgtttg agactgacaa   4560
gccgacaata ctgccgcaac cgtgggcgat ttgcgcggct tgggctgggt catttctgcg   4620
cggctgttat gacggcgttg gcacccgcta aacgcgccga acccgaccca gtaaagacgc   4680
gacaaaacca caggcgaact caataaggaa tacaacgcgc aagtgcgtaa cgccaatgaa   4740
ctgttttggt gtccgcttga gttattcctt atgttgcgcg ttcacgcatt gcggttactt   4800
gtgaaattca agagcggcaa cggtatccat gtttccggta aaacggtcaa cggtaggcgc   4860
cactttaagt tctcgccgtt gccataggta caaaggccat tttgccagtt gccatccgcg   4920
gaaattactt ttgaattggc taaagacgaa aatgccattg ctttcggtta tggctcaaaa   4980
ctttaatgaa aacttaaccg atttctgctt ttacggtaac gaaagccaat accgagtttt   5040
gccttgcgcg ataacacggt ggcaattggt acgggcaacg ttgtgaatgc ggaaaaatct   5100
cggaacgcgc tattgtgcca ccgttaacca tgcccgttgc aacacttacg cctttttaga   5160
ggtgcattcg gcgatccgaa ctacatcgaa gataaagccg gtggcagcta cgctttcggt   5220
ccacgtaagc cgctaggctt gatgtagctt ctatttcggc caccgtcgat gcgaaagcca   5280
aacgataacc gtattacttc taaaaacact tttgtgttgg gtaatggagt taatgcgaaa   5340
ttgctattgg cataatgaag atttttgtga aaacacaacc cattacctca attacgcttt   5400
tataaagcca atggagatgt tgatacggaa accgtaaccg ttaaggacaa agacggtaaa   5460
atatttcggt tacctctaca actatgcctt tggcattggc aattcctgtt tctgccattt   5520
gagactaccg ttactgttcc taaagcgtta ggggctacgg ttgaaaactc cgtttatttg   5580
ctctgatggc aatgacaagg atttcgcaat ccccgatgcc aacttttgag gcaaataaac   5640
ggtaataaat cgactgcgac aaaagataag ggtaaaaacc tgaaatctga tggtacggcg   5700
ccattattta gctgacgctg ttttctattc ccatttttgg actttagact accatgccgc   5760
ggtaacacta caactgctgg cacaacgggt acggtaaacg gctttgccgg tgcaacggcg   5820
ccattgtgat gttgacgacc gtgttgccca tgccatttgc cgaaacggcc acgttgccgc   5880
cacggtgcgg tttctgtcgg cgcaagcggc gaagaaagac gtatccaaaa cgtcgcggca   5940
gtgccacgcc aaagacagcc gcgttcgccg cttctttctg cataggtttt gcagcgccgt   6000
ggcgaaattt ccgccacttc caccgatgcg attaacggca gccagttgta tgctgtggca   6060
ccgctttaaa ggcggtgaag gtggctacgc taattgccgt cggtcaacat acgacaccgt   6120
aaaggggtaa caaatcttgc tggacaagtg aataaagtgg gcaaacgtgc agatgcaggt   6180
tttccccatt gtttagaacg acctgttcac ttatttcacc cgtttgcacg tctacgtcca   6240
acagcaagtg cattagcagc ttcacagtta ccacaagcct ctatgccagg taaatcaatg   6300
tgtcgttcac gtaatcgtcg aagtgtcaat ggtgttcgga gatacggtcc atttagttac   6360
gtttctattg cgggaagtag ttatcaaggt caaaatggtt tagctatcgg ggtatcacga   6420
caaagataac gcccttcatc aatagttcca gttttaccaa atcgatagcc ccatagtgct   6480
atttccgata atggcaaagt gattattcgc ttgtcaggca caaccaatag ccaaggtaaa   6540
taaaggctat taccgtttca ctaataagcg aacagtccgt gttggttatc ggttccattt   6600
acaggcgttg cagcaggtgt tggttaccag tggtaataga attccggatc cgctgtccgc   6660
aacgtcgtcc acaaccaatg gtcaccatta tcttaaggcc taggcg                  6706
 
           
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             1104 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            28
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Val Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Ala His Thr Lys Cys Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Val Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Ala Leu Ser Ala Thr Ala Glu
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Asn Asn Thr Ser Val Thr Asn Gly Leu Asn Ala Tyr Gly Asp
     50                  55                  60
Thr Asn Phe Asn Thr Thr Asn Asn Ser Ile Ala Asp Leu Glu Lys His
 65                  70                  75                  80
Val Gln Asp Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Leu Asn Leu Asn Glu Lys Asp Thr
                 85                  90                  95
Asn Lys Ser Ser Phe Leu Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly
            100                 105                 110
Asn Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Leu Ser Ser Lys Asn Gly Thr Arg
        115                 120                 125
Asn Glu Lys Ser Tyr Gln Val Lys Gln Ala Asp Glu Val Leu Phe Thr
    130                 135                 140
Gly Ser Gly Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser Ser Ser Lys Asp Gly Lys His
145                 150                 155                 160
Thr Ile Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Lys Gly Ser Phe Ala Glu Val Lys Thr
                165                 170                 175
Asp Ala Thr Thr Gly Gly Gln Val Asn Ala Asp Arg Gly Lys Val Lys
            180                 185                 190
Ala Glu Asp Glu Asn Gly Ala Asp Val Asp Lys Lys Val Ala Thr Val
        195                 200                 205
Lys Asp Val Ala Lys Ala Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Thr Phe Val Lys Val
    210                 215                 220
Glu Ser Thr Asp Asp Asp Ile Glu Asn Gly Ala Ala Gly Lys Asn Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Thr Asp Gln Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Thr Leu Thr Leu Lys Ala
                245                 250                 255
Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Ala Lys Leu Asp Gln Asn Gly Lys Ser Val Thr
            260                 265                 270
Phe Ala Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Asp Val Thr Ser Ala Lys Val Ser Asp
        275                 280                 285
Lys Leu Ser Ile Gly Lys Asp Thr Asn Lys Val Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp
    290                 295                 300
Ala Asn Gly Leu Lys Leu Ala Lys Thr Gly Asn Gly Asn Gly Gln Asn
305                 310                 315                 320
Gly Asn Val His Leu Asn Gly Ile Ala Ser Thr Leu Thr Asp Thr Ile
                325                 330                 335
Thr Gly Met Thr Thr Gln Ala Ser Asn Gly Val Ala Val Gln Asn His
            340                 345                 350
Asn Arg Ala Ala Ser Val Ala Asp Val Leu Asn Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile
        355                 360                 365
Gln Gly Asn Gly Ala Ser Val Asp Phe Val Asn Ala Tyr Asp Thr Val
    370                 375                 380
Asp Phe Val Asn Gly Thr Asn Thr Asn Val Asn Val Thr Thr Asp Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Ala His Lys Lys Thr Thr Val Arg Val Asp Val Thr Gly Leu Pro Val
                405                 410                 415
Gln Tyr Val Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Thr Val Val Lys Val Asp Asn Lys
            420                 425                 430
Tyr Tyr Glu Ala Lys Gln Asp Gly Ser Ala Asp Met Asp Lys Lys Val
        435                 440                 445
Glu Asn Gly Glu Leu Ala Lys Thr Lys Val Lys Leu Val Ser Ala Ser
    450                 455                 460
Gly Gln Asn Pro Val Lys Ile Ser Asn Val Ala Glu Gly Thr Glu Glu
465                 470                 475                 480
Asn Asp Ala Val Ser Phe Lys Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Gln Glu Lys Gln
                485                 490                 495
Val Thr Leu Thr Ala Ser Asn Ala Tyr Ala Asn Gly Gly Asn Asp Ala
            500                 505                 510
Asp Gly Gly Lys Ala Thr Gln Thr Leu Asn Asn Gly Leu Asn Phe Lys
        515                 520                 525
Phe Lys Ser Thr Asp Gly Glu Leu Leu Asn Ile Lys Val Glu Asn Asp
    530                 535                 540
Thr Val Thr Phe Thr Pro Lys Lys Gly Ser Val Gln Val Gly Glu Asp
545                 550                 555                 560
Gly Lys Ala Thr Ile Gln Asn Gly Thr Lys Thr Thr Asp Gly Leu Val
                565                 570                 575
Glu Ala Ser Glu Leu Val Glu Ser Leu Asn Lys Leu Gly Trp Lys Val
            580                 585                 590
Gly Val Asp Lys Asp Gly Ser Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Ala Ser Asn Glu
        595                 600                 605
Thr Leu Val Lys Ser Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Glu Asn
    610                 615                 620
Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Asp Gly Thr Asn Phe Thr Tyr Ala Leu Lys Asp
625                 630                 635                 640
Glu Leu Thr Gly Val Lys Ser Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Thr Ala Asn Gly
                645                 650                 655
Ser Asn Gly Ala Ser Thr Lys Ile Thr Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr
            660                 665                 670
Ser Ala Asn Gly Ala Asn Gly Ala Ala Ala Thr Asp Ala Asp Lys Ile
        675                 680                 685
Lys Val Ala Ser Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Val Lys Asn
    690                 695                 700
Val Val Ser Gly Leu Lys Lys Phe Gly Asp Ala Asn Phe Asn Pro Leu
705                 710                 715                 720
Thr Ser Ser Ala Asp Asn Leu Thr Lys Gln Tyr Asp Asp Ala Tyr Lys
                725                 730                 735
Gly Leu Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Lys Gly Ala Asp Lys Gln Thr Leu Thr
            740                 745                 750
Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly
        755                 760                 765
Trp Val Ile Ser Ala Asp Lys Thr Thr Gly Glu Leu Asn Lys Glu Tyr
    770                 775                 780
Asn Ala Gln Val Arg Asn Ala Asn Glu Val Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn
785                 790                 795                 800
Gly Ile His Val Ser Gly Lys Thr Val Asn Gly Arg Arg Glu Ile Thr
                805                 810                 815
Phe Glu Leu Ala Lys Asp Glu Asn Ala Ile Ala Phe Gly Tyr Gly Ser
            820                 825                 830
Lys Ala Leu Arg Asp Asn Thr Val Ala Ile Gly Thr Gly Asn Val Val
        835                 840                 845
Asn Ala Glu Lys Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly Asp Pro Asn Tyr Ile Glu Asp
    850                 855                 860
Lys Ala Gly Gly Ser Tyr Ala Phe Gly Asn Asp Asn Arg Ile Thr Ser
865                 870                 875                 880
Lys Asn Thr Phe Val Leu Gly Asn Gly Val Asn Ala Lys Tyr Lys Ala
                885                 890                 895
Asn Gly Asp Val Asp Thr Glu Thr Val Thr Val Lys Asp Lys Asp Gly
            900                 905                 910
Lys Glu Thr Thr Val Thr Val Pro Lys Ala Leu Gly Ala Thr Val Glu
        915                 920                 925
Asn Ser Val Tyr Leu Gly Asn Lys Ser Thr Ala Thr Lys Asp Lys Gly
    930                 935                 940
Lys Asn Leu Lys Ser Asp Gly Thr Ala Gly Asn Thr Thr Thr Ala Gly
945                 950                 955                 960
Thr Thr Gly Thr Val Asn Gly Phe Ala Gly Ala Thr Ala His Gly Ala
                965                 970                 975
Val Ser Val Gly Ala Ser Gly Glu Glu Arg Arg Ile Gln Asn Val Ala
            980                 985                 990
Ala Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln
        995                 1000                1005
Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn
    1010                1015                1020
Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala
1025                1030                1035                1040
Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala Ser Met Pro Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ser Ile
                1045                1050                1055
Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Gly Gln Asn Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser
            1060                1065                1070
Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly Lys Val Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr
        1075                1080                1085
Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
    1090                1095                1100
 
           
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             3030 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            29
gcgaattcat atgaacaaaa tttttaacgt tatttggaat gttatgactc aaacttgggc     60
tgtcgtatct gaactcactc gcgcccacac caaacgtgcc tccgcaaccg tggcaaccgc    120
cgtattggcg acgttgttgt ctacaacagt tcaggcgaca actactggcg gtacgacaag    180
tacaaacggt ttgaaagctt atggaagtac gaataatccg aatttcaatg ctgcaggtaa    240
ctctgcaact gatttagcta gacagtttga tggtgcttat gacggtttat taaatctaaa    300
tgaaaaagat gcgaataaaa atctgttggt gactgatgat aaggcggcga ccgtaggcaa    360
tttgcgtaaa ttgggttggg tattgtctag taaaaacggc acaaggaacg agaaaagcca    420
acaagtcaaa cacgcggatg aagtgttgtt tgaaggcaaa gacggtgtaa cggttacttc    480
caaatctgaa aacggtaaac acaccgttac ttttaccctt gagaaagacc ttaatgtaaa    540
aaacgcaacc gttagcgata aattatcgct tggtgcaaac ggcaataaag tcgatattac    600
cagtgataca aacggcttga aatttgcgaa accaagtacg aatggtcaaa acggtaatgt    660
tcacttaaac ggtattgcct ctaccttaac tgacacaatt acaggtacaa caaaatctgc    720
aactaatggt gtagatgtgc agaatcataa tcgtgctgcg agtgtagctg atgtattgaa    780
tgcaggctgg aatattcaag gcaacggagc gagcgttgat tttgtcaata cttacgacac    840
agtagatttt gtcaatggtt taaataccaa tgtgaacgtt acgactgata cggctcacaa    900
caaaaagaca accgtccgtg tggatgtaac gggcttgccg gtccaatatg ttacggaaga    960
cggcgaaacc gttgtgaaag tgggcaatga gtattacgaa gccaagcaag acggttcggc   1020
ggatatggat aaaaaagtcg aaaatggcaa gctggcgaaa actaaagtta aattggtatc   1080
ggcaaacggt acaaatccgg tgaaaatcag caatgttgcg gacggcacgg aaaataccga   1140
tgcggtcagc tttaagcagt tgaaagcctt gcaagacaaa caggttacgt taagtgcgag   1200
caatgcttat gccaatggcg gtagcgatgc cgacggcggc aagggaattc aaactttaag   1260
caatggtttg aattttaaat ttaaatccac agacggcgag ttgttgaata tcaaagcaga   1320
aaatgacacg gttaccttta cgccgaaaaa aggttcggtg caggttggcg atgatggtaa   1380
ggctacgatt caagacggcg caaaaacaac taccggtttg gttgaggctt ctgaattggt   1440
tgacagcctg aacaaattgg gttggaaagt gggcaccggc actgacggca caggagtgac   1500
cgatggcacg cataccgaca ctttagtgaa gtcgggcgat aaagtaactt tgaaagccgg   1560
cgacaatctg aaggtcaaac aagagggtac aaacttcact tatgcgctca aagatgaatt   1620
gacggacgtg aagagcgtgg agtttaaaga cacggcgaat ggtgcaaacg gtgcaagcac   1680
gaagattacc aaagacggct tgaccattac gccggcaaac ggtgcgggtg cggcaggtgc   1740
aaacactgca aacaccatta gcgtaaccaa agacggcatt agcgcgggta ataaagcagt   1800
taaaaacgtt gtgagcggac tgaagaaatt tggtgatgcg aatttcgatc cgctgactag   1860
ctcagccgac aacttaacga aacaatatga caatgcctat aaaggcttga ccaatctgga   1920
tgaaaaaagt aaaggcaagc aaactccgac cgttgctgac aataccgctg caaccgtggg   1980
cgatttgcgc ggcttgggct gggtcatttc tgcagacaaa accaaaggcg aactcaataa   2040
ggaatacaac gcacaagtgc gtaacgctaa tgaagtgaaa ttcaagagcg gcaacggtat   2100
caatgtttcc ggtaaaacat tggataacgg tacgcgcgaa attacttttg aattggctaa   2160
agacgaaaat gccattgctt tcggttctgg ctcaaaagcc ttgcgcgata acacggtggc   2220
aattggtacg ggcaacgttg tgaatgcgga aaaatctggt gcattcggcg atccgaacta   2280
catcgaagat aaagccggtg gcagctacgc tttcggtaac gataaccgta ttacttctaa   2340
aaacactttt gtgttgggta atagtgttaa tgcgaaacgt gatgcaaatg gcaatgtact   2400
gaccgaagaa aaagaagtgg ttggaaaaga cggtgcgaag acgaaagtaa ccgtgccgca   2460
agccttaggc gaaaccgtag aaaattctgt ttatctcggt aatgcttcaa ctgcgacaaa   2520
agataagggt aaaaacctga aatctgatgg tacggcgggt aacactacaa ctgctggcgc   2580
aacgggtacg gtaaacggct ttgccggtgc aacggcgcac ggtgcggttt ctgtcggcgc   2640
aagtggcgaa gaaagacgta tccaaaacgt cgcggcaggc gaaatttccg ctacttccac   2700
agatgcgatt aacggtagcc agttgtatgc tgtggcaaaa ggggtaacaa accttgctgg   2760
acaagtgaat aaagtgggca aacgtgcaga tgcaggtaca gcaagtgcat tagcggcttc   2820
acagttacca caagcctcta tgccaggtaa atcaatggtt tctattgcgg gaagtagtta   2880
tcaaggtcaa agtggtttag ctatcggggt atcaagaatt tccgataatg gcaaagtgat   2940
tattcgcttg tcaggcacaa ccaatagcca aggtaaaaca ggcgttgcag caggtgttgg   3000
ttaccagtgg taatagaatt ccggatccgc                                    3030
 
           
             30 
             1004 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            30
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Met Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Ala His Thr Lys Arg Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Thr Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ser Thr Thr Val Gln
         35                  40                  45
Ala Thr Thr Thr Gly Gly Thr Thr Ser Thr Asn Gly Leu Lys Ala Tyr
     50                  55                  60
Gly Ser Thr Asn Asn Pro Asn Phe Asn Ala Ala Gly Asn Ser Ala Thr
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asp Leu Ala Arg Gln Phe Asp Gly Ala Tyr Asp Gly Leu Leu Asn Leu
                 85                  90                  95
Asn Glu Lys Asp Ala Asn Lys Asn Leu Leu Val Thr Asp Asp Lys Ala
            100                 105                 110
Ala Thr Val Gly Asn Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Leu Ser Ser Lys
        115                 120                 125
Asn Gly Thr Arg Asn Glu Lys Ser Gln Gln Val Lys His Ala Asp Glu
    130                 135                 140
Val Leu Phe Glu Gly Lys Asp Gly Val Thr Val Thr Ser Lys Ser Glu
145                 150                 155                 160
Asn Gly Lys His Thr Val Thr Phe Thr Leu Glu Lys Asp Leu Asn Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Asn Ala Thr Val Ser Asp Lys Leu Ser Leu Gly Ala Asn Gly Asn
            180                 185                 190
Lys Val Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Thr Asn Gly Leu Lys Phe Ala Lys Pro
        195                 200                 205
Ser Thr Asn Gly Gln Asn Gly Asn Val His Leu Asn Gly Ile Ala Ser
    210                 215                 220
Thr Leu Thr Asp Thr Ile Thr Gly Thr Thr Lys Ser Ala Thr Asn Gly
225                 230                 235                 240
Val Asp Val Gln Asn His Asn Arg Ala Ala Ser Val Ala Asp Val Leu
                245                 250                 255
Asn Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Gln Gly Asn Gly Ala Ser Val Asp Phe Val
            260                 265                 270
Asn Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asp Phe Val Asn Gly Leu Asn Thr Asn Val
        275                 280                 285
Asn Val Thr Thr Asp Thr Ala His Asn Lys Lys Thr Thr Val Arg Val
    290                 295                 300
Asp Val Thr Gly Leu Pro Val Gln Tyr Val Thr Glu Asp Gly Glu Thr
305                 310                 315                 320
Val Val Lys Val Gly Asn Glu Tyr Tyr Glu Ala Lys Gln Asp Gly Ser
                325                 330                 335
Ala Asp Met Asp Lys Lys Val Glu Asn Gly Lys Leu Ala Lys Thr Lys
            340                 345                 350
Val Lys Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Gly Thr Asn Pro Val Lys Ile Ser Asn
        355                 360                 365
Val Ala Asp Gly Thr Glu Asn Thr Asp Ala Val Ser Phe Lys Gln Leu
    370                 375                 380
Lys Ala Leu Gln Asp Lys Gln Val Thr Leu Ser Ala Ser Asn Ala Tyr
385                 390                 395                 400
Ala Asn Gly Gly Ser Asp Ala Asp Gly Gly Lys Gly Ile Gln Thr Leu
                405                 410                 415
Ser Asn Gly Leu Asn Phe Lys Phe Lys Ser Thr Asp Gly Glu Leu Leu
            420                 425                 430
Asn Ile Lys Ala Glu Asn Asp Thr Val Thr Phe Thr Pro Lys Lys Gly
        435                 440                 445
Ser Val Gln Val Gly Asp Asp Gly Lys Ala Thr Ile Gln Asp Gly Ala
    450                 455                 460
Lys Thr Thr Thr Gly Leu Val Glu Ala Ser Glu Leu Val Asp Ser Leu
465                 470                 475                 480
Asn Lys Leu Gly Trp Lys Val Gly Thr Gly Thr Asp Gly Thr Gly Val
                485                 490                 495
Thr Asp Gly Thr His Thr Asp Thr Leu Val Lys Ser Gly Asp Lys Val
            500                 505                 510
Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Glu Gly Thr Asn
        515                 520                 525
Phe Thr Tyr Ala Leu Lys Asp Glu Leu Thr Asp Val Lys Ser Val Glu
    530                 535                 540
Phe Lys Asp Thr Ala Asn Gly Ala Asn Gly Ala Ser Thr Lys Ile Thr
545                 550                 555                 560
Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr Pro Ala Asn Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala Gly
                565                 570                 575
Ala Asn Thr Ala Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Lys Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala
            580                 585                 590
Gly Asn Lys Ala Val Lys Asn Val Val Ser Gly Leu Lys Lys Phe Gly
        595                 600                 605
Asp Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Leu Thr Ser Ser Ala Asp Asn Leu Thr Lys
    610                 615                 620
Gln Tyr Asp Asn Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Lys Ser
625                 630                 635                 640
Lys Gly Lys Gln Thr Pro Thr Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val
                645                 650                 655
Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly Trp Val Ile Ser Ala Asp Lys Thr Lys
            660                 665                 670
Gly Glu Leu Asn Lys Glu Tyr Asn Ala Gln Val Arg Asn Ala Asn Glu
        675                 680                 685
Val Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn Gly Ile Asn Val Ser Gly Lys Thr Leu
    690                 695                 700
Asp Asn Gly Thr Arg Glu Ile Thr Phe Glu Leu Ala Lys Asp Glu Asn
705                 710                 715                 720
Ala Ile Ala Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Lys Ala Leu Arg Asp Asn Thr Val
                725                 730                 735
Ala Ile Gly Thr Gly Asn Val Val Asn Ala Glu Lys Ser Gly Ala Phe
            740                 745                 750
Gly Asp Pro Asn Tyr Ile Glu Asp Lys Ala Gly Gly Ser Tyr Ala Phe
        755                 760                 765
Gly Asn Asp Asn Arg Ile Thr Ser Lys Asn Thr Phe Val Leu Gly Asn
    770                 775                 780
Ser Val Asn Ala Lys Arg Asp Ala Asn Gly Asn Val Leu Thr Glu Glu
785                 790                 795                 800
Lys Glu Val Val Gly Lys Asp Gly Ala Lys Thr Lys Val Thr Val Pro
                805                 810                 815
Gln Ala Leu Gly Glu Thr Val Glu Asn Ser Val Tyr Leu Gly Asn Ala
            820                 825                 830
Ser Thr Ala Thr Lys Asp Lys Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Ser Asp Gly Thr
        835                 840                 845
Ala Gly Asn Thr Thr Thr Ala Gly Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Asn Gly Phe
    850                 855                 860
Ala Gly Ala Thr Ala His Gly Ala Val Ser Val Gly Ala Ser Gly Glu
865                 870                 875                 880
Glu Arg Arg Ile Gln Asn Val Ala Ala Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser
                885                 890                 895
Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val
            900                 905                 910
Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala
        915                 920                 925
Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala Ser Met
    930                 935                 940
Pro Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Gly Gln
945                 950                 955                 960
Ser Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly Lys Val
                965                 970                 975
Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr Gly Val
            980                 985                 990
Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp Asn Ser Gly Ser
        995                 1000
 
           
             31 
             3300 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            31
atgaacaaaa tttttaacgt tatttggaat gttatgactc aaacttgggc tgtcgtatct     60
gaactcactc gcgcccacac caaacgtgcc tccgcaaccg tggcgaccgc cgtattggcg    120
acgcagttgt ctgcaacggc tgaagcgaac agtagtgctt ctgttacgag taggttgaat    180
gtttatggcg atacgaatac taaattcaat gcagccaata attcaatagc agatttaaat    240
aaacaaaatg atggtgttca cgatggttta ttaaatctga atgaaaacgg tgcgaataaa    300
aagctgttgg tggatgacaa tactgcggcg accgtaggcg atttacgtaa attgggctgg    360
gtcgtatcaa ccaaaaatgg caaggaaaat gagaaaagcc aacaagtcaa acaggcggat    420
gaagtgttgt ttaaaggcag caaaggcggt gtgcaggtta cttccacctc tgaaaacggc    480
aaacacgcca ttacctttgc tttagcgaaa gaccttgata tgagaactgc gactgtgagt    540
gataccttaa cgattggcgg tagtactact acaggtagtg caacaacacc aaaagtgaat    600
gtgactagca cggcaagcgg cttgaacttt gcgaaaggcg ctacaggtgc taatggcgat    660
actacggttc acttgactaa tattgcttca actttgcaag atactctatt gaatactggg    720
gttgtgagta aattagatgg taatggtatt actgctgacg agaaaaaacg tgcggcaagc    780
gttcaagatg ttttaaatag tggttggaat atcaagggtg ttaaaacagg tgcgacgact    840
tctgataacg ttgattttgt ccgtacttac gacacagttg agtttttgag cggaagtgaa    900
gaaactacac tggttacagt ggatagtgaa agtaatggaa aatctactaa agttaaaatc    960
ggtgcgaaga cctctgttat caaagaaaaa gacggtaagt tatttactgg aaaagctaat   1020
aaagacacaa atcaagtcgc aagtaataat gcagctgatg atacggatga gggcaaaggc   1080
ttagtcactg cagagactgt tatcaatgca gtaaacaagg ctggttggag aattaaaaca   1140
acgggtgcta ataatcaagc tggtcagttt gaaactgtca catcaggcac aaatgtaacc   1200
tttgctgatg gcaatggtac aactgcagtc gtaactggcg atgctaccaa tggtattact   1260
gttaaatacg aagcgaaagt tggcgacggc ttgaagattg gtaacgacca aaaaatcact   1320
gcagatacga ccgcacttac tgtgacgggc ggtaaagtta ctgcccctga tgcaaccaat   1380
ggtaagaaac ttgttaatgc aagtggttta gctgatgcgt taaacaaatt aagttggact   1440
gcaaaagctg aagcagatac tgctaatggc ggcgagcttg atggaactgc agatgaaaaa   1500
gaagttaaag caggcgaaac ggtaaccttt aaagcgggca agaacttaaa agtgaaacaa   1560
gatggtgcga actttactta ttcactgcaa gatgctttaa caggcttaac gagcattact   1620
ttaggtacag gaaataatgg tgcgaaaact gaaatcaaca aagacggctt aaccatcaca   1680
ccagcaaatg gtgcgggtgc aaataatgca aacaccatca gcgtaaccaa agacggcatt   1740
agtgcgggcg gtcagtcggt taaaaacgtt gtgagcggac tgaagaaatt tggtgatgcg   1800
aatttcgatc cgctgactag ctccgccgac aacttaacga aacaatatga cgatgcctat   1860
aaaggcttga ccaatttgga tgaaaaaggt gcggacaagc aaactctgac tgttgccgac   1920
aatactgccg caaccgtggg cgatttgcgc ggcttgggct gggtcatttc tgcggacaaa   1980
accacaggcg aactcgataa ggaatacaac gcgcaagtgc gtaacgccaa tgaagtgaaa   2040
ttcaaaagcg gcaacggtat caatgtttcc ggtaaaactg tcaacggtag gcgtgaaatt   2100
acttttgaat tggctaaagg cgaagtggtt aaatcgaatg aatttactgt caaagaaacc   2160
aatggcaagg aaacgagcct ggttaaagtt ggcgataaat attacagcaa agaggatatt   2220
gacccagcaa ccggtaaacc gaaagttaca aatggcaatg cagttgctgc gaaatatcaa   2280
gataaagatg gcaaagtcgt ttctgctgac ggcagcagca ataccgctgt taccctaacc   2340
aacaaaggtt atggctatgt aacaggtaac caagtggcag atgcgattgc gaaatcaggc   2400
tttgagcttg gtttggctga tgcagaaaaa gcgaaagctg cgtttggcga tgaaacaaaa   2460
gccttgtctt ctgataaatt ggaaaccgta aatgccaacg acaaagtccg ttttgctaat   2520
ggtttaaata ccaaagtgag cgcggcaacg gtggaaagca tcgatgcaaa cggcgataaa   2580
gtgactacaa cctttgtgaa aaccgatgtg gaattgcctt taacgcaaat ctacaatacc   2640
gatgcaaacg gtaagaaaat cgttaaaaat ggcgataaat ggtattacac gaaagatgac   2700
ggctcaactg atatgactaa agaagttacc cttggcaatg tggattcaga cggcaagaaa   2760
gttgtgaaag aagacaacaa gtggtatcac gttaaatctg atggttctac ggataaaaca   2820
caggtggtcg aagaagctaa agtttctacc gatgaaaaac acgttgtcag ccttgatcca   2880
aatgatcaat caaaaggtaa aggcgtggtc attaacaata tggctaatgg cgaaatttct   2940
gccacttcca ccgatgcgat taacggaagt cagttgtatg ccgtggcaaa aggggtaaca   3000
aaccttgctg gacaagtgaa taatcttgag ggcaaagtga ataaagtggg caaacgtgca   3060
gatgcaggta ctgcaagtgc attagcggct tcacagttac cacaagccac tatgccaggt   3120
aaatcaatgg tttctattgc gggaagtagt tatcaaggtc aaaatggttt agctatcggg   3180
gtatcaagaa tttccgataa tggcaaagtg attattcgct tgtcaggcac aaccaatagt   3240
caaggtaaaa caggcgttgc agcaggtgtt ggttaccagt ggtaatagaa ttccggatcc   3300
 
           
             32 
             1094 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            32
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Met Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Ala His Thr Lys Arg Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Thr Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Gln Leu Ser Ala Thr Ala Glu
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Ser Ser Ala Ser Val Thr Ser Arg Leu Asn Val Tyr Gly Asp
     50                  55                  60
Thr Asn Thr Lys Phe Asn Ala Ala Asn Asn Ser Ile Ala Asp Leu Asn
 65                  70                  75                  80
Lys Gln Asn Asp Gly Val His Asp Gly Leu Leu Asn Leu Asn Glu Asn
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Ala Asn Lys Lys Leu Leu Val Asp Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val
            100                 105                 110
Gly Asp Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Val Ser Thr Lys Asn Gly Lys
        115                 120                 125
Glu Asn Glu Lys Ser Gln Gln Val Lys Gln Ala Asp Glu Val Leu Phe
    130                 135                 140
Lys Gly Ser Lys Gly Gly Val Gln Val Thr Ser Thr Ser Glu Asn Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
Lys His Ala Ile Thr Phe Ala Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Asp Met Arg Thr
                165                 170                 175
Ala Thr Val Ser Asp Thr Leu Thr Ile Gly Gly Ser Thr Thr Thr Gly
            180                 185                 190
Ser Ala Thr Thr Pro Lys Val Asn Val Thr Ser Thr Ala Ser Gly Leu
        195                 200                 205
Asn Phe Ala Lys Gly Ala Thr Gly Ala Asn Gly Asp Thr Thr Val His
    210                 215                 220
Leu Thr Asn Ile Ala Ser Thr Leu Gln Asp Thr Leu Leu Asn Thr Gly
225                 230                 235                 240
Val Val Ser Lys Leu Asp Gly Asn Gly Ile Thr Ala Asp Glu Lys Lys
                245                 250                 255
Arg Ala Ala Ser Val Gln Asp Val Leu Asn Ser Gly Trp Asn Ile Lys
            260                 265                 270
Gly Val Lys Thr Gly Ala Thr Thr Ser Asp Asn Val Asp Phe Val Arg
        275                 280                 285
Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Glu Phe Leu Ser Gly Ser Glu Glu Thr Thr Leu
    290                 295                 300
Val Thr Val Asp Ser Glu Ser Asn Gly Lys Ser Thr Lys Val Lys Ile
305                 310                 315                 320
Gly Ala Lys Thr Ser Val Ile Lys Glu Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr
                325                 330                 335
Gly Lys Ala Asn Lys Asp Thr Asn Gln Val Ala Ser Asn Asn Ala Ala
            340                 345                 350
Asp Asp Thr Asp Glu Gly Lys Gly Leu Val Thr Ala Glu Thr Val Ile
        355                 360                 365
Asn Ala Val Asn Lys Ala Gly Trp Arg Ile Lys Thr Thr Gly Ala Asn
    370                 375                 380
Asn Gln Ala Gly Gln Phe Glu Thr Val Thr Ser Gly Thr Asn Val Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Phe Ala Asp Gly Asn Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Val Thr Gly Asp Ala Thr
                405                 410                 415
Asn Gly Ile Thr Val Lys Tyr Glu Ala Lys Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Lys
            420                 425                 430
Ile Gly Asn Asp Gln Lys Ile Thr Ala Asp Thr Thr Ala Leu Thr Val
        435                 440                 445
Thr Gly Gly Lys Val Thr Ala Pro Asp Ala Thr Asn Gly Lys Lys Leu
    450                 455                 460
Val Asn Ala Ser Gly Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu Asn Lys Leu Ser Trp Thr
465                 470                 475                 480
Ala Lys Ala Glu Ala Asp Thr Ala Asn Gly Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Thr
                485                 490                 495
Ala Asp Glu Lys Glu Val Lys Ala Gly Glu Thr Val Thr Phe Lys Ala
            500                 505                 510
Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Asp Gly Ala Asn Phe Thr Tyr Ser
        515                 520                 525
Leu Gln Asp Ala Leu Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu Gly Thr Gly
    530                 535                 540
Asn Asn Gly Ala Lys Thr Glu Ile Asn Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr
545                 550                 555                 560
Pro Ala Asn Gly Ala Gly Ala Asn Asn Ala Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr
                565                 570                 575
Lys Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Gly Gln Ser Val Lys Asn Val Val Ser
            580                 585                 590
Gly Leu Lys Lys Phe Gly Asp Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Leu Thr Ser Ser
        595                 600                 605
Ala Asp Asn Leu Thr Lys Gln Tyr Asp Asp Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Thr
    610                 615                 620
Asn Leu Asp Glu Lys Gly Ala Asp Lys Gln Thr Leu Thr Val Ala Asp
625                 630                 635                 640
Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly Trp Val Ile
                645                 650                 655
Ser Ala Asp Lys Thr Thr Gly Glu Leu Asp Lys Glu Tyr Asn Ala Gln
            660                 665                 670
Val Arg Asn Ala Asn Glu Val Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn Gly Ile Asn
        675                 680                 685
Val Ser Gly Lys Thr Val Asn Gly Arg Arg Glu Ile Thr Phe Glu Leu
    690                 695                 700
Ala Lys Gly Glu Val Val Lys Ser Asn Glu Phe Thr Val Lys Glu Thr
705                 710                 715                 720
Asn Gly Lys Glu Thr Ser Leu Val Lys Val Gly Asp Lys Tyr Tyr Ser
                725                 730                 735
Lys Glu Asp Ile Asp Pro Ala Thr Gly Lys Pro Lys Val Thr Asn Gly
            740                 745                 750
Asn Ala Val Ala Ala Lys Tyr Gln Asp Lys Asp Gly Lys Val Val Ser
        755                 760                 765
Ala Asp Gly Ser Ser Asn Thr Ala Val Thr Leu Thr Asn Lys Gly Tyr
    770                 775                 780
Gly Tyr Val Thr Gly Asn Gln Val Ala Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ser Gly
785                 790                 795                 800
Phe Glu Leu Gly Leu Ala Asp Ala Glu Lys Ala Lys Ala Ala Phe Gly
                805                 810                 815
Asp Glu Thr Lys Ala Leu Ser Ser Asp Lys Leu Glu Thr Val Asn Ala
            820                 825                 830
Asn Asp Lys Val Arg Phe Ala Asn Gly Leu Asn Thr Lys Val Ser Ala
        835                 840                 845
Ala Thr Val Glu Ser Ile Asp Ala Asn Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Thr Thr
    850                 855                 860
Phe Val Lys Thr Asp Val Glu Leu Pro Leu Thr Gln Ile Tyr Asn Thr
865                 870                 875                 880
Asp Ala Asn Gly Lys Lys Ile Val Lys Asn Gly Asp Lys Trp Tyr Tyr
                885                 890                 895
Thr Lys Asp Asp Gly Ser Thr Asp Met Thr Lys Glu Val Thr Leu Gly
            900                 905                 910
Asn Val Asp Ser Asp Gly Lys Lys Val Val Lys Glu Asp Asn Lys Trp
        915                 920                 925
Tyr His Val Lys Ser Asp Gly Ser Thr Asp Lys Thr Gln Val Val Glu
    930                 935                 940
Glu Ala Lys Val Ser Thr Asp Glu Lys His Val Val Ser Leu Asp Pro
945                 950                 955                 960
Asn Asp Gln Ser Lys Gly Lys Gly Val Val Ile Asn Asn Met Ala Asn
                965                 970                 975
Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln Leu
            980                 985                 990
Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn Asn
        995                 1000                1005
Leu Glu Gly Lys Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Gly Thr
    1010                1015                1020
Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala Thr Met Pro Gly
1025                1030                1035                1040
Lys Ser Met Val Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Gly Gln Asn Gly
                1045                1050                1055
Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly Lys Val Ile Ile
            1060                1065                1070
Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr Gly Val Ala Ala
        1075                1080                1085
Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
    1090
 
           
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             6678 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            33
gcgaattcat atgaacaaaa tttttaacgt tatttggaat gttgtgactc aaacttgggt     60
cgcttaagta tacttgtttt aaaaattgca ataaacctta caacactgag tttgaaccca    120
tgtcgtatct gaactcactc gcgcccacac caaatgcgcc tccgccaccg tggcggttgc    180
acagcataga cttgagtgag cgcgggtgtg gtttacgcgg aggcggtggc accgccaacg    240
cgtattggca actgcgttgt ctgcaacggc tgaagcgaac aacaatactt ctgttacgaa    300
gcataaccgt tgacgcaaca gacgttgccg acttcgcttg ttgttatgaa gacaatgctt    360
tgggttgaat gcttatggcg atactaattt taatacaacc aataattcga tagcagattt    420
acccaactta cgaataccgc tatgattaaa attatgttgg ttattaagct atcgtctaaa    480
ggaaaaacac gttcaagatg cttataaagg cttattaaat ctgaatgaaa aagatacaaa    540
cctttttgtg caagttctac gaatatttcc gaataattta gacttacttt ttctatgttt    600
taagtcaagt ttcttggttg ccgacaatac cgccgcaacc gtaggcaatt tgcgtaaatt    660
attcagttca aagaaccaac ggctgttatg gcggcgttgg catccgttaa acgcatttaa    720
gggctgggta ttgtctagca aaaacggcac aaggaacgag aaaagctatc aagtaaaaca    780
cccgacccat aacagatcgt ttttgccgtg ttccttgctc ttttcgatag ttcattttgt    840
agctgatgaa gttctcttta ctggatctgg tgctgcaacg gttagttcca gctctaaaga    900
tcgactactt caagagaaat gacctagacc acgacgttgc caatcaaggt cgagatttct    960
cggtaaacat accattacca tttctgttac caaaggtagt tttgctgagg taaaaactga   1020
gccatttgta tggtaatggt aaagacaatg gtttccatca aaacgactcc atttttgact   1080
tgcaactact ggaggtcaag taaacgccga ccgtggtaaa gtgaaagctg aggacgagaa   1140
acgttgatga cctccagttc atttgcggct ggcaccattt cactttcgac tcctgctctt   1200
tggagctgat gttgataaga aagttgcaac tgtaaaagat gttgctaagg cgattaacga   1260
acctcgacta caactattct ttcaacgttg acattttcta caacgattcc gctaattgct   1320
tgccgcaact ttcgtgaaag tggaaagcac agatgatgac attgaaaatg gtgctgcagg   1380
acggcgttga aagcactttc acctttcgtg tctactactg taacttttac cacgacgtcc   1440
caaaaatgaa actacagacc aagctctcaa agcaggcgac accttaacct taaaagcggg   1500
gtttttactt tgatgtctgg ttcgagagtt tcgtccgctg tggaattgga attttcgccc   1560
taaaaactta aaagctaagt tagaccaaaa tggtaaatca gtaacctttg ctttagcgaa   1620
atttttgaat tttcgattca atctggtttt accatttagt cattggaaac gaaatcgctt   1680
agaccttgat gtgacctctg cgaaagtgag tgataagttg tctattggta aagatacgaa   1740
tctggaacta cactggagac gctttcactc actattcaac agataaccat ttctatgctt   1800
taaagttgat attaccagtg atgcaaatgg cttgaaattg gcgaaaacag gtaacggaaa   1860
atttcaacta taatggtcac tacgtttacc gaactttaac cgcttttgtc cattgccttt   1920
tggtcaaaac ggtaatgtcc acttaaatgg tattgcttcg actttgaccg ataccattac   1980
accagttttg ccattacagg tgaatttacc ataacgaagc tgaaactggc tatggtaatg   2040
aggtatgaca acacaagcaa gcaatggcgt ggctgtgcag aatcataatc gtgctgcgag   2100
tccatactgt tgtgttcgtt cgttaccgca ccgacacgtc ttagtattag cacgacgctc   2160
tgtggctgat gtattaaatg caggctggaa tattcaaggc aacggagcga gcgttgattt   2220
acaccgacta cataatttac gtccgacctt ataagttccg ttgcctcgct cgcaactaaa   2280
tgtcaatgct tacgacacag tagattttgt caatggtaca aacaccaatg tgaacgttac   2340
acagttacga atgctgtgtc atctaaaaca gttaccatgt ttgtggttac acttgcaatg   2400
gactgatacg gctcacaaaa agacaaccgt ccgtgtggat gtaacaggct tgccggttca   2460
ctgactatgc cgagtgtttt tctgttggca ggcacaccta cattgtccga acggccaagt   2520
atatgttacg gaagacggca aaaccgttgt gaaagtggac aataagtatt acgaagctaa   2580
tatacaatgc cttctgccgt tttggcaaca ctttcacctg ttattcataa tgcttcgatt   2640
gcaagacggt tcggcggata tggataaaaa agtcgaaaat ggcgagctgg cgaaaaccaa   2700
cgttctgcca agccgcctat acctattttt tcagctttta ccgctcgacc gcttttggtt   2760
agtgaaattg gtgtcggcaa gcggtcaaaa tccggtgaaa atcagcaatg ttgcggaagg   2820
tcactttaac cacagccgtt cgccagtttt aggccacttt tagtcgttac aacgccttcc   2880
cacggaagaa aacgatgcgg tcagctttaa gcaattgaaa gccttgcaag agaaacaggt   2940
gtgccttctt ttgctacgcc agtcgaaatt cgttaacttt cggaacgttc tctttgtcca   3000
tactttaact gcgagcaatg cttatgccaa tggtggtaac gatgccgacg gcggcaaggc   3060
atgaaattga cgctcgttac gaatacggtt accaccattg ctacggctgc cgccgttccg   3120
aactcaaact ttaaacaatg gtttgaattt taaatttaaa tccacagacg gcgagttgtt   3180
ttgagtttga aatttgttac caaacttaaa atttaaattt aggtgtctgc cgctcaacaa   3240
gaacatcaaa gtagaaaatg acacagttac ctttacgccg aaaaaaggtt cggtacaggt   3300
cttgtagttt catcttttac tgtgtcaatg gaaatgcggc ttttttccaa gccatgtcca   3360
tggcgaagac ggtaaggcta cgattcaaaa tggtacgaaa acaaccgacg gtttggttga   3420
accgcttctg ccattccgat gctaagtttt accatgcttt tgttggctgc caaaccaact   3480
agcttccgaa ttggttgaaa gcctgaacaa actgggctgg aaagtgggcg ttgataaaga   3540
tcgaaggctt aaccaacttt cggacttgtt tgacccgacc tttcacccgc aactatttct   3600
cggcagcggc gagcttgatg gtgcatccaa tgaaacttta gtgaagtcgg gcgataaagt   3660
gccgtcgccg ctcgaactac cacgtaggtt actttgaaat cacttcagcc cgctatttca   3720
aactttgaaa gccggcgaga atctgaaggt caaacaagac ggcacaaact tcacttacgc   3780
ttgaaacttt cggccgctct tagacttcca gtttgttctg ccgtgtttga agtgaatgcg   3840
gctcaaagat gaattgacgg gcgtgaagag cgtggagttt aaagacacgg cgaatggttc   3900
cgagtttcta cttaactgcc cgcacttctc gcacctcaaa tttctgtgcc gcttaccaag   3960
aaacggtgca agcacgaaga ttaccaaaga cggcttgacc attacgtcgg caaacggtgc   4020
tttgccacgt tcgtgcttct aatggtttct gccgaactgg taatgcagcc gtttgccacg   4080
gaatggtgcg gcggcgactg atgcggacaa gattaaagtg gcttcagacg gcatcagtgc   4140
cttaccacgc cgccgctgac tacgcctgtt ctaatttcac cgaagtctgc cgtagtcacg   4200
gggtaataaa gcggttaaaa acgttgtgag cggactgaag aaatttggtg atgcgaattt   4260
cccattattt cgccaatttt tgcaacactc gcctgacttc tttaaaccac tacgcttaaa   4320
caatccactg accagttccg ccgacaactt aacgaaacaa tatgacgatg cctataaagg   4380
gttaggtgac tggtcaaggc ggctgttgaa ttgctttgtt atactgctac ggatatttcc   4440
cttgaccaat ttggatgaaa aaggtgcgga caagcaaact ctgactgttg ccgacaatac   4500
gaactggtta aacctacttt ttccacgcct gttcgtttga gactgacaac ggctgttatg   4560
tgccgcaacc gtgggcgatt tgcgcggctt gggctgggtc atttctgcgg acaaaaccac   4620
acggcgttgg cacccgctaa acgcgccgaa cccgacccag taaagacgcc tgttttggtg   4680
aggcgaactc aataaggaat acaacgcgca agtgcgtaac gccaatgaag tgaaattcaa   4740
tccgcttgag ttattcctta tgttgcgcgt tcacgcattg cggttacttc actttaagtt   4800
gagcggcaac ggtatccatg tttccggtaa aacggtcaac ggtaggcgcg aaattacttt   4860
ctcgccgttg ccataggtac aaaggccatt ttgccagttg ccatccgcgc tttaatgaaa   4920
tgaattggct aaagacgaaa atgccattgc tttcggttat ggctcaaaag ccttgcgcga   4980
acttaaccga tttctgcttt tacggtaacg aaagccaata ccgagttttc ggaacgcgct   5040
taacacggtg gcaattggta cgggcaacgt tgtgaatgcg gaaaaatctg gtgcattcgg   5100
attgtgccac cgttaaccat gcccgttgca acacttacgc ctttttagac cacgtaagcc   5160
cgatccgaac tacatcgaag ataaagccgg tggcagctac gctttcggta acgataaccg   5220
gctaggcttg atgtagcttc tatttcggcc accgtcgatg cgaaagccat tgctattggc   5280
tattacttct aaaaacactt ttgtgttggg taatggagtt aatgcgaaat ataaagccaa   5340
ataatgaaga tttttgtgaa aacacaaccc attacctcaa ttacgcttta tatttcggtt   5400
tggagatgtt gatacggaaa ccgtaaccgt taaggacaaa gacggtaaag agactaccgt   5460
acctctacaa ctatgccttt ggcattggca attcctgttt ctgccatttc tctgatggca   5520
tactgttcct aaagcgttag gggctacggt tgaaaactcc gtttatttgg gtaataaatc   5580
atgacaagga tttcgcaatc cccgatgcca acttttgagg caaataaacc cattatttag   5640
gactgcgaca aaagataagg gtaaaaacct gaaatctgat ggtacggcgg gtaacactac   5700
ctgacgctgt tttctattcc catttttgga ctttagacta ccatgccgcc cattgtgatg   5760
aactgctggc acaacgggta cggtaaacgg ctttgccggt gcaacggcgc acggtgcggt   5820
ttgacgaccg tgttgcccat gccatttgcc gaaacggcca cgttgccgcg tgccacgcca   5880
ttctgtcggc gcaagcggcg aagaaagacg tatccaaaac gtcgcggcag gcgaaatttc   5940
aagacagccg cgttcgccgc ttctttctgc ataggttttg cagcgccgtc cgctttaaag   6000
cgccacttcc accgatgcga ttaacggcag ccagttgtat gctgtggcaa aaggggtaac   6060
gcggtgaagg tggctacgct aattgccgtc ggtcaacata cgacaccgtt ttccccattg   6120
aaatcttgct ggacaagtga ataaagtggg caaacgtgca gatgcaggta cagcaagtgc   6180
tttagaacga cctgttcact tatttcaccc gtttgcacgt ctacgtccat gtcgttcacg   6240
attagcagct tcacagttac cacaagcctc tatgccaggt aaatcaatgg tttctattgc   6300
taatcgtcga agtgtcaatg gtgttcggag atacggtcca tttagttacc aaagataacg   6360
gggaagtagt tatcaaggtc aaaatggttt agctatcggg gtatcacgaa tttccgataa   6420
cccttcatca atagttccag ttttaccaaa tcgatagccc catagtgctt aaaggctatt   6480
tggcaaagtg attattcgct tgtcaggcac aaccaatagc caaggtaaaa caggcgttgc   6540
accgtttcac taataagcga acagtccgtg ttggttatcg gttccatttt gtccgcaacg   6600
agcaggtgtt ggttaccagt ggtaatagaa ttgatccgct cgtccacaac caatggtcac   6660
cattatctta actaggcg                                                 6678
 
           
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             1104 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            34
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Val Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Ala His Thr Lys Cys Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Val Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Ala Leu Ser Ala Thr Ala Glu
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Asn Asn Thr Ser Val Thr Asn Gly Leu Asn Ala Tyr Gly Asp
     50                  55                  60
Thr Asn Phe Asn Thr Thr Asn Asn Ser Ile Ala Asp Leu Glu Lys His
 65                  70                  75                  80
Val Gln Asp Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Leu Asn Leu Asn Glu Lys Asp Thr
                 85                  90                  95
Asn Lys Ser Ser Phe Leu Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly
            100                 105                 110
Asn Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Leu Ser Ser Lys Asn Gly Thr Arg
        115                 120                 125
Asn Glu Lys Ser Tyr Gln Val Lys Gln Ala Asp Glu Val Leu Phe Thr
    130                 135                 140
Gly Ser Gly Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser Ser Ser Lys Asp Gly Lys His
145                 150                 155                 160
Thr Ile Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Lys Gly Ser Phe Ala Glu Val Lys Thr
                165                 170                 175
Asp Ala Thr Thr Gly Gly Gln Val Asn Ala Asp Arg Gly Lys Val Lys
            180                 185                 190
Ala Glu Asp Glu Asn Gly Ala Asp Val Asp Lys Lys Val Ala Thr Val
        195                 200                 205
Lys Asp Val Ala Lys Ala Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Thr Phe Val Lys Val
    210                 215                 220
Glu Ser Thr Asp Asp Asp Ile Glu Asn Gly Ala Ala Gly Lys Asn Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Thr Asp Gln Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Thr Leu Thr Leu Lys Ala
                245                 250                 255
Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Ala Lys Leu Asp Gln Asn Gly Lys Ser Val Thr
            260                 265                 270
Phe Ala Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Asp Val Thr Ser Ala Lys Val Ser Asp
        275                 280                 285
Lys Leu Ser Ile Gly Lys Asp Thr Asn Lys Val Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp
    290                 295                 300
Ala Asn Gly Leu Lys Leu Ala Lys Thr Gly Asn Gly Asn Gly Gln Asn
305                 310                 315                 320
Gly Asn Val His Leu Asn Gly Ile Ala Ser Thr Leu Thr Asp Thr Ile
                325                 330                 335
Thr Gly Met Thr Thr Gln Ala Ser Asn Gly Val Ala Val Gln Asn His
            340                 345                 350
Asn Arg Ala Ala Ser Val Ala Asp Val Leu Asn Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile
        355                 360                 365
Gln Gly Asn Gly Ala Ser Val Asp Phe Val Asn Ala Tyr Asp Thr Val
    370                 375                 380
Asp Phe Val Asn Gly Thr Asn Thr Asn Val Asn Val Thr Thr Asp Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Ala His Lys Lys Thr Thr Val Arg Val Asp Val Thr Gly Leu Pro Val
                405                 410                 415
Gln Tyr Val Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Thr Val Val Lys Val Asp Asn Lys
            420                 425                 430
Tyr Tyr Glu Ala Lys Gln Asp Gly Ser Ala Asp Met Asp Lys Lys Val
        435                 440                 445
Glu Asn Gly Glu Leu Ala Lys Thr Lys Val Lys Leu Val Ser Ala Ser
    450                 455                 460
Gly Gln Asn Pro Val Lys Ile Ser Asn Val Ala Glu Gly Thr Glu Glu
465                 470                 475                 480
Asn Asp Ala Val Ser Phe Lys Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Gln Glu Lys Gln
                485                 490                 495
Val Thr Leu Thr Ala Ser Asn Ala Tyr Ala Asn Gly Gly Asn Asp Ala
            500                 505                 510
Asp Gly Gly Lys Ala Thr Gln Thr Leu Asn Asn Gly Leu Asn Phe Lys
        515                 520                 525
Phe Lys Ser Thr Asp Gly Glu Leu Leu Asn Ile Lys Val Glu Asn Asp
    530                 535                 540
Thr Val Thr Phe Thr Pro Lys Lys Gly Ser Val Gln Val Gly Glu Asp
545                 550                 555                 560
Gly Lys Ala Thr Ile Gln Asn Gly Thr Lys Thr Thr Asp Gly Leu Val
                565                 570                 575
Glu Ala Ser Glu Leu Val Glu Ser Leu Asn Lys Leu Gly Trp Lys Val
            580                 585                 590
Gly Val Asp Lys Asp Gly Ser Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Ala Ser Asn Glu
        595                 600                 605
Thr Leu Val Lys Ser Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Glu Asn
    610                 615                 620
Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Asp Gly Thr Asn Phe Thr Tyr Ala Leu Lys Asp
625                 630                 635                 640
Glu Leu Thr Gly Val Lys Ser Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Thr Ala Asn Gly
                645                 650                 655
Ser Asn Gly Ala Ser Thr Lys Ile Thr Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr
            660                 665                 670
Ser Ala Asn Gly Ala Asn Gly Ala Ala Ala Thr Asp Ala Asp Lys Ile
        675                 680                 685
Lys Val Ala Ser Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Val Lys Asn
    690                 695                 700
Val Val Ser Gly Leu Lys Lys Phe Gly Asp Ala Asn Phe Asn Pro Leu
705                 710                 715                 720
Thr Ser Ser Ala Asp Asn Leu Thr Lys Gln Tyr Asp Asp Ala Tyr Lys
                725                 730                 735
Gly Leu Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Lys Gly Ala Asp Lys Gln Thr Leu Thr
            740                 745                 750
Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly
        755                 760                 765
Trp Val Ile Ser Ala Asp Lys Thr Thr Gly Glu Leu Asn Lys Glu Tyr
    770                 775                 780
Asn Ala Gln Val Arg Asn Ala Asn Glu Val Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn
785                 790                 795                 800
Gly Ile His Val Ser Gly Lys Thr Val Asn Gly Arg Arg Glu Ile Thr
                805                 810                 815
Phe Glu Leu Ala Lys Asp Glu Asn Ala Ile Ala Phe Gly Tyr Gly Ser
            820                 825                 830
Lys Ala Leu Arg Asp Asn Thr Val Ala Ile Gly Thr Gly Asn Val Val
        835                 840                 845
Asn Ala Glu Lys Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly Asp Pro Asn Tyr Ile Glu Asp
    850                 855                 860
Lys Ala Gly Gly Ser Tyr Ala Phe Gly Asn Asp Asn Arg Ile Thr Ser
865                 870                 875                 880
Lys Asn Thr Phe Val Leu Gly Asn Gly Val Asn Ala Lys Tyr Lys Ala
                885                 890                 895
Asn Gly Asp Val Asp Thr Glu Thr Val Thr Val Lys Asp Lys Asp Gly
            900                 905                 910
Lys Glu Thr Thr Val Thr Val Pro Lys Ala Leu Gly Ala Thr Val Glu
        915                 920                 925
Asn Ser Val Tyr Leu Gly Asn Lys Ser Thr Ala Thr Lys Asp Lys Gly
    930                 935                 940
Lys Asn Leu Lys Ser Asp Gly Thr Ala Gly Asn Thr Thr Thr Ala Gly
945                 950                 955                 960
Thr Thr Gly Thr Val Asn Gly Phe Ala Gly Ala Thr Ala His Gly Ala
                965                 970                 975
Val Ser Val Gly Ala Ser Gly Glu Glu Arg Arg Ile Gln Asn Val Ala
            980                 985                 990
Ala Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln
        995                 1000                1005
Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn
    1010                1015                1020
Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala
1025                1030                1035                1040
Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala Ser Met Pro Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ser Ile
                1045                1050                1055
Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Gly Gln Asn Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser
            1060                1065                1070
Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly Lys Val Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr
        1075                1080                1085
Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
    1090                1095                1100
 
           
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             7253 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            35
atgaacaaaa tttttaacgt tatttggaat gttatgactc aaacttgggt tgtcgtatct     60
gaactcactc gcacccacac caaacgcgcc tccgcaaccg tggagaccgc cgtattggcg    120
acactgttgt ttgcaacggt tcaggcgaat gctaccgatg aagatgaaga gttagacccc    180
gtagtacgca ctgctcccgt gttgagcttc cattccgata aagaaggcac gggagaaaaa    240
gaagttacag aaaattcaaa ttggggaata tatttccaca ataaaggagt actaaaagcc    300
ggagcaatca ccctcaaagc cggcgacaac ctgaaaatca aacaaagcac caatgccagt    360
agcttcacct actcgctgaa aaaagacctc acagatctga ccagtgttgc aactgaaaaa    420
ttatcgtttg gcgcaaacgg cgataaagtt gatattacca gtgatgcaaa tggcttgaaa    480
ttggcgaaaa caggtaacgg aaatgttcat ttgaatggtt tggattcaac tttgcctgat    540
gcggtaacga atacaggtgt gttaagttca tcaagtttta cacctaatga tgttgaaaaa    600
acaagagctg caactgttaa agatgtttta aatgcaggtt ggaacattaa aggtgctaaa    660
actgctggag gtaatgttga gagtgttgat ttagtgtccg cttataataa tgttgaattt    720
attacaggcg ataaaaacac gcttgatgtt gtattaacag ctaaagaaaa cggtaaaaca    780
accgaagtga aattcacacc gaaaacctct gttatcaaag aaaaagacgg taagttattt    840
actggaaaag agaataacga cacaaataaa gttacaagta acacggcgac tgataataca    900
gatgagggta atggcttagt cactgcaaaa gctgtgattg atgctgtgaa caaggctggt    960
tggagagtta aaacaactac tgctaatggt caaaatggcg acttcgcaac tgttgcgtca   1020
ggcacaaatg taacctttga aagtggcgat ggtacaacag cgtcagtaac taaagatact   1080
aacggcaatg gcatcactgt taagtacgac gcgaaagttg gcgacggctt gaaatttgat   1140
agcgataaaa aaatcgttgc agatacgacc gcacttactg tgacaggtgg taaggtagct   1200
gaaattgcta aagaagatga caagaaaaaa cttgttaatg caggcgattt ggtaacagct   1260
ttaggtaatc taagttggaa agcaaaagct gaggctgata ctgatactga tggtgcgctt   1320
gaggggattt caaaagacca agaagtcaaa gcaggcgaaa cggtaacctt taaagcgggc   1380
aagaacttaa aagtgaaaca ggatggtgcg aactttactt attcactgca agatgcttta   1440
acgggtttaa cgagcattac tttaggtggt acaactaatg gcggaaatga tgcgaaaacc   1500
gtcatcaaca aagacggttt aaccatcacg ccagcaggta atggcggtac gacaggtaca   1560
aacaccatca gcgtaaccaa agatggcatt aaagcaggta ataaagctat tactaatgtt   1620
gcgagtggtt taagagctta tgacgatgcg aattttgatg ttttaaataa ctctgcaact   1680
gatttaaata gacacgttga agatgcttat aaaggtttat taaatctaaa tgaaaaaaat   1740
gcaaataaac aaccgttggt gactgacagc acggcggcga ctgtaggcga tttacgtaaa   1800
ttgggttggg tagtatcaac caaaaacggt acgaaagaag aaagcaatca agttaaacaa   1860
gctgatgaag tcctctttac cggagccggt gctgctacgg ttacttccaa atctgaaaac   1920
ggtaaacata cgattaccgt tagtgtggct gaaactaaag cggatagcgg tcttgaaaaa   1980
gatggcgata ctattaagct caaagtggat aatcaaaaca ctgataatgt tttaactgtt   2040
ggtaataatg gtactgctgt cactaaaggt ggctttgaaa ctgttaaaac tggagcgact   2100
gatgcagatc gcggtaaagt aactgtaaaa gatgctactg ctaatgacgc tgataagaaa   2160
gtcgcaactg taaaagatgt tgcaaccgca attaatagtg cggcgacttt tgtgaaaaca   2220
gagaatttaa ctacctctat tgatgaagat aatcctacag ataacggcaa agatgacgca   2280
cttaaagcgg gcgatacctt aacctttaaa gcaggtaaaa acctgaaagt taaacgtgat   2340
ggaaaaaata ttacttttga cttggcgaaa aaccttgagg tgaaaactgc gaaagtgagt   2400
gatactttaa cgattggcgg gaatacacct acaggtggca ctactgcgac gccaaaagtg   2460
aatattacta gcacggctga tggtttgaat tttgcaaaag aaacagccga tgcctcgggt   2520
tctaagaatg tttatttgaa aggtattgcg acaactttaa ctgagccaag cgcgggagcg   2580
aagtcttcac acgttgattt aaatgtggat gcgacgaaaa aatccaatgc agcaagtatt   2640
gaagatgtat tgcgcgcagg ttggaatatt caaggtaatg gtaataatgt tgattatgta   2700
gcgacgtatg acacagtaaa ctttaccgat gacagcacag gtacaacaac ggtaaccgta   2760
acccaaaaag cagatggcaa aggtgctgac gttaaaatcg gtgcgaaaac ttctgttatc   2820
aaagaccaca acggcaaact gtttacaggc aaagacctga aagatgcgaa taatggtgca   2880
accgttagtg aagatgatgg caaagacacc ggcacaggct tagttactgc aaaaactgtg   2940
attgatgcag taaataaaag cggttggagg gtaaccggtg agggcgcgac tgccgaaacc   3000
ggtgcaaccg ccgtgaatgc gggtaacgct gaaaccgtta catcaggcac gagcgtgaac   3060
ttcaaaaacg gcaatgcgac cacagcgacc gtaagcaaag ataatggcaa catcaatgtc   3120
aaatacgatg taaatgttgg tgacggcttg aagattggcg atgacaaaaa aatcgttgca   3180
gacacgacca cacttactgt aacaggtggt aaggtgtctg ttcctgctgg tgctaatagt   3240
gttaataaca ataagaaact tgttaatgca gagggtttag cgactgcttt aaacaaccta   3300
agctggacgg caaaagccga taaatatgca gatggcgagt cagagggcga aaccgaccaa   3360
gaagtcaaag caggcgacaa agtaaccttt aaagcaggca agaacttaaa agtgaaacag   3420
tctgaaaaag actttactta ttcactgcaa gacactttaa caggcttaac gagcattact   3480
ttaggtggta cagctaatgg cagaaatgat acgggaaccg tcatcaacaa agacggctta   3540
accatcacgc tggcaaatgg tgctgcggca ggcacagatg cgtctaacgg aaacaccatc   3600
agtgtaacca aagacggcat tagtgcgggt aataaagaaa ttaccaatgt taagagtgct   3660
ttaaaaacct ataaagatac tcaaaacact gcaggtgcaa ctcaacctgc ggctaataca   3720
gctgaagtag ccaaacaaga cttggttgat ttaactaaac ctgcgacagg tgcagctgga   3780
aatggtgcag atgcaaaagc tcccgatacc acagctgcaa ccgtaggcga cttgcgtggt   3840
ttgggctggg tgctttcagc taagaaaact gcagatgaaa cacaagataa agagttccac   3900
gccgccgtta aaaacgcaaa tgaagttgag ttcgtgggta aaaacggtgc aaccgtgtct   3960
gcaaaaactg ataacaacgg aaaacatact gtaacgattg atgttgcaga agccaaagtt   4020
ggtgatggtc ttgaaaaaga tactgacggc aagattaaac tcaaagtaga taatacagat   4080
gggaataatc tattaaccgt tgatgcaaca aaaggtgcat ccgttgccaa gggcgagttt   4140
aatgccgtaa caacagatgc aactacagcc caaggcacaa atgccaatga gcgcggtaaa   4200
gtggttgtca agggttcaaa tggtgcaact gctaccgaaa ctgacaagaa aaaagtggca   4260
actgttggcg acgttgctaa agcgattaac gacgcagcaa ctttcgtgaa agtggaaaat   4320
gacgacagtg ctacgattga tgatagccca acagatgatg gcgcaaatga tgctctcaaa   4380
gcaggcgaca ccttgacctt aaaagcgggt aaaaacttaa aagttaaacg tgatggtaaa   4440
aatattactt ttgcccttgc gaacgacctt agtgtaaaaa gcgcaaccgt tagcgataaa   4500
ttatcgcttg gtacaaacgg caataaagtc aatatcacaa gcgacaccaa aggcttgaac   4560
ttcgctaaag atagtaagac aggcgatgat gctaatattc acttaaatgg cattgcttca   4620
actttaactg atacattgtt aaatagtggt gcgacaacca atttaggtgg taatggtatt   4680
actgataacg agaaaaaacg cgcggcgagc gttaaagatg tcttgaatgc gggttggaat   4740
gttcgtggtg ttaaaccggc atctgcaaat aatcaagtgg agaatatcga ctttgtagca   4800
acctacgaca cagtggactt tgttagtgga gataaagaca ccacgagtgt aactgttgaa   4860
agtaaagata atggcaagag aaccgaagtt aaaatcggtg cgaagacttc tgttatcaaa   4920
gaccacaacg gcaaactgtt tacaggcaaa gagctgaagg atgctaacaa taatggcgta   4980
actgttaccg aaaccgacgg caaagacgag ggtaatggtt tagtgactgc aaaagctgtg   5040
attgatgccg tgaataaggc tggttggaga gttaaaacaa caggtgctaa tggtcagaat   5100
gatgacttcg caactgttgc gtcaggcaca aatgtaacct ttgctgatgg taatggcaca   5160
actgccgaag taactaaagc aaacgacggt agtattactg ttaaatacaa tgttaaagtg   5220
gctgatggct taaaactaga cggcgataaa atcgttgcag acacgaccgt acttactgtg   5280
gcagatggta aagttacagc tccgaataat ggcgatggta agaaatttgt tgatgcaagt   5340
ggtttagcgg atgcgttaaa taaattaagc tggacggcaa ctgctggtaa agaaggcact   5400
ggtgaagttg atcctgcaaa ttcagcaggg caagaagtca aagcgggcga caaagtaacc   5460
tttaaagccg gcgacaacct gaaaatcaaa caaagcggca aagactttac ctactcgctg   5520
aaaaaagagc tgaaagacct gaccagcgta gagttcaaag acgcaaacgg cggtacaggc   5580
agtgaaagca ccaagattac caaagacggc ttgaccatta cgccggcaaa cggtgcgggt   5640
gcggcaggtg caaacactgc aaacaccatt agcgtaacca aagatggcat tagcgcgggt   5700
aataaagcag ttacaaacgt tgtgagcgga ctgaagaaat ttggtgatgg tcatacgttg   5760
gcaaatggca ctgttgctga ttttgaaaag cattatgaca atgcctataa agacttgacc   5820
aatttggatg aaaaaggcgc ggataataat ccgactgttg ccgacaatac cgctgcaacc   5880
gtgggcgatt tgcgcggctt gggctgggtc atttctgcgg acaaaaccac aggcgaaccc   5940
aatcaggaat acaacgcgca agtgcgtaac gccaatgaag tgaaattcaa gagcggcaac   6000
ggtatcaatg tttccggtaa aacattgaac ggtacgcgcg tgattacctt tgaattggct   6060
aaaggcgaag tggttaaatc gaatgaattt accgttaaga atgccgatgg ttcggaaacg   6120
aacttggtta aagttggcga tatgtattac agcaaagagg atattgaccc ggcaaccagt   6180
aaaccgatga caggtaaaac tgaaaaatat aaggttgaaa acggcaaagt cgtttctgct   6240
aacggcagca agaccgaagt taccctaacc aacaaaggtt ccggctatgt aacaggtaac   6300
caagtggctg atgcgattgc gaaatcaggc tttgagcttg gtttggctga tgcggcagaa   6360
gctgaaaaag cctttgcaga aagcgcaaaa gacaagcaat tgtctaaaga taaagcggaa   6420
actgtaaatg cccacgataa agtccgtttt gctaatggtt taaataccaa agtgagcgcg   6480
gcaacggtgg aaagcactga tgcaaacggc gataaagtga ccacaacctt tgtgaaaacc   6540
gatgtggaat tgcctttaac gcaaatctac aataccgatg caaacggtaa taagatcgtt   6600
aaaaaagctg acggaaaatg gtatgaactg aatgctgatg gtacggcgag taacaaagaa   6660
gtgacacttg gtaacgtgga tgcaaacggt aagaaagttg tgaaagtaac cgaaaatggt   6720
gcggataagt ggtattacac caatgctgac ggtgctgcgg ataaaaccaa aggcgaagtg   6780
agcaatgata aagtttctac cgatgaaaaa cacgttgtcc gccttgatcc gaacaatcaa   6840
tcgaacggca aaggcgtggt cattgacaat gtggctaatg gcgaaatttc tgccacttcc   6900
accgatgcga ttaacggaag tcagttgtat gccgtggcaa aaggggtaac aaaccttgct   6960
ggacaagtga ataatcttga gggcaaagtg aataaagtgg gcaaacgtgc agatgcaggt   7020
acagcaagtg cattagcggc ttcacagtta ccacaagcca ctatgccagg taaatcaatg   7080
gttgctattg cgggaagtag ttatcaaggt caaaatggtt tagctatcgg ggtatcaaga   7140
atttccgata atggcaaagt gattattcgc ttgtcaggca caaccaatag tcaaggtaaa   7200
acaggcgttg cagcaggtgt tggttaccag tggtaataga attccggatc cgc          7253
 
           
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             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            36
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Met Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Thr His Thr Lys Arg Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Glu Thr Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Phe Ala Thr Val Gln
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Ala Thr Asp Glu Asp Glu Glu Leu Asp Pro Val Val Arg Thr
     50                  55                  60
Ala Pro Val Leu Ser Phe His Ser Asp Lys Glu Gly Thr Gly Glu Lys
 65                  70                  75                  80
Glu Val Thr Glu Asn Ser Asn Trp Gly Ile Tyr Phe His Asn Lys Gly
                 85                  90                  95
Val Leu Lys Ala Gly Ala Ile Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Asn Leu Lys
            100                 105                 110
Ile Lys Gln Ser Thr Asn Ala Ser Ser Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu Lys Lys
        115                 120                 125
Asp Leu Thr Asp Leu Thr Ser Val Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Phe Gly
    130                 135                 140
Ala Asn Gly Asp Lys Val Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Ala Asn Gly Leu Lys
145                 150                 155                 160
Leu Ala Lys Thr Gly Asn Gly Asn Val His Leu Asn Gly Leu Asp Ser
                165                 170                 175
Thr Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Thr Asn Thr Gly Val Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser
            180                 185                 190
Phe Thr Pro Asn Asp Val Glu Lys Thr Arg Ala Ala Thr Val Lys Asp
        195                 200                 205
Val Leu Asn Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Lys Gly Ala Lys Thr Ala Gly Gly
    210                 215                 220
Asn Val Glu Ser Val Asp Leu Val Ser Ala Tyr Asn Asn Val Glu Phe
225                 230                 235                 240
Ile Thr Gly Asp Lys Asn Thr Leu Asp Val Val Leu Thr Ala Lys Glu
                245                 250                 255
Asn Gly Lys Thr Thr Glu Val Lys Phe Thr Pro Lys Thr Ser Val Ile
            260                 265                 270
Lys Glu Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr Gly Lys Glu Asn Asn Asp Thr
        275                 280                 285
Asn Lys Val Thr Ser Asn Thr Ala Thr Asp Asn Thr Asp Glu Gly Asn
    290                 295                 300
Gly Leu Val Thr Ala Lys Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Val Asn Lys Ala Gly
305                 310                 315                 320
Trp Arg Val Lys Thr Thr Thr Ala Asn Gly Gln Asn Gly Asp Phe Ala
                325                 330                 335
Thr Val Ala Ser Gly Thr Asn Val Thr Phe Glu Ser Gly Asp Gly Thr
            340                 345                 350
Thr Ala Ser Val Thr Lys Asp Thr Asn Gly Asn Gly Ile Thr Val Lys
        355                 360                 365
Tyr Asp Ala Lys Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Lys Phe Asp Ser Asp Lys Lys
    370                 375                 380
Ile Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Ala Leu Thr Val Thr Gly Gly Lys Val Ala
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Asp Asp Lys Lys Lys Leu Val Asn Ala Gly Asp
                405                 410                 415
Leu Val Thr Ala Leu Gly Asn Leu Ser Trp Lys Ala Lys Ala Glu Ala
            420                 425                 430
Asp Thr Asp Thr Asp Gly Ala Leu Glu Gly Ile Ser Lys Asp Gln Glu
        435                 440                 445
Val Lys Ala Gly Glu Thr Val Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys
    450                 455                 460
Val Lys Gln Asp Gly Ala Asn Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu Gln Asp Ala Leu
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Thr Asn Gly Gly Asn
                485                 490                 495
Asp Ala Lys Thr Val Ile Asn Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr Pro Ala
            500                 505                 510
Gly Asn Gly Gly Thr Thr Gly Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Lys Asp
        515                 520                 525
Gly Ile Lys Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Ile Thr Asn Val Ala Ser Gly Leu
    530                 535                 540
Arg Ala Tyr Asp Asp Ala Asn Phe Asp Val Leu Asn Asn Ser Ala Thr
545                 550                 555                 560
Asp Leu Asn Arg His Val Glu Asp Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Leu Asn Leu
                565                 570                 575
Asn Glu Lys Asn Ala Asn Lys Gln Pro Leu Val Thr Asp Ser Thr Ala
            580                 585                 590
Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Val Ser Thr Lys
        595                 600                 605
Asn Gly Thr Lys Glu Glu Ser Asn Gln Val Lys Gln Ala Asp Glu Val
    610                 615                 620
Leu Phe Thr Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala Thr Val Thr Ser Lys Ser Glu Asn
625                 630                 635                 640
Gly Lys His Thr Ile Thr Val Ser Val Ala Glu Thr Lys Ala Asp Ser
                645                 650                 655
Gly Leu Glu Lys Asp Gly Asp Thr Ile Lys Leu Lys Val Asp Asn Gln
            660                 665                 670
Asn Thr Asp Asn Val Leu Thr Val Gly Asn Asn Gly Thr Ala Val Thr
        675                 680                 685
Lys Gly Gly Phe Glu Thr Val Lys Thr Gly Ala Thr Asp Ala Asp Arg
    690                 695                 700
Gly Lys Val Thr Val Lys Asp Ala Thr Ala Asn Asp Ala Asp Lys Lys
705                 710                 715                 720
Val Ala Thr Val Lys Asp Val Ala Thr Ala Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Thr
                725                 730                 735
Phe Val Lys Thr Glu Asn Leu Thr Thr Ser Ile Asp Glu Asp Asn Pro
            740                 745                 750
Thr Asp Asn Gly Lys Asp Asp Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Thr Leu Thr
        755                 760                 765
Phe Lys Ala Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Arg Asp Gly Lys Asn Ile
    770                 775                 780
Thr Phe Asp Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Glu Val Lys Thr Ala Lys Val Ser
785                 790                 795                 800
Asp Thr Leu Thr Ile Gly Gly Asn Thr Pro Thr Gly Gly Thr Thr Ala
                805                 810                 815
Thr Pro Lys Val Asn Ile Thr Ser Thr Ala Asp Gly Leu Asn Phe Ala
            820                 825                 830
Lys Glu Thr Ala Asp Ala Ser Gly Ser Lys Asn Val Tyr Leu Lys Gly
        835                 840                 845
Ile Ala Thr Thr Leu Thr Glu Pro Ser Ala Gly Ala Lys Ser Ser His
    850                 855                 860
Val Asp Leu Asn Val Asp Ala Thr Lys Lys Ser Asn Ala Ala Ser Ile
865                 870                 875                 880
Glu Asp Val Leu Arg Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Gln Gly Asn Gly Asn Asn
                885                 890                 895
Val Asp Tyr Val Ala Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asn Phe Thr Asp Asp Ser
            900                 905                 910
Thr Gly Thr Thr Thr Val Thr Val Thr Gln Lys Ala Asp Gly Lys Gly
        915                 920                 925
Ala Asp Val Lys Ile Gly Ala Lys Thr Ser Val Ile Lys Asp His Asn
    930                 935                 940
Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr Gly Lys Asp Leu Lys Asp Ala Asn Asn Gly Ala
945                 950                 955                 960
Thr Val Ser Glu Asp Asp Gly Lys Asp Thr Gly Thr Gly Leu Val Thr
                965                 970                 975
Ala Lys Thr Val Ile Asp Ala Val Asn Lys Ser Gly Trp Arg Val Thr
            980                 985                 990
Gly Glu Gly Ala Thr Ala Glu Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala Val Asn Ala Gly
        995                 1000                1005
Asn Ala Glu Thr Val Thr Ser Gly Thr Ser Val Asn Phe Lys Asn Gly
    1010                1015                1020
Asn Ala Thr Thr Ala Thr Val Ser Lys Asp Asn Gly Asn Ile Asn Val
1025                1030                1035                1040
Lys Tyr Asp Val Asn Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Lys Ile Gly Asp Asp Lys
                1045                1050                1055
Lys Ile Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Thr Gly Gly Lys Val
            1060                1065                1070
Ser Val Pro Ala Gly Ala Asn Ser Val Asn Asn Asn Lys Lys Leu Val
        1075                1080                1085
Asn Ala Glu Gly Leu Ala Thr Ala Leu Asn Asn Leu Ser Trp Thr Ala
    1090                1095                1100
Lys Ala Asp Lys Tyr Ala Asp Gly Glu Ser Glu Gly Glu Thr Asp Gln
1105                1110                1115                1120
Glu Val Lys Ala Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly Lys Asn Leu
                1125                1130                1135
Lys Val Lys Gln Ser Glu Lys Asp Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu Gln Asp Thr
            1140                1145                1150
Leu Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Ala Asn Gly Arg
        1155                1160                1165
Asn Asp Thr Gly Thr Val Ile Asn Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr Leu
    1170                1175                1180
Ala Asn Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Thr Asp Ala Ser Asn Gly Asn Thr Ile
1185                1190                1195                1200
Ser Val Thr Lys Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Asn Lys Glu Ile Thr Asn
                1205                1210                1215
Val Lys Ser Ala Leu Lys Thr Tyr Lys Asp Thr Gln Asn Thr Ala Gly
            1220                1225                1230
Ala Thr Gln Pro Ala Ala Asn Thr Ala Glu Val Ala Lys Gln Asp Leu
        1235                1240                1245
Val Asp Leu Thr Lys Pro Ala Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asn Gly Ala Asp
    1250                1255                1260
Ala Lys Ala Pro Asp Thr Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly
1265                1270                1275                1280
Leu Gly Trp Val Leu Ser Ala Lys Lys Thr Ala Asp Glu Thr Gln Asp
                1285                1290                1295
Lys Glu Phe His Ala Ala Val Lys Asn Ala Asn Glu Val Glu Phe Val
            1300                1305                1310
Gly Lys Asn Gly Ala Thr Val Ser Ala Lys Thr Asp Asn Asn Gly Lys
        1315                1320                1325
His Thr Val Thr Ile Asp Val Ala Glu Ala Lys Val Gly Asp Gly Leu
    1330                1335                1340
Glu Lys Asp Thr Asp Gly Lys Ile Lys Leu Lys Val Asp Asn Thr Asp
1345                1350                1355                1360
Gly Asn Asn Leu Leu Thr Val Asp Ala Thr Lys Gly Ala Ser Val Ala
                1365                1370                1375
Lys Gly Glu Phe Asn Ala Val Thr Thr Asp Ala Thr Thr Ala Gln Gly
            1380                1385                1390
Thr Asn Ala Asn Glu Arg Gly Lys Val Val Val Lys Gly Ser Asn Gly
        1395                1400                1405
Ala Thr Ala Thr Glu Thr Asp Lys Lys Lys Val Ala Thr Val Gly Asp
    1410                1415                1420
Val Ala Lys Ala Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Thr Phe Val Lys Val Glu Asn
1425                1430                1435                1440
Asp Asp Ser Ala Thr Ile Asp Asp Ser Pro Thr Asp Asp Gly Ala Asn
                1445                1450                1455
Asp Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Thr Leu Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Lys Asn
            1460                1465                1470
Leu Lys Val Lys Arg Asp Gly Lys Asn Ile Thr Phe Ala Leu Ala Asn
        1475                1480                1485
Asp Leu Ser Val Lys Ser Ala Thr Val Ser Asp Lys Leu Ser Leu Gly
    1490                1495                1500
Thr Asn Gly Asn Lys Val Asn Ile Thr Ser Asp Thr Lys Gly Leu Asn
1505                1510                1515                1520
Phe Ala Lys Asp Ser Lys Thr Gly Asp Asp Ala Asn Ile His Leu Asn
                1525                1530                1535
Gly Ile Ala Ser Thr Leu Thr Asp Thr Leu Leu Asn Ser Gly Ala Thr
            1540                1545                1550
Thr Asn Leu Gly Gly Asn Gly Ile Thr Asp Asn Glu Lys Lys Arg Ala
        1555                1560                1565
Ala Ser Val Lys Asp Val Leu Asn Ala Gly Trp Asn Val Arg Gly Val
    1570                1575                1580
Lys Pro Ala Ser Ala Asn Asn Gln Val Glu Asn Ile Asp Phe Val Ala
1585                1590                1595                1600
Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asp Phe Val Ser Gly Asp Lys Asp Thr Thr Ser
                1605                1610                1615
Val Thr Val Glu Ser Lys Asp Asn Gly Lys Arg Thr Glu Val Lys Ile
            1620                1625                1630
Gly Ala Lys Thr Ser Val Ile Lys Asp His Asn Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr
        1635                1640                1645
Gly Lys Glu Leu Lys Asp Ala Asn Asn Asn Gly Val Thr Val Thr Glu
    1650                1655                1660
Thr Asp Gly Lys Asp Glu Gly Asn Gly Leu Val Thr Ala Lys Ala Val
1665                1670                1675                1680
Ile Asp Ala Val Asn Lys Ala Gly Trp Arg Val Lys Thr Thr Gly Ala
                1685                1690                1695
Asn Gly Gln Asn Asp Asp Phe Ala Thr Val Ala Ser Gly Thr Asn Val
            1700                1705                1710
Thr Phe Ala Asp Gly Asn Gly Thr Thr Ala Glu Val Thr Lys Ala Asn
        1715                1720                1725
Asp Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Lys Tyr Asn Val Lys Val Ala Asp Gly Leu
    1730                1735                1740
Lys Leu Asp Gly Asp Lys Ile Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Val Leu Thr Val
1745                1750                1755                1760
Ala Asp Gly Lys Val Thr Ala Pro Asn Asn Gly Asp Gly Lys Lys Phe
                1765                1770                1775
Val Asp Ala Ser Gly Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu Asn Lys Leu Ser Trp Thr
            1780                1785                1790
Ala Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Gly Thr Gly Glu Val Asp Pro Ala Asn Ser
        1795                1800                1805
Ala Gly Gln Glu Val Lys Ala Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly
    1810                1815                1820
Asp Asn Leu Lys Ile Lys Gln Ser Gly Lys Asp Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu
1825                1830                1835                1840
Lys Lys Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Thr Ser Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Ala Asn
                1845                1850                1855
Gly Gly Thr Gly Ser Glu Ser Thr Lys Ile Thr Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr
            1860                1865                1870
Ile Thr Pro Ala Asn Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala Gly Ala Asn Thr Ala Asn
        1875                1880                1885
Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Lys Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Val
    1890                1895                1900
Thr Asn Val Val Ser Gly Leu Lys Lys Phe Gly Asp Gly His Thr Leu
1905                1910                1915                1920
Ala Asn Gly Thr Val Ala Asp Phe Glu Lys His Tyr Asp Asn Ala Tyr
                1925                1930                1935
Lys Asp Leu Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Lys Gly Ala Asp Asn Asn Pro Thr
            1940                1945                1950
Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly
        1955                1960                1965
Trp Val Ile Ser Ala Asp Lys Thr Thr Gly Glu Pro Asn Gln Glu Tyr
    1970                1975                1980
Asn Ala Gln Val Arg Asn Ala Asn Glu Val Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn
1985                1990                1995                2000
Gly Ile Asn Val Ser Gly Lys Thr Leu Asn Gly Thr Arg Val Ile Thr
                2005                2010                2015
Phe Glu Leu Ala Lys Gly Glu Val Val Lys Ser Asn Glu Phe Thr Val
            2020                2025                2030
Lys Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Glu Thr Asn Leu Val Lys Val Gly Asp Met
        2035                2040                2045
Tyr Tyr Ser Lys Glu Asp Ile Asp Pro Ala Thr Ser Lys Pro Met Thr
    2050                2055                2060
Gly Lys Thr Glu Lys Tyr Lys Val Glu Asn Gly Lys Val Val Ser Ala
2065                2070                2075                2080
Asn Gly Ser Lys Thr Glu Val Thr Leu Thr Asn Lys Gly Ser Gly Tyr
                2085                2090                2095
Val Thr Gly Asn Gln Val Ala Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ser Gly Phe Glu
            2100                2105                2110
Leu Gly Leu Ala Asp Ala Ala Glu Ala Glu Lys Ala Phe Ala Glu Ser
        2115                2120                2125
Ala Lys Asp Lys Gln Leu Ser Lys Asp Lys Ala Glu Thr Val Asn Ala
    2130                2135                2140
His Asp Lys Val Arg Phe Ala Asn Gly Leu Asn Thr Lys Val Ser Ala
2145                2150                2155                2160
Ala Thr Val Glu Ser Thr Asp Ala Asn Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Thr Thr
                2165                2170                2175
Phe Val Lys Thr Asp Val Glu Leu Pro Leu Thr Gln Ile Tyr Asn Thr
            2180                2185                2190
Asp Ala Asn Gly Asn Lys Ile Val Lys Lys Ala Asp Gly Lys Trp Tyr
        2195                2200                2205
Glu Leu Asn Ala Asp Gly Thr Ala Ser Asn Lys Glu Val Thr Leu Gly
    2210                2215                2220
Asn Val Asp Ala Asn Gly Lys Lys Val Val Lys Val Thr Glu Asn Gly
2225                2230                2235                2240
Ala Asp Lys Trp Tyr Tyr Thr Asn Ala Asp Gly Ala Ala Asp Lys Thr
                2245                2250                2255
Lys Gly Glu Val Ser Asn Asp Lys Val Ser Thr Asp Glu Lys His Val
            2260                2265                2270
Val Arg Leu Asp Pro Asn Asn Gln Ser Asn Gly Lys Gly Val Val Ile
        2275                2280                2285
Asp Asn Val Ala Asn Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile
    2290                2295                2300
Asn Gly Ser Gln Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala
2305                2310                2315                2320
Gly Gln Val Asn Asn Leu Glu Gly Lys Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg
                2325                2330                2335
Ala Asp Ala Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln
            2340                2345                2350
Ala Thr Met Pro Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ala Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr
        2355                2360                2365
Gln Gly Gln Asn Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn
    2370                2375                2380
Gly Lys Val Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys
2385                2390                2395                2400
Thr Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
                2405                2410
 
           
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             1812 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            37
gaattctatt accactggta accaacacct gctgcaacgc cagaaacagc acaacaaatt     60
cactggctac atcaatttac caaagctcgc attcaatggc gcaaaaccca ttccttattc    120
tttaaagaaa aacccgatta tgcctttgtg ctggcagaaa acggcaaagt gcaagaaatc    180
aaagcagaat atcgccgcat tgccaatcaa attgtggaag aagcaatgat tattgccaac    240
atctgcgccg cccaattttt acacgaacag gcaaaaacag gcattttcaa cgcccacagc    300
gaacaaaatc aaactgaact ggcagaacgt tattcagtag aaaacttagc aaccttaaac    360
ggctattgcc aaatgcgtca cgatattgaa cccatcgaaa gcgattattt agaactgcgt    420
ttacgccgtt atttaacttt cgccgaattt aaatcagaat tagcaccgca ctttggtctt    480
ggtttagaag gctatgccac ttggacatcg cccatccgca aatattcaga tatggttaat    540
catcgcttaa tcaaagccgt gctggcaaaa cagccttatg aaaaaccaca aaatgacgtg    600
ttggcacgtt tgcaagagtc tcgccgccaa aatcgcctag tggaacgtga tattgccgat    660
tggctatatt gccgttatct tgctgacaaa gtggctgaaa atgtggaatt taatgcagaa    720
gtgcaagatg taatgcgtgc aggcttacgc gtacaactgc tcgaaaatgg tgcatcgcta    780
tttattcctg ccgccacgtt gcacaacaac aaagaagaaa tacagctaaa ccctgacgaa    840
ctcgccctct atataaaagg cgaacgcact tacaaaatag gcgacattgt gaaagtgaaa    900
ctcacagaag tgaaagaagc aactcgcagt attgtgggcg aaatacttca ataaattgcc    960
gttccaatat gttacggaag acggcaaaac cgttgtgaaa gtgggcaatg agtattacga   1020
agccaagcaa gacggttcgg cggatatgga taaaaaagtc aaaaatggcg agctggtgaa   1080
aactaaagtg aaattggtat cggcaaacgg tacaaatccg gtgaaaatca gcaatgttgc   1140
ggaaggcacg gaagataccg atgcggtcag ctttaagcag ttgaaagcct tgcaaaacaa   1200
acaggttacg ttaagcgcga gcaatgctta tgccaatggc ggtagcgatg ccgacgtcgg   1260
caaggtaact caaactttaa gcaatggttt gaattttaaa tttaaatcca cagacggcga   1320
gttgttgaac atcaaagcag acaaggacac ggttaccatt acgcgggcaa gcggtgcgaa   1380
tggtgcggcg gcgactgatg ccgacaagat taaagtggct tcagacggca ttagcgcggg   1440
taataaagca gttaaaaacg tcgcggcagg cgaaatttcc gccacttcca ccgatgcgat   1500
taacggcagt cagttgtatg ccgtggcaaa gggggtaaca aaccttgctg gacaagtgaa   1560
taaagtgggc aaacgtgcag atgcaggtac agcaagtgca ttagcggctt cacagttacc   1620
acaagcctct atgccgggta aatcaatggt ttctattgcg ggaagtagtt atcaaggtca   1680
aagtggttta gctatcgggg tatcaagaat ttccgataat ggcaaattga ttattcgctt   1740
gtcaggcaca accaatagcc aaggtaaaac aggcgttgca gcaggtgttg gttaccagtg   1800
gtaatagaat tc                                                       1812
 
           
             38 
             616 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            38
Tyr Tyr His Trp Pro Thr Pro Ala Ala Thr Pro Glu Thr Ala Gln Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Ile His Trp Leu His Gln Phe Thr Lys Ala Arg Ile Gln Trp Arg Lys
             20                  25                  30
Thr His Ser Leu Phe Phe Lys Glu Lys Pro Asp Tyr Ala Phe Val Leu
         35                  40                  45
Ala Glu Asn Gly Lys Val Gln Glu Ile Lys Ala Glu Tyr Arg Arg Ile
     50                  55                  60
Ala Asn Gln Ile Val Glu Glu Ala Met Ile Ile Ala Asn Ile Cys Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ala Gln Phe Leu His Glu Gln Ala Lys Thr Gly Ile Phe Asn Ala His
                 85                  90                  95
Ser Gly Phe Asp Lys Lys Tyr Leu Glu Asn Ala His His Phe Leu Met
            100                 105                 110
Ala Asn Leu Ala Asn Glu Gln Asn Gln Thr Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg Tyr
        115                 120                 125
Ser Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Thr Leu Asn Gly Tyr Cys Gln Met Arg His
    130                 135                 140
Asp Ile Glu Pro Ile Glu Ser Asp Tyr Leu Glu Leu Arg Leu Arg Arg
145                 150                 155                 160
Tyr Leu Thr Phe Ala Glu Phe Lys Ser Glu Leu Ala Pro His Phe Gly
                165                 170                 175
Leu Gly Leu Glu Gly Tyr Ala Thr Trp Thr Ser Pro Ile Arg Lys Tyr
            180                 185                 190
Ser Asp Met Val Asn His Arg Leu Ile Lys Ala Val Leu Ala Lys Gln
        195                 200                 205
Pro Tyr Glu Lys Pro Gln Asn Asp Val Leu Ala Arg Leu Gln Glu Ser
    210                 215                 220
Arg Arg Gln Asn Arg Leu Val Glu Arg Asp Ile Ala Asp Trp Leu Tyr
225                 230                 235                 240
Cys Arg Tyr Leu Ala Asp Lys Val Ala Glu Asn Val Glu Phe Asn Ala
                245                 250                 255
Glu Val Gln Asp Val Met Arg Ala Gly Leu Arg Val Gln Leu Leu Glu
            260                 265                 270
Asn Gly Ala Ser Leu Phe Ile Pro Ala Ala Thr Leu His Asn Asn Lys
        275                 280                 285
Glu Glu Ile Gln Leu Asn Pro Asp Glu Leu Ala Leu Tyr Ile Lys Gly
    290                 295                 300
Glu Arg Thr Tyr Lys Ile Gly Asp Ile Val Lys Val Lys Leu Thr Glu
305                 310                 315                 320
Val Lys Glu Ala Thr Arg Ser Ile Val Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Leu Pro
                325                 330                 335
Phe Gln Tyr Val Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Thr Val Val Lys Val Gly Asn
            340                 345                 350
Glu Tyr Tyr Glu Ala Lys Gln Asp Gly Ser Ala Asp Met Asp Lys Lys
        355                 360                 365
Val Lys Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Lys Thr Lys Val Lys Leu Val Ser Ala
    370                 375                 380
Asn Gly Thr Asn Pro Val Lys Ile Ser Asn Val Ala Glu Gly Thr Glu
385                 390                 395                 400
Asp Thr Asp Ala Val Ser Phe Lys Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Gln Asn Lys
                405                 410                 415
Gln Val Thr Leu Ser Ala Ser Asn Ala Tyr Ala Asn Gly Gly Ser Asp
            420                 425                 430
Ala Asp Val Gly Lys Val Thr Gln Thr Leu Ser Asn Gly Leu Asn Phe
        435                 440                 445
Lys Phe Lys Ser Thr Asp Gly Glu Leu Leu Asn Ile Lys Ala Asp Lys
    450                 455                 460
Asp Thr Val Thr Ile Thr Arg Ala Ser Gly Ala Asn Gly Ala Ala Ala
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Asp Ala Asp Lys Ile Lys Val Ala Ser Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly
                485                 490                 495
Asn Lys Ala Val Lys Asn Val Ala Ala Gly Glu Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser
            500                 505                 510
Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val
        515                 520                 525
Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala
    530                 535                 540
Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala Ser Met
545                 550                 555                 560
Pro Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Gly Gln
                565                 570                 575
Ser Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly Lys Leu
            580                 585                 590
Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr Gly Val
        595                 600                 605
Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
    610                 615
 
           
             39 
             24 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            39
tgcgcaccat ttcttaatgg caaa                                            24
 
           
             40 
             27 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            40
gacgtgttgg cacgtttgca agagtct                                         27
 
           
             41 
             23 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            41
gcaagacggt tcggcggata tgg                                             23
 
           
             42 
             22 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            42
ccgccacttc caccgatgcg at                                              22
 
           
             43 
             3294 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            43
atgaacaaaa tttttaacgt tatttggaat gttgtgactc aaacttgggt tgtcgtatct     60
gaactcactc gcacccacac caaatgcgcc tccgccaccg tggcggttgc cgtattggca    120
accctgttgt ccgcaacggt tgaggcgaac aacaatactc ctgttacgaa taagttgaag    180
gcttatggcg atgcgaattt taatttcact aataattcga tagcagatgc agaaaaacaa    240
gttcaagagg cttataaagg tttattaaat ctaaatgaaa aaaatgcgag tgataaactg    300
ttggtggagg acaatactgc ggcgaccgta ggcaatttgc gtaaattggg ctgggtattg    360
tctagcaaaa acggcacaag gaacgagaaa agccaacaag tcaaacatgc ggatgaagtg    420
ttgtttgaag gcaaaggcgg tgtgcaggtt acttccacct ctgaaaacgg caaacacacc    480
attacctttg ctttagcgaa agaccttggt gtgaaaactg cgactgtgag tgatacctta    540
acgattggcg gtggtgctgc tgcaggtgct acaacaacac cgaaagtgaa tgtaactagt    600
acaactgatg gcttgaagtt cgctaaagat gctgcgggtg ctaatggcga tactacggtt    660
cacttgaatg gtattggttc aaccttgaca gacacgcttg tgggttctcc tgctactcat    720
attgacggag gagatcaaag tacgcattac actcgtgcag caagtatcaa ggatgtcttg    780
aatgcgggtt ggaatatcaa gggtgttaaa gctggctcaa caactggtca atcagaaaat    840
gtcgattttg ttcatactta cgatactgtt gagttcttga gtgcggatac agagaccacg    900
actgttactg tagatagcaa agaaaacggt aagagaaccg aagttaaaat cggtgcgaag    960
acttctgtta tcaaagaaaa agacggtaag ttatttactg gaaaagctaa caaagagaca   1020
aataaagttg atggtgctaa cgcgactgaa gatgcagacg aaggcaaagg cttagtgact   1080
gcgaaagatg tgattgacgc agtgaataag actggttgga gaattaaaac aaccgatgct   1140
aatggtcaaa atggcgactt cgcaactgtt gcatcaggca caaatgtaac ctttgctagt   1200
ggtaatggta caactgcgac tgtaactaat ggcaccgatg gtattaccgt taagtatgat   1260
gcgaaagttg gcgacggctt aaaactagat ggcgataaaa tcgctgcaga tacgaccgca   1320
cttactgtga atgatggtaa gaacgctaat aatccgaaag gtaaagtggc tgatgttgct   1380
tcaactgacg agaagaaatt ggttacagca aaaggtttag taacagcctt aaacagtcta   1440
agctggacta caactgctgc tgaggcggac ggtggtacgc ttgatggaaa tgcaagtgag   1500
caagaagtta aagcgggcga taaagtaacc tttaaagcag gcaagaactt aaaagtgaaa   1560
caagagggtg cgaactttac ttattcactg caagatgctt taacaggctt aacgagcatt   1620
actttaggta caggaaataa tggtgcgaaa actgaaatca acaaagacgg cttaaccatc   1680
acaccagcaa atggtgcggg tgcaaataat gcaaacacca tcagcgtaac caaagacggc   1740
attagtgcgg gcggtcagtc ggttaaaaac gttgtgagcg gactgaagaa atttggtgat   1800
gcgaatttcg atccgctgac tagctccgcc gacaacttaa cgaaacaaaa tgacgatgcc   1860
tataaaggct tgaccaattt ggatgaaaaa ggtacagaca agcaaactcc agttgttgcc   1920
gacaataccg ccgcaaccgt gggcgatttg cgcggcttgg gctgggtcat ttctgcggac   1980
aaaaccacag gcggctcaac ggaatatcac gatcaagttc ggaatgcgaa cgaagtgaaa   2040
ttcaaaagcg gcaacggtat caatgtttcc ggtaaaacgg tcaacggtag gcgtgaaatt   2100
acttttgaat tggctaaagg tgaagtggtt aaatcgaatg aatttaccgt caaagaaacc   2160
aatggaaagg aaacgagcct ggttaaagtt ggcgataaat attacagcaa agaggatatt   2220
gacttaacaa caggtcagcc taaattaaaa gatggcaata cagttgctgc gaaatatcaa   2280
gataaaggtg gcaaagtcgt ttctgtaacg gataatactg aagctaccat aaccaacaaa   2340
ggttctggct atgtaacagg taaccaagtg gcagatgcga ttgcgaaatc aggctttgag   2400
cttggcttgg ctgatgaagc tgatgcgaaa cgggcgtttg atgataagac aaaagcctta   2460
tctgctggta caacggaaat tgtaaatgcc cacgataaag tccgttttgc taatggttta   2520
aataccaaag tgagcgcggc aacggtggaa agcaccgatg caaacggcga taaagtgacc   2580
acaacctttg tgaaaaccga tgtggaattg cctttaacgc aaatctacaa taccgatgca   2640
aacggtaaga aaatcactaa agttgtcaaa gatgggcaaa ctaaatggta tgaactgaat   2700
gctgacggta cggctgatat gaccaaagaa gttaccctcg gtaacgtgga ttcagacggc   2760
aagaaagttg tgaaagacaa cgatggcaag tggtatcacg ccaaagctga cggtactgcg   2820
gataaaacca aaggcgaagt gagcaatgat aaagtttcta ccgatgaaaa acacgttgtc   2880
agccttgatc caaatgatca atcaaaaggt aaaggtgtcg tgattgacaa tgtggctaat   2940
ggcgatattt ctgccacttc caccgatgcg attaacggaa gtcagttgta tgctgtggca   3000
aaaggggtaa caaaccttgc tggacaagtg aataatcttg agggcaaagt gaataaagtg   3060
ggcaaacgtg cagatgcagg tacagcaagt gcattagcgg cttcacagtt accacaagcc   3120
actatgccag gtaaatcaat ggttgctatt gcgggaagta gttatcaagg tcaaaatggt   3180
ttagctatcg gggtatcaag aatttccgat aatggcaaag tgattattcg cttgtcaggc   3240
acaaccaata gtcaaggtaa aacaggcgtt gcagcaggtg ttggttacca gtgg         3294
 
           
             44 
             1098 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            44
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Val Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Thr His Thr Lys Cys Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Val Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ser Ala Thr Val Glu
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Asn Asn Thr Pro Val Thr Asn Lys Leu Lys Ala Tyr Gly Asp
     50                  55                  60
Ala Asn Phe Asn Phe Thr Asn Asn Ser Ile Ala Asp Ala Glu Lys Gln
 65                  70                  75                  80
Val Gln Glu Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Leu Asn Leu Asn Glu Lys Asn Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Ser Asp Lys Leu Leu Val Glu Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asn
            100                 105                 110
Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Leu Ser Ser Lys Asn Gly Thr Arg Asn
        115                 120                 125
Glu Lys Ser Gln Gln Val Lys His Ala Asp Glu Val Leu Phe Glu Gly
    130                 135                 140
Lys Gly Gly Val Gln Val Thr Ser Thr Ser Glu Asn Gly Lys His Thr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ile Thr Phe Ala Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Ala Thr Val
                165                 170                 175
Ser Asp Thr Leu Thr Ile Gly Gly Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Thr Thr
            180                 185                 190
Thr Pro Lys Val Asn Val Thr Ser Thr Thr Asp Gly Leu Lys Phe Ala
        195                 200                 205
Lys Asp Ala Ala Gly Ala Asn Gly Asp Thr Thr Val His Leu Asn Gly
    210                 215                 220
Ile Gly Ser Thr Leu Thr Asp Thr Leu Val Gly Ser Pro Ala Thr His
225                 230                 235                 240
Ile Asp Gly Gly Asp Gln Ser Thr His Tyr Thr Arg Ala Ala Ser Ile
                245                 250                 255
Lys Asp Val Leu Asn Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Ala Gly
            260                 265                 270
Ser Thr Thr Gly Gln Ser Glu Asn Val Asp Phe Val His Thr Tyr Asp
        275                 280                 285
Thr Val Glu Phe Leu Ser Ala Asp Thr Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Thr Val
    290                 295                 300
Asp Ser Lys Glu Asn Gly Lys Arg Thr Glu Val Lys Ile Gly Ala Lys
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Ser Val Ile Lys Glu Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr Gly Lys Ala
                325                 330                 335
Asn Lys Glu Thr Asn Lys Val Asp Gly Ala Asn Ala Thr Glu Asp Ala
            340                 345                 350
Asp Glu Gly Lys Gly Leu Val Thr Ala Lys Asp Val Ile Asp Ala Val
        355                 360                 365
Asn Lys Thr Gly Trp Arg Ile Lys Thr Thr Asp Ala Asn Gly Gln Asn
    370                 375                 380
Gly Asp Phe Ala Thr Val Ala Ser Gly Thr Asn Val Thr Phe Ala Ser
385                 390                 395                 400
Gly Asn Gly Thr Thr Ala Thr Val Thr Asn Gly Thr Asp Gly Ile Thr
                405                 410                 415
Val Lys Tyr Asp Ala Lys Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Lys Leu Asp Gly Asp
            420                 425                 430
Lys Ile Ala Ala Asp Thr Thr Ala Leu Thr Val Asn Asp Gly Lys Asn
        435                 440                 445
Ala Asn Asn Pro Lys Gly Lys Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Thr Asp Glu
    450                 455                 460
Lys Lys Leu Val Thr Ala Lys Gly Leu Val Thr Ala Leu Asn Ser Leu
465                 470                 475                 480
Ser Trp Thr Thr Thr Ala Ala Glu Ala Asp Gly Gly Thr Leu Asp Gly
                485                 490                 495
Asn Ala Ser Glu Gln Glu Val Lys Ala Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Lys
            500                 505                 510
Ala Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Glu Gly Ala Asn Phe Thr Tyr
        515                 520                 525
Ser Leu Gln Asp Ala Leu Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu Gly Thr
    530                 535                 540
Gly Asn Asn Gly Ala Lys Thr Glu Ile Asn Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile
545                 550                 555                 560
Thr Pro Ala Asn Gly Ala Gly Ala Asn Asn Ala Asn Thr Ile Ser Val
                565                 570                 575
Thr Lys Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Gly Gln Ser Val Lys Asn Val Val
            580                 585                 590
Ser Gly Leu Lys Lys Phe Gly Asp Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Leu Thr Ser
        595                 600                 605
Ser Ala Asp Asn Leu Thr Lys Gln Asn Asp Asp Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu
    610                 615                 620
Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Lys Gly Thr Asp Lys Gln Thr Pro Val Val Ala
625                 630                 635                 640
Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly Trp Val
                645                 650                 655
Ile Ser Ala Asp Lys Thr Thr Gly Gly Ser Thr Glu Tyr His Asp Gln
            660                 665                 670
Val Arg Asn Ala Asn Glu Val Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn Gly Ile Asn
        675                 680                 685
Val Ser Gly Lys Thr Val Asn Gly Arg Arg Glu Ile Thr Phe Glu Leu
    690                 695                 700
Ala Lys Gly Glu Val Val Lys Ser Asn Glu Phe Thr Val Lys Glu Thr
705                 710                 715                 720
Asn Gly Lys Glu Thr Ser Leu Val Lys Val Gly Asp Lys Tyr Tyr Ser
                725                 730                 735
Lys Glu Asp Ile Asp Leu Thr Thr Gly Gln Pro Lys Leu Lys Asp Gly
            740                 745                 750
Asn Thr Val Ala Ala Lys Tyr Gln Asp Lys Gly Gly Lys Val Val Ser
        755                 760                 765
Val Thr Asp Asn Thr Glu Ala Thr Ile Thr Asn Lys Gly Ser Gly Tyr
    770                 775                 780
Val Thr Gly Asn Gln Val Ala Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ser Gly Phe Glu
785                 790                 795                 800
Leu Gly Leu Ala Asp Glu Ala Asp Ala Lys Arg Ala Phe Asp Asp Lys
                805                 810                 815
Thr Lys Ala Leu Ser Ala Gly Thr Thr Glu Ile Val Asn Ala His Asp
            820                 825                 830
Lys Val Arg Phe Ala Asn Gly Leu Asn Thr Lys Val Ser Ala Ala Thr
        835                 840                 845
Val Glu Ser Thr Asp Ala Asn Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Thr Thr Phe Val
    850                 855                 860
Lys Thr Asp Val Glu Leu Pro Leu Thr Gln Ile Tyr Asn Thr Asp Ala
865                 870                 875                 880
Asn Gly Lys Lys Ile Thr Lys Val Val Lys Asp Gly Gln Thr Lys Trp
                885                 890                 895
Tyr Glu Leu Asn Ala Asp Gly Thr Ala Asp Met Thr Lys Glu Val Thr
            900                 905                 910
Leu Gly Asn Val Asp Ser Asp Gly Lys Lys Val Val Lys Asp Asn Asp
        915                 920                 925
Gly Lys Trp Tyr His Ala Lys Ala Asp Gly Thr Ala Asp Lys Thr Lys
    930                 935                 940
Gly Glu Val Ser Asn Asp Lys Val Ser Thr Asp Glu Lys His Val Val
945                 950                 955                 960
Ser Leu Asp Pro Asn Asp Gln Ser Lys Gly Lys Gly Val Val Ile Asp
                965                 970                 975
Asn Val Ala Asn Gly Asp Ile Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn
            980                 985                 990
Gly Ser Gln Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala Lys Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly
        995                 1000                1005
Gln Val Asn Asn Leu Glu Gly Lys Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala
    1010                1015                1020
Asp Ala Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala
1025                1030                1035                1040
Thr Met Pro Gly Lys Ser Met Val Ala Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln
                1045                1050                1055
Gly Gln Asn Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly
            1060                1065                1070
Lys Val Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr
        1075                1080                1085
Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr Gln Trp
    1090                1095
 
           
             45 
             660 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            45
Pro Thr Pro Ala Ala Thr Pro Glu Thr Ala Gln Gln Ile His Trp Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
His Gln Phe Thr Lys Ala Arg Ile Gln Trp Arg Lys Thr His Ser Leu
             20                  25                  30
Phe Phe Lys Glu Lys Pro Asp Tyr Ala Phe Val Leu Ala Glu Asn Gly
         35                  40                  45
Lys Val Gln Glu Ile Lys Ala Glu Tyr Arg Arg Ile Ala Asn Gln Ile
     50                  55                  60
Val Glu Glu Ala Met Ile Ile Ala Ala Trp Gln Pro Glu Met Pro Glu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Thr Ala Gln Gln Ile His Trp Leu His Gln Phe Thr Lys Ala Arg Ile
                 85                  90                  95
Gln Trp Arg Lys Thr His Ser Leu Phe Phe Lys Glu Lys Pro Asp Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Ala Phe Val Leu Ala Glu Asn Gly Lys Val Gln Glu Ile Lys Ala Glu
        115                 120                 125
Tyr Arg Arg Ile Ala Asn Gln Ile Val Glu Glu Ala Met Ile Ile Ala
    130                 135                 140
Asn Ile Cys Ala Ala Gln Phe Leu His Glu Gln Ala Lys Thr Gly Ile
145                 150                 155                 160
Phe Asn Ala His Ser Gly Phe Asp Lys Lys Tyr Leu Glu Asn Ala His
                165                 170                 175
His Phe Leu Met Ala Asn Leu Ala Asn Glu Gln Asn Gln Thr Glu Leu
            180                 185                 190
Ala Glu Arg Tyr Ser Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Thr Leu Asn Gly Tyr Cys
        195                 200                 205
Gln Met Arg His Asp Ile Glu Pro Asn Ile Cys Ala Ala Gln Phe Leu
    210                 215                 220
His Glu Gln Ala Lys Thr Gly Ile Phe Asn Thr His Ser Gly Phe Asp
225                 230                 235                 240
Lys Lys Phe Leu Glu Asn Ala His Asn Phe Leu Met Ala Asn Leu Ala
                245                 250                 255
Asn Glu Gln Asn Gln Thr Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg Tyr Ser Val Glu Asn
            260                 265                 270
Leu Ala Thr Leu Asn Gly Tyr Cys Gln Met Arg His Asp Ile Glu Pro
        275                 280                 285
Ile Glu Ser Asp Tyr Leu Glu Leu Arg Leu Arg Arg Tyr Leu Thr Phe
    290                 295                 300
Ala Glu Phe Lys Ser Glu Leu Ala Pro His Phe Gly Leu Gly Leu Glu
305                 310                 315                 320
Gly Tyr Ala Thr Trp Thr Ser Pro Ile Arg Lys Tyr Ser Asp Met Val
                325                 330                 335
Asn His Arg Leu Ile Lys Ala Val Leu Ala Lys Gln Pro Tyr Glu Lys
            340                 345                 350
Pro Gln Asn Asp Val Leu Ala Arg Ile Glu Ser Asp Tyr Leu Glu Leu
        355                 360                 365
Arg Leu Arg Arg Tyr Leu Thr Phe Ala Glu Phe Lys Ser Glu Leu Ala
    370                 375                 380
Pro His Phe Gly Leu Gly Leu Glu Gly Tyr Ala Thr Trp Thr Ser Pro
385                 390                 395                 400
Ile Arg Lys Tyr Ser Asp Met Val Asn His Arg Leu Ile Lys Ala Val
                405                 410                 415
Leu Ala Lys Gln Pro Tyr Glu Lys Pro Gln Asn Asp Val Leu Ala Arg
            420                 425                 430
Leu Gln Glu Ser Arg Arg Gln Asn Arg Leu Val Glu Arg Asp Ile Ala
        435                 440                 445
Asp Trp Leu Tyr Cys Arg Tyr Leu Ala Asp Lys Val Ala Glu Asn Val
    450                 455                 460
Glu Phe Asn Ala Glu Val Gln Asp Val Met Arg Ala Gly Leu Arg Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Gln Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ser Leu Phe Ile Pro Ala Ala Thr Leu
                485                 490                 495
His Asn Asn Lys Glu Glu Ile Gln Leu Gln Glu Ala Arg Arg Gln Asn
            500                 505                 510
Arg Leu Val Glu Arg Asp Ile Ala Asp Trp Leu Tyr Cys Arg Tyr Leu
        515                 520                 525
Ala Asp Lys Val Ala Ser Asn Ala Glu Phe Glu Ala Glu Val Gln Asp
    530                 535                 540
Val Met Arg Ala Gly Leu Arg Val Gln Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ser
545                 550                 555                 560
Leu Phe Ile Pro Ala Ala Thr Leu His Asn Asn Lys Glu Glu Ile Gln
                565                 570                 575
Leu Asn Pro Asp Glu Leu Ala Leu Tyr Ile Lys Gly Glu Arg Thr Tyr
            580                 585                 590
Lys Ile Gly Asp Ile Val Lys Val Lys Leu Thr Glu Val Lys Glu Ala
        595                 600                 605
Thr Arg Ser Ile Val Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Leu Asn Pro Asp Glu Leu
    610                 615                 620
Ala Leu Tyr Ile Lys Gly Glu Arg Thr Tyr Lys Ile Gly Asp Met Val
625                 630                 635                 640
Lys Val Lys Leu Thr Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Thr Arg Ser Ile Val Gly
                645                 650                 655
Glu Ile Leu Gln
            660
 
           
             46 
             659 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            46
Met Phe Gln Asp Asn Pro Leu Leu Ala Gln Leu Lys Gln Gln Ile His
  1               5                  10                  15
Asp Ser Lys Glu Gln Val Glu Gly Val Val Lys Ser Thr Asp Lys Ala
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Gly Phe Leu Glu Cys Asp Lys Lys Thr Tyr Phe Ile Ala Pro Pro
         35                  40                  45
Ser Met Lys Lys Val Met His Gly Asp Lys Ile Lys Ala Thr Ile Glu
     50                  55                  60
Lys Gln Gly Asp Lys Glu Gln Ala Glu Pro Glu Ala Leu Ile Glu Pro
 65                  70                  75                  80
Met Leu Thr Arg Phe Ile Ala Lys Val Arg Phe Asn Lys Asp Lys Lys
                 85                  90                  95
Leu Gln Val Leu Val Asp His Pro Ser Ile Asn Gln Pro Ile Gly Ala
            100                 105                 110
Gln Gln Ala Lys Ser Val Lys Glu Glu Leu Gln Glu Gly Asp Trp Val
        115                 120                 125
Val Ala Asn Leu Lys Thr His Pro Leu Arg Asp Asp Arg Phe Phe Tyr
    130                 135                 140
Ala Thr Ile Asn Gln Leu Ile Cys Arg Ala Asp Asp Glu Leu Ala Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
Trp Trp Val Thr Leu Ala Arg His Glu Gln Ser Arg Tyr Pro Val Arg
                165                 170                 175
Gly Ala Glu Pro Tyr Glu Met Leu Asp Gln Lys Thr Arg Glu Asn Leu
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ala Leu His Phe Val Thr Ile Asp Ser Glu Ser Thr Met Asp Met
        195                 200                 205
Asp Asp Ala Leu Tyr Ile Glu Pro Ile Ala Gln Asn Ser Thr Gln Thr
    210                 215                 220
Gly Trp Lys Leu Val Val Ala Ile Ala Asp Pro Thr Ala Tyr Ile Ala
225                 230                 235                 240
Leu Asp Ser Gln Ile Glu Gln Glu Ala Lys Gln Arg Cys Phe Thr Asn
                245                 250                 255
Tyr Leu Pro Gly Phe Asn Ile Pro Met Leu Pro Arg Glu Leu Ser Asp
            260                 265                 270
Glu Leu Cys Ser Leu Ile Ala Asn Glu Thr Arg Pro Ala Leu Val Cys
        275                 280                 285
Tyr Ile Glu Thr Asp Leu Thr Gly Asn Ile Thr Ala Lys Pro His Phe
    290                 295                 300
Val Ser Ala Tyr Val Gln Ser Lys Ala Lys Leu Ala Tyr Asn Lys Val
305                 310                 315                 320
Ser Asp Tyr Leu Glu Gln Ala Asp Asn Ala Trp Gln Pro Glu Met Pro
                325                 330                 335
Glu Thr Ala Gln Gln Ile His Trp Leu His Gln Phe Thr Lys Ala Arg
            340                 345                 350
Ile Gln Trp Arg Lys Thr His Ser Leu Phe Phe Lys Glu Lys Pro Asp
        355                 360                 365
Tyr Ala Phe Val Leu Ala Glu Asn Gly Lys Val Gln Glu Ile Lys Ala
    370                 375                 380
Glu Tyr Arg Arg Ile Ala Asn Gln Ile Val Glu Glu Ala Met Ile Ile
385                 390                 395                 400
Ala Asn Ile Cys Ala Ala Gln Phe Leu His Glu Gln Ala Lys Thr Gly
                405                 410                 415
Ile Phe Asn Thr His Ser Gly Phe Asp Lys Lys Phe Leu Glu Asn Ala
            420                 425                 430
His Asn Phe Leu Met Ala Asn Leu Ala Asn Glu Gln Asn Gln Thr Glu
        435                 440                 445
Leu Ala Glu Arg Tyr Ser Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Thr Leu Asn Gly Tyr
    450                 455                 460
Cys Gln Met Arg His Asp Ile Glu Pro Ile Glu Ser Asp Tyr Leu Glu
465                 470                 475                 480
Leu Arg Leu Arg Arg Tyr Leu Thr Phe Ala Glu Phe Lys Ser Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Ala Pro His Phe Gly Leu Gly Leu Glu Gly Tyr Ala Thr Trp Thr Ser
            500                 505                 510
Pro Ile Arg Lys Tyr Ser Asp Met Val Asn His Arg Leu Ile Lys Ala
        515                 520                 525
Val Leu Ala Lys Gln Pro Tyr Glu Lys Pro Gln Asn Asp Val Leu Ala
    530                 535                 540
Arg Leu Gln Glu Ala Arg Arg Gln Asn Arg Leu Val Glu Arg Asp Ile
545                 550                 555                 560
Ala Asp Trp Leu Tyr Cys Arg Tyr Leu Ala Asp Lys Val Ala Ser Asn
                565                 570                 575
Ala Glu Phe Glu Ala Glu Val Gln Asp Val Met Arg Ala Gly Leu Arg
            580                 585                 590
Val Gln Leu Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ser Leu Phe Ile Pro Ala Ala Thr
        595                 600                 605
Leu His Asn Asn Lys Glu Glu Ile Gln Leu Asn Pro Asp Glu Leu Ala
    610                 615                 620
Leu Tyr Ile Lys Gly Glu Arg Thr Tyr Lys Ile Gly Asp Met Val Lys
625                 630                 635                 640
Val Lys Leu Thr Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Thr Arg Ser Ile Val Gly Glu
                645                 650                 655
Ile Leu Gln
 
           
             47 
             2354 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            47
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Met Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Thr His Thr Lys Arg Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Glu Thr Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Phe Ala Thr Val Gln
         35                  40                  45
Ala Asn Ala Thr Asp Glu Asp Glu Glu Leu Asp Pro Val Val Arg Thr
     50                  55                  60
Ala Pro Val Leu Ser Phe His Ser Asp Lys Glu Gly Thr Gly Glu Lys
 65                  70                  75                  80
Glu Val Thr Glu Asn Ser Asn Trp Gly Ile Tyr Phe Asp Asn Lys Gly
                 85                  90                  95
Val Leu Lys Ala Gly Ala Ile Thr Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Asn Leu Lys
            100                 105                 110
Ile Lys Gln Asn Thr Asp Glu Ser Thr Asn Ala Ser Ser Phe Thr Tyr
        115                 120                 125
Ser Leu Lys Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Leu Thr Ser Val Ala Thr Glu Lys
    130                 135                 140
Leu Ser Phe Gly Ala Asn Gly Asp Lys Val Lys Ile Thr Ser Asp Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Asn Gly Leu Lys Leu Ala Lys Thr Gly Asn Gly Asn Val His Leu Asn
                165                 170                 175
Gly Leu Asp Ser Thr Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Thr Asn Thr Gly Val Leu
            180                 185                 190
Ser Ser Ser Ser Phe Thr Pro Asn Asp Val Glu Lys Thr Arg Ala Ala
        195                 200                 205
Thr Val Lys Asp Val Leu Asn Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Lys Gly Ala Lys
    210                 215                 220
Thr Ala Gly Gly Asn Val Glu Ser Val Asp Leu Val Ser Ala Tyr Asn
225                 230                 235                 240
Asn Val Glu Phe Ile Thr Gly Asp Lys Asn Thr Leu Asp Val Val Leu
                245                 250                 255
Thr Ala Lys Glu Asn Gly Lys Thr Thr Glu Val Lys Phe Thr Pro Lys
            260                 265                 270
Thr Ser Val Ile Lys Glu Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr Gly Lys Glu
        275                 280                 285
Asn Asn Asp Thr Asn Lys Val Thr Ser Asn Thr Ala Thr Asp Asn Thr
    290                 295                 300
Asp Glu Gly Asn Gly Leu Val Thr Ala Lys Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Val
305                 310                 315                 320
Asn Lys Ala Gly Trp Arg Val Lys Thr Thr Thr Ala Asn Gly Gln Asn
                325                 330                 335
Gly Asp Phe Ala Thr Val Ala Ser Gly Thr Asn Val Thr Phe Glu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Gly Asp Gly Thr Thr Ala Ser Val Thr Lys Asp Thr Asn Gly Asn Gly
        355                 360                 365
Ile Thr Val Lys Tyr Asp Ala Lys Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Lys Phe Asp
    370                 375                 380
Ser Asp Lys Lys Ile Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Ala Leu Thr Val Thr Gly
385                 390                 395                 400
Gly Lys Val Ala Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Asp Asp Lys Lys Lys Leu Val
                405                 410                 415
Asn Ala Gly Asp Leu Val Thr Ala Leu Gly Asn Leu Ser Trp Lys Ala
            420                 425                 430
Lys Ala Glu Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly Ala Leu Glu Gly Ile Ser Lys Asp
        435                 440                 445
Gln Glu Val Lys Ala Gly Glu Thr Val Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly Lys Asn
    450                 455                 460
Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Asp Gly Ala Asn Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu Gln Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Ala Leu Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Thr Asn Gly
                485                 490                 495
Gly Asn Asp Ala Lys Thr Val Ile Asn Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr
            500                 505                 510
Pro Ala Gly Asn Gly Gly Thr Thr Gly Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr
        515                 520                 525
Lys Asp Gly Ile Lys Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Ile Thr Asn Val Ala Ser
    530                 535                 540
Gly Leu Arg Ala Tyr Asp Asp Ala Asn Phe Asp Val Leu Asn Asn Ser
545                 550                 555                 560
Ala Thr Asp Leu Asn Arg His Val Glu Asp Ala Tyr Lys Gly Leu Leu
                565                 570                 575
Asn Leu Asn Glu Lys Asn Ala Asn Lys Gln Pro Leu Val Thr Asp Ser
            580                 585                 590
Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Arg Lys Leu Gly Trp Val Val Ser
        595                 600                 605
Thr Lys Asn Gly Thr Lys Glu Glu Ser Asn Gln Val Lys Gln Ala Asp
    610                 615                 620
Glu Val Leu Phe Thr Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala Thr Val Thr Ser Lys Ser
625                 630                 635                 640
Glu Asn Gly Lys His Thr Ile Thr Val Ser Val Ala Glu Thr Lys Ala
                645                 650                 655
Asp Cys Gly Leu Glu Lys Asp Gly Asp Thr Ile Lys Leu Lys Val Asp
            660                 665                 670
Asn Gln Asn Thr Asp Asn Val Leu Thr Val Gly Asn Asn Gly Thr Ala
        675                 680                 685
Val Thr Lys Gly Gly Phe Glu Thr Val Lys Thr Gly Ala Thr Asp Ala
    690                 695                 700
Asp Arg Gly Lys Val Thr Val Lys Asp Ala Thr Ala Asn Asp Ala Asp
705                 710                 715                 720
Lys Lys Val Ala Thr Val Lys Asp Val Ala Thr Ala Ile Asn Ser Ala
                725                 730                 735
Ala Thr Phe Val Lys Thr Glu Asn Leu Thr Thr Ser Ile Asp Glu Asp
            740                 745                 750
Asn Pro Thr Asp Asn Gly Lys Asp Asp Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Thr
        755                 760                 765
Leu Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Arg Asp Gly Lys
    770                 775                 780
Asn Ile Thr Phe Asp Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Glu Val Lys Thr Ala Lys
785                 790                 795                 800
Val Ser Asp Thr Leu Thr Ile Gly Gly Asn Thr Pro Thr Gly Gly Thr
                805                 810                 815
Thr Ala Thr Pro Lys Val Asn Ile Thr Ser Thr Ala Asp Gly Leu Asn
            820                 825                 830
Phe Ala Lys Glu Thr Ala Asp Ala Ser Gly Ser Lys Asn Val Tyr Leu
        835                 840                 845
Lys Gly Ile Ala Thr Thr Leu Thr Glu Pro Ser Ala Gly Ala Lys Ser
    850                 855                 860
Ser His Val Asp Leu Asn Val Asp Ala Thr Lys Lys Ser Asn Ala Ala
865                 870                 875                 880
Ser Ile Glu Asp Val Leu Arg Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Gln Gly Asn Gly
                885                 890                 895
Asn Asn Val Asp Tyr Val Ala Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asn Phe Thr Asp
            900                 905                 910
Asp Ser Thr Gly Thr Thr Thr Val Thr Val Thr Gln Lys Ala Asp Gly
        915                 920                 925
Lys Gly Ala Asp Val Lys Ile Gly Ala Lys Thr Ser Val Ile Lys Asp
    930                 935                 940
His Asn Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr Gly Lys Asp Leu Lys Asp Ala Asn Asn
945                 950                 955                 960
Gly Ala Thr Val Ser Glu Asp Asp Gly Lys Asp Thr Gly Thr Gly Leu
                965                 970                 975
Val Thr Ala Lys Thr Val Ile Asp Ala Val Asn Lys Ser Gly Trp Arg
            980                 985                 990
Val Thr Gly Glu Gly Ala Thr Ala Glu Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala Val Asn
        995                 1000                1005
Ala Gly Asn Ala Glu Thr Val Thr Ser Gly Thr Ser Val Asn Phe Lys
    1010                1015                1020
Asn Gly Asn Ala Thr Thr Ala Thr Val Ser Lys Asp Asn Gly Asn Ile
1025                1030                1035                1040
Asn Val Lys Tyr Asp Val Asn Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Lys Ile Gly Asp
                1045                1050                1055
Asp Lys Lys Ile Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Thr Gly Gly
            1060                1065                1070
Lys Val Ser Val Pro Ala Gly Ala Asn Ser Val Asn Asn Asn Lys Lys
        1075                1080                1085
Leu Val Asn Ala Glu Gly Leu Ala Thr Ala Leu Asn Asn Leu Ser Trp
    1090                1095                1100
Thr Ala Lys Ala Asp Lys Tyr Ala Asp Gly Glu Ser Glu Gly Glu Thr
1105                1110                1115                1120
Asp Gln Glu Val Lys Ala Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly Lys
                1125                1130                1135
Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Gln Ser Glu Lys Asp Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu Gln
            1140                1145                1150
Asp Thr Leu Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Ala Asn
        1155                1160                1165
Gly Arg Asn Asp Thr Gly Thr Val Ile Asn Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile
    1170                1175                1180
Thr Leu Ala Asn Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Thr Asp Ala Ser Asn Gly Asn
1185                1190                1195                1200
Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Lys Asp Gly Ile Ser Ala Gly Asn Lys Glu Ile
                1205                1210                1215
Thr Asn Val Lys Ser Ala Leu Lys Thr Tyr Lys Asp Thr Gln Asn Thr
            1220                1225                1230
Ala Asp Glu Thr Gln Asp Lys Glu Phe His Ala Ala Val Lys Asn Ala
        1235                1240                1245
Asn Glu Val Glu Phe Val Gly Lys Asn Gly Ala Thr Val Ser Ala Lys
    1250                1255                1260
Thr Asp Asn Asn Gly Lys His Thr Val Thr Ile Asp Val Ala Glu Ala
1265                1270                1275                1280
Lys Val Gly Asp Gly Leu Glu Lys Asp Thr Asp Gly Lys Ile Lys Leu
                1285                1290                1295
Lys Val Asp Asn Thr Asp Gly Asn Asn Leu Leu Thr Val Asp Ala Thr
            1300                1305                1310
Lys Gly Ala Ser Val Ala Lys Gly Glu Phe Asn Ala Val Thr Thr Asp
        1315                1320                1325
Ala Thr Thr Ala Gln Gly Thr Asn Ala Asn Glu Arg Gly Lys Val Val
    1330                1335                1340
Val Lys Gly Ser Asn Gly Ala Thr Ala Thr Glu Thr Asp Lys Lys Lys
1345                1350                1355                1360
Val Ala Thr Val Gly Asp Val Ala Lys Ala Ile Asn Asp Ala Ala Thr
                1365                1370                1375
Phe Val Lys Val Glu Asn Asp Asp Ser Ala Thr Ile Asp Asp Ser Pro
            1380                1385                1390
Thr Asp Asp Gly Ala Asn Asp Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Thr Leu Thr
        1395                1400                1405
Leu Lys Ala Gly Lys Asn Leu Lys Val Lys Arg Asp Gly Lys Asn Ile
    1410                1415                1420
Thr Phe Ala Leu Ala Asn Asp Leu Ser Val Lys Ser Ala Thr Val Ser
1425                1430                1435                1440
Asp Lys Leu Ser Leu Gly Thr Asn Gly Asn Lys Val Asn Ile Thr Ser
                1445                1450                1455
Asp Thr Lys Gly Leu Lys Phe Ala Lys Asp Ser Lys Thr Gly Asp Asp
            1460                1465                1470
Ala Asn Ile His Leu Asn Gly Ile Ala Ser Thr Leu Thr Asp Thr Leu
        1475                1480                1485
Leu Asn Ser Gly Ala Thr Thr Asn Leu Gly Gly Asn Gly Ile Thr Asp
    1490                1495                1500
Asn Glu Lys Lys Arg Ala Ala Ser Val Lys Asp Val Leu Asn Ala Gly
1505                1510                1515                1520
Trp Asn Val Arg Gly Val Lys Pro Ala Ser Ala Asn Asn Gln Val Glu
                1525                1530                1535
Asn Ile Asp Phe Val Ala Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asp Phe Val Ser Gly
            1540                1545                1550
Asp Lys Asp Thr Thr Ser Val Thr Val Glu Ser Lys Asp Asn Gly Lys
        1555                1560                1565
Arg Thr Glu Val Lys Ile Gly Ala Lys Thr Ser Val Ile Lys Asp His
    1570                1575                1580
Asn Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr Gly Lys Glu Leu Lys Asp Ala Asn Asn Asn
1585                1590                1595                1600
Gly Val Thr Val Thr Glu Thr Asp Gly Lys Asp Glu Gly Asn Gly Leu
                1605                1610                1615
Val Thr Ala Lys Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Val Asn Lys Ala Gly Trp Arg
            1620                1625                1630
Val Lys Thr Thr Gly Ala Asn Gly Gln Asn Asp Asp Phe Ala Thr Val
        1635                1640                1645
Ala Ser Gly Thr Asn Val Thr Phe Ala Asp Gly Asn Gly Thr Thr Ala
    1650                1655                1660
Glu Val Thr Lys Ala Asn Asp Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Lys Tyr Asn Val
1665                1670                1675                1680
Lys Val Ala Asp Gly Leu Lys Leu Asp Gly Asp Lys Ile Val Ala Asp
                1685                1690                1695
Thr Thr Val Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Gly Lys Val Thr Ala Pro Asn Asn
            1700                1705                1710
Gly Asp Gly Lys Lys Phe Val Asp Ala Ser Gly Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu
        1715                1720                1725
Asn Lys Leu Ser Trp Thr Ala Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Gly Thr Gly Glu
    1730                1735                1740
Val Asp Pro Ala Asn Ser Ala Gly Gln Glu Val Lys Ala Gly Asp Lys
1745                1750                1755                1760
Val Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly Asp Asn Leu Lys Ile Lys Gln Ser Gly Lys
                1765                1770                1775
Asp Phe Thr Tyr Ser Leu Lys Lys Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Thr Ser Val
            1780                1785                1790
Glu Phe Lys Asp Ala Asn Gly Gly Thr Gly Ser Glu Ser Thr Lys Ile
        1795                1800                1805
Thr Lys Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Thr Pro Ala Asn Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala
    1810                1815                1820
Gly Ala Asn Thr Ala Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Lys Asp Gly Ile Ser
1825                1830                1835                1840
Ala Gly Asn Lys Ala Val Thr Asn Val Val Ser Gly Leu Lys Lys Phe
                1845                1850                1855
Gly Asp Gly His Thr Leu Ala Asn Gly Thr Val Ala Asp Phe Glu Lys
            1860                1865                1870
His Tyr Asp Asn Ala Tyr Lys Asp Leu Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Lys Gly
        1875                1880                1885
Ala Asp Asn Asn Pro Thr Val Ala Asp Asn Thr Ala Ala Thr Val Gly
    1890                1895                1900
Asp Leu Arg Gly Leu Gly Trp Val Ile Ser Ala Asp Lys Thr Thr Gly
1905                1910                1915                1920
Glu Pro Asn Gln Glu Tyr Asn Ala Gln Val Arg Asn Ala Asn Glu Val
                1925                1930                1935
Lys Phe Lys Ser Gly Asn Gly Ile Asn Val Ser Gly Lys Thr Leu Asp
            1940                1945                1950
Asn Gly Thr Arg Val Ile Thr Phe Glu Leu Ala Lys Gly Glu Val Val
        1955                1960                1965
Lys Ser Asn Glu Phe Thr Val Lys Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Glu Thr Asn
    1970                1975                1980
Leu Val Lys Val Gly Asp Met Tyr Tyr Ser Lys Glu Asp Ile Asp Pro
1985                1990                1995                2000
Ala Thr Ser Lys Pro Met Thr Gly Lys Thr Glu Lys Tyr Lys Val Glu
                2005                2010                2015
Asn Gly Lys Val Val Ser Ala Asn Gly Ser Lys Thr Glu Val Thr Leu
            2020                2025                2030
Thr Asn Lys Gly Ser Gly Tyr Val Thr Gly Asn Gln Val Ala Asp Ala
        2035                2040                2045
Ile Ala Lys Ser Gly Phe Glu Leu Gly Leu Ala Asp Ala Ala Glu Ala
    2050                2055                2060
Glu Lys Ala Phe Ala Glu Ser Ala Lys Asp Lys Gln Leu Ser Lys Asp
2065                2070                2075                2080
Lys Ala Glu Thr Val Asn Ala His Asp Lys Val Arg Phe Ala Asn Gly
                2085                2090                2095
Leu Asn Thr Lys Val Ser Ala Ala Thr Val Glu Ser Thr Asp Ala Asn
            2100                2105                2110
Gly Asp Lys Val Thr Thr Thr Phe Val Lys Thr Asp Val Glu Leu Pro
        2115                2120                2125
Leu Thr Gln Ile Tyr Asn Thr Asp Ala Asn Gly Asn Lys Ile Val Lys
    2130                2135                2140
Lys Ala Asp Gly Lys Trp Tyr Glu Leu Asn Ala Asp Gly Thr Ala Ser
2145                2150                2155                2160
Asn Lys Glu Val Thr Leu Gly Asn Val Asp Ala Asn Gly Lys Lys Val
                2165                2170                2175
Val Lys Val Thr Glu Asn Gly Ala Asp Lys Trp Tyr Tyr Thr Asn Ala
            2180                2185                2190
Asp Gly Ala Ala Asp Lys Thr Lys Gly Glu Val Ser Asn Asp Lys Val
        2195                2200                2205
Ser Thr Asp Glu Lys His Val Val Arg Leu Asp Pro Asn Asn Gln Ser
    2210                2215                2220
Asn Gly Lys Gly Val Val Ile Asp Asn Val Ala Asn Gly Glu Ile Ser
2225                2230                2235                2240
Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Ile Asn Gly Ser Ala Leu Tyr Ala Val Ala
                2245                2250                2255
Lys Gly Val Thr Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Asn Asn Leu Glu Gly Lys
            2260                2265                2270
Val Asn Lys Val Gly Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Gly Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu
        2275                2280                2285
Ala Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala Thr Met Pro Gly Lys Ser Met Val
    2290                2295                2300
Ala Ile Ala Gly Ser Ser Tyr Gln Gly Gln Asn Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly
2305                2310                2315                2320
Val Ser Arg Ile Ser Asp Asn Gly Lys Val Ile Ile Arg Leu Ser Gly
                2325                2330                2335
Thr Thr Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Thr Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Tyr
            2340                2345                2350
Gln Trp
 
           
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Met Asn His Ile Tyr Lys Val Ile Phe Asn Lys Ala Thr Gly Thr Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Met Ala Val Ala Glu Tyr Ala Lys Ser His Ser Thr Gly Gly Gly Ser
             20                  25                  30
Cys Ala Thr Gly Gln Val Gly Ser Val Cys Thr Leu Ser Phe Ala Arg
         35                  40                  45
Ile Ala Ala Leu Ala Val Leu Val Ile Gly Ala Thr Leu Ser Gly Ser
     50                  55                  60
Ala Tyr Ala Gln Lys Lys Asp Thr Lys His Ile Ala Ile Gly Glu Gln
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Gln Pro Arg Arg Ser Gly Thr Ala Lys Ala Asp Gly Asp Arg Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Ile Ala Ile Gly Glu Asn Ala Asn Ala Gln Gly Gly Gln Ala Ile Ala
            100                 105                 110
Ile Gly Ser Ser Asn Lys Thr Val Asn Gly Ser Ser Leu Asp Lys Ile
        115                 120                 125
Gly Thr Asp Ala Thr Gly Gln Glu Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Gly Asp Val
    130                 135                 140
Lys Ala Ser Gly Asp Ala Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Ser Asp Asp Leu His
145                 150                 155                 160
Leu Leu Asp Gln His Gly Asn Pro Lys His Pro Lys Gly Thr Leu Ile
                165                 170                 175
Asn Asp Leu Ile Asn Gly His Ala Val Leu Lys Glu Ile Arg Ser Ser
            180                 185                 190
Lys Asp Asn Asp Val Lys Tyr Arg Arg Thr Thr Ala Ser Gly His Ala
        195                 200                 205
Ser Thr Ala Val Gly Ala Met Ser Tyr Ala Gln Gly His Phe Ser Asn
    210                 215                 220
Ala Phe Gly Thr Arg Ala Thr Ala Lys Ser Ala Tyr Ser Leu Ala Val
225                 230                 235                 240
Gly Leu Ala Ala Thr Ala Glu Gly Gln Ser Thr Ile Ala Ile Gly Ser
                245                 250                 255
Asp Ala Thr Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu Gly Ala Gly Thr
            260                 265                 270
Arg Ala Gln Leu Gln Gly Ser Ile Ala Leu Gly Gln Gly Ser Val Val
        275                 280                 285
Thr Gln Ser Asp Asn Asn Ser Arg Pro Ala Tyr Thr Pro Asn Thr Gln
    290                 295                 300
Ala Leu Asp Pro Lys Phe Gln Ala Thr Asn Asn Thr Lys Ala Gly Pro
305                 310                 315                 320
Leu Ser Ile Gly Ser Asn Ser Ile Lys Arg Lys Ile Ile Asn Val Gly
                325                 330                 335
Ala Gly Val Asn Lys Thr Asp Ala Val Asn Val Ala Gln Leu Glu Ala
            340                 345                 350
Val Val Lys Trp Ala Lys Glu Arg Arg Ile Thr Phe Gln Gly Asp Asp
        355                 360                 365
Asn Ser Thr Asp Val Lys Ile Gly Leu Asp Asn Thr Leu Thr Ile Lys
    370                 375                 380
Gly Gly Ala Glu Thr Asn Ala Leu Thr Asp Asn Asn Ile Gly Val Val
385                 390                 395                 400
Lys Glu Ala Asp Asn Ser Gly Leu Lys Val Lys Leu Ala Lys Thr Leu
                405                 410                 415
Asn Asn Leu Thr Glu Val Asn Thr Thr Thr Leu Asn Ala Thr Thr Thr
            420                 425                 430
Val Lys Val Gly Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Ser Asp
        435                 440                 445
Ser Leu Thr Phe Thr Gln Pro Asn Thr Gly Ser Gln Ser Thr Ser Lys
    450                 455                 460
Thr Val Tyr Gly Val Asn Gly Val Lys Phe Thr Asn Asn Ala Glu Thr
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Ala Ala Ile Gly Thr Thr Arg Ile Thr Arg Asp Lys Ile Gly Phe
                485                 490                 495
Ala Arg Asp Gly Asp Val Asp Glu Lys Gln Ala Pro Tyr Leu Asp Lys
            500                 505                 510
Lys Gln Leu Lys Val Gly Ser Val Ala Ile Thr Ile Asp Asn Gly Ile
        515                 520                 525
Asp Ala Gly Asn Lys Lys Ile Ser Asn Leu Ala Lys Gly Ser Ser Ala
    530                 535                 540
Asn Asp Ala Val Thr Ile Glu Gln Leu Lys Ala Ala Lys Pro Thr Leu
545                 550                 555                 560
Asn Ala Gly Ala Gly Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Glu Ile Ser Val Asp
                565                 570                 575
Ala Lys Ser Gly Asn Val Thr Ala Pro Thr Tyr Asn Ile Gly Val Lys
            580                 585                 590
Thr Thr Glu Leu Asn Ser Asp Gly Thr Ser Asp Lys Phe Ser Val Lys
        595                 600                 605
Gly Ser Gly Thr Asn Asn Ser Leu Val Thr Ala Glu His Leu Ala Ser
    610                 615                 620
Tyr Leu Asn Glu Val Asn Arg Thr Ala Asp Ser Ala Leu Gln Ser Phe
625                 630                 635                 640
Thr Val Lys Glu Glu Asp Asp Asp Asp Ala Asn Ala Ile Thr Val Ala
                645                 650                 655
Lys Asp Thr Thr Lys Asn Ala Gly Ala Val Ser Ile Leu Lys Leu Lys
            660                 665                 670
Gly Lys Asn Gly Leu Thr Val Ala Thr Lys Lys Asp Gly Thr Val Thr
        675                 680                 685
Phe Gly Leu Ser Gln Asp Ser Gly Leu Thr Ile Gly Lys Ser Thr Leu
    690                 695                 700
Asn Asn Asp Gly Leu Thr Val Lys Asp Thr Asn Glu Gln Ile Gln Val
705                 710                 715                 720
Gly Ala Asn Gly Ile Lys Phe Thr Asn Val Asn Gly Ser Asn Pro Gly
                725                 730                 735
Thr Gly Ile Ala Asn Thr Ala Arg Ile Thr Arg Asp Lys Ile Gly Phe
            740                 745                 750
Ala Gly Ser Asp Gly Ala Val Asp Thr Asn Lys Pro Tyr Leu Asp Gln
        755                 760                 765
Asp Lys Leu Gln Val Gly Asn Val Lys Ile Thr Asn Thr Gly Ile Asn
    770                 775                 780
Ala Gly Gly Lys Ala Ile Thr Gly Leu Ser Pro Thr Leu Pro Ser Ile
785                 790                 795                 800
Ala Asp Gln Ser Ser Arg Asn Ile Glu Leu Gly Asn Thr Ile Gln Asp
                805                 810                 815
Lys Asp Lys Ser Asn Ala Ala Ser Ile Asn Asp Ile Leu Asn Thr Gly
            820                 825                 830
Phe Asn Leu Lys Asn Asn Asn Asn Pro Ile Asp Phe Val Ser Thr Tyr
        835                 840                 845
Asp Ile Val Asp Phe Ala Asn Gly Asn Ala Thr Thr Ala Thr Val Thr
    850                 855                 860
His Asp Thr Ala Asn Lys Thr Ser Lys Val Val Tyr Asp Val Asn Val
865                 870                 875                 880
Asp Asp Thr Thr Ile His Leu Thr Gly Thr Asp Asp Asn Lys Lys Leu
                885                 890                 895
Gly Val Lys Thr Thr Lys Leu Asn Lys Thr Ser Ala Asn Gly Asn Thr
            900                 905                 910
Ala Thr Asn Phe Asn Val Asn Ser Ser Asp Glu Asp Ala Leu Val Asn
        915                 920                 925
Ala Lys Asp Ile Ala Glu Asn Leu Asn Thr Leu Ala Lys Glu Ile His
    930                 935                 940
Thr Thr Lys Gly Thr Ala Asp Thr Ala Leu Gln Thr Phe Thr Val Lys
945                 950                 955                 960
Lys Val Asp Glu Asn Asn Asn Ala Asp Asp Ala Asn Ala Ile Thr Val
                965                 970                 975
Gly Gln Lys Asn Ala Asn Asn Gln Val Asn Thr Leu Thr Leu Lys Gly
            980                 985                 990
Glu Asn Gly Leu Asn Ile Lys Thr Asp Lys Asn Gly Thr Val Thr Phe
        995                 1000                1005
Gly Ile Asn Thr Thr Ser Gly Leu Lys Ala Gly Lys Ser Thr Leu Asn
    1010                1015                1020
Asp Gly Gly Leu Ser Ile Lys Asn Pro Thr Gly Ser Glu Gln Ile Gln
1025                1030                1035                1040
Val Gly Ala Asp Gly Val Lys Phe Ala Lys Val Asn Asn Asn Gly Val
                1045                1050                1055
Val Gly Ala Gly Ile Asp Gly Thr Thr Arg Ile Thr Arg Asp Glu Ile
            1060                1065                1070
Gly Phe Thr Gly Thr Asn Gly Ser Leu Asp Lys Ser Lys Pro His Leu
        1075                1080                1085
Ser Lys Asp Gly Ile Asn Ala Gly Gly Lys Lys Ile Thr Asn Ile Gln
    1090                1095                1100
Ser Gly Glu Ile Gln Ala Asn Ser His Asp Ala Val Thr Gly Gly Lys
1105                1110                1115                1120
Ile Tyr Asp Leu Lys Thr Glu Leu Glu Asn Lys Ile Ser Ser Thr Ala
                1125                1130                1135
Lys Thr Ala Gln Asn Ser Leu His Glu Phe Ser Val Ala Asp Glu Gln
            1140                1145                1150
Gly Asn Asn Phe Thr Val Ser Asn Pro Tyr Ser Ser Tyr Asp Thr Ser
        1155                1160                1165
Lys Thr Ser Asp Val Ile Thr Phe Ala Gly Glu Asn Gly Ile Thr Thr
    1170                1175                1180
Lys Val Asn Lys Gly Val Val Arg Val Gly Ile Asp Gln Thr Lys Gly
1185                1190                1195                1200
Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Leu Thr Val Gly Asn Asn Asn Gly Lys Gly Ile
                1205                1210                1215
Val Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Gly Gln Asn Thr Ile Thr Gly Leu Ser Asn
            1220                1225                1230
Thr Leu Ala Asn Val Thr Asn Asp Lys Gly Ser Val Arg Thr Thr Glu
        1235                1240                1245
Gln Gly Asn Ile Ile Lys Asp Glu Asp Lys Thr Arg Ala Ala Ser Ile
    1250                1255                1260
Val Asp Val Leu Ser Ala Gly Phe Asn Leu Gln Gly Asn Gly Glu Ala
1265                1270                1275                1280
Val Asp Phe Val Ser Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asn Phe Ala Asp Gly Asn
                1285                1290                1295
Ala Thr Thr Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr Asp Asp Thr Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys
            1300                1305                1310
Val Val Tyr Asp Val Asn Asp Asp Thr Thr Ile Glu Val Lys Asp Lys
        1315                1320                1325
Lys Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr Ser Thr Gly Thr Gly Ala
    1330                1335                1340
Asn Lys Phe Ala Leu Ser Asn Gln Ala Thr Gly Asp Ala Leu Val Lys
1345                1350                1355                1360
Ala Ser Asp Ile Val Ala His Ser Leu Asn Thr Leu Ser Gly Asp Ile
                1365                1370                1375
Gln Thr Ala Lys Gly Ala Ser Gln Ala Asn Asn Ser Ala Gly Tyr Val
            1380                1385                1390
Asp Ala Asp Gly Asn Lys Ile Val Ile Tyr Asp Ser Thr Asp Asn Lys
        1395                1400                1405
Tyr Tyr Gln Ala Lys Asn Asp Gly Thr Val Asp Lys Thr Lys Glu Val
    1410                1415                1420
Ala Lys Asp Lys Leu Val Ala Gln Ala Gln Thr Pro Asp Gly Thr Leu
1425                1430                1435                1440
Ala Gln Met Asn Val Lys Ser Val Ile Asn Lys Glu Gln Val Asn Asp
                1445                1450                1455
Ala Asn Lys Lys Gln Gly Ile Asn Glu Asp Asn Ala Phe Val Lys Gly
            1460                1465                1470
Leu Glu Lys Ala Ala Ser Asp Asn Lys Thr Lys Asn Ala Ala Val Thr
        1475                1480                1485
Val Gly Asp Leu Asn Ala Val Ala Gln Thr Pro Leu Thr Phe Ala Gly
    1490                1495                1500
Asp Thr Gly Thr Thr Ala Lys Lys Leu Gly Glu Thr Leu Thr Ile Lys
1505                1510                1515                1520
Gly Gly Gln Thr Asp Thr Asn Lys Leu Thr Asp Asn Asn Ile Gly Val
                1525                1530                1535
Val Ala Gly Thr Asp Gly Phe Thr Val Lys Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Thr
            1540                1545                1550
Asn Leu Asn Ser Val Asn Ala Gly Gly Thr Lys Ile Asp Asp Lys Gly
        1555                1560                1565
Val Ser Phe Val Asp Ser Ser Gly Gln Ala Lys Ala Asn Thr Pro Val
    1570                1575                1580
Leu Ser Ala Asn Gly Leu Asp Leu Gly Gly Lys Val Ile Ser Asn Val
1585                1590                1595                1600
Gly Lys Gly Thr Lys Asp Thr Asp Ala Ala Asn Val Gln Gln Leu Asn
                1605                1610                1615
Glu Val Arg Asn Leu Leu Gly Leu Gly Asn Ala Gly Asn Asp Asn Ala
            1620                1625                1630
Asp Gly Asn Gln Val Asn Ile Ala Asp Ile Lys Lys Asp Pro Asn Ser
        1635                1640                1645
Gly Ser Ser Ser Asn Arg Thr Val Ile Lys Ala Gly Thr Val Leu Gly
    1650                1655                1660
Gly Lys Gly Asn Asn Asp Thr Glu Lys Leu Ala Thr Gly Gly Ile Gln
1665                1670                1675                1680
Val Gly Val Asp Lys Asp Gly Asn Ala Asn Gly Asp Leu Ser Asn Val
                1685                1690                1695
Trp Val Lys Thr Gln Lys Asp Gly Ser Lys Lys Ala Leu Leu Ala Thr
            1700                1705                1710
Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Gln Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Asn Asn Pro Ala Glu
        1715                1720                1725
Ala Ile Asp Arg Ile Asn Glu Gln Gly Ile Arg Phe Phe His Val Asn
    1730                1735                1740
Asp Gly Asn Gln Glu Pro Val Val Gln Gly Arg Asn Gly Ile Asp Ser
1745                1750                1755                1760
Ser Ala Ser Gly Lys His Ser Val Ala Ile Gly Phe Gln Ala Lys Ala
                1765                1770                1775
Asp Gly Glu Ala Ala Val Ala Ile Gly Arg Gln Thr Gln Ala Gly Asn
            1780                1785                1790
Gln Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Asp Asn Ala Gln Ala Thr Gly Asp Gln Ser
        1795                1800                1805
Ile Ala Ile Gly Arg Thr Asn Val Val Ala Gly Lys His Ser Gly Ala
    1810                1815                1820
Ile Gly Asp Pro Ser Thr Val Lys Ala Asp Asn Ser Tyr Ser Val Gly
1825                1830                1835                1840
Asn Asn Asn Gln Phe Thr Asp Ala Thr Gln Thr Asp Val Phe Gly Val
                1845                1850                1855
Gly Asn Asn Ile Thr Val Thr Glu Ser Asn Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Ser
            1860                1865                1870
Asn Ser Ala Ile Ser Ala Gly Thr His Ala Gly Thr Gln Ala Lys Lys
        1875                1880                1885
Ser Asp Gly Thr Ala Gly Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Gly Ala Thr Gly Thr
    1890                1895                1900
Val Lys Gly Phe Ala Gly Gln Thr Ala Val Gly Ala Val Ser Val Gly
1905                1910                1915                1920
Ala Ser Gly Ala Glu Arg Arg Ile Gln Asn Val Ala Ala Gly Glu Val
                1925                1930                1935
Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Val Asn Gly Ser Gln Leu Tyr Lys Ala
            1940                1945                1950
Thr Gln Ser Ile Ala Asn Ala Thr Asn Glu Leu Asp His Arg Ile His
        1955                1960                1965
Gln Asn Glu Asn Lys Ala Asn Ala Gly Ile Ser Ser Ala Met Ala Met
    1970                1975                1980
Ala Ser Met Pro Gln Ala Tyr Ile Pro Gly Arg Ser Met Val Thr Gly
1985                1990                1995                2000
Gly Ile Ala Thr His Asn Gly Gln Gly Ala Val Ala Val Gly Leu Ser
                2005                2010                2015
Lys Leu Ser Asp Asn Gly Gln Trp Val Phe Lys Ile Asn Gly Ser Ala
            2020                2025                2030
Asp Thr Gln Gly His Val Gly Ala Ala Val Gly Ala Gly Phe His Phe
        2035                2040                2045
 
           
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Met Asn His Lys Tyr Lys Val Ile Phe Asn Lys Ala Thr Gly Thr Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Met Ala Val Ala Glu Cys Ala Lys Ser His Ser Gly Gly Ser Ser Ser
             20                  25                  30
Ser Thr Ala Gly Gln Val Gly Ser Ser Pro Val Ile Arg Leu Thr Arg
         35                  40                  45
Val Ala Thr Leu Ala Ile Leu Val Ile Gly Ala Thr Leu Asn Gly Ser
     50                  55                  60
Ala Tyr Ala Gln Asn Asn Ser Lys Ile Ala Phe Gly Thr Thr Gly Asn
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Asp Asn Ala Ser Ala Ser Asn Glu Ala Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Ser
                 85                  90                  95
Leu Ala Lys Ala His Ala Asn Gln Ala Ile Ala Ile Gly Gly Ser Lys
            100                 105                 110
Pro Asp Pro Arg Asn Gln Ala Ala Asn Gln Lys Ala Gly Ser His Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Gly Lys Glu Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Gly Asp Val Leu Ala Glu Gly
    130                 135                 140
Asp Ala Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Ser Asp Asp Leu Tyr Leu Asp Arg Asn
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Thr Asn Ser Lys Tyr Pro Asn Gly Leu Leu Ser Thr Leu Ile Gln
                165                 170                 175
Asn His Thr Val Leu Arg Gln Ile Arg Asp Ser Asn Gly Ser Gln Lys
            180                 185                 190
Tyr Arg Arg Thr Ala Ala Glu Gly His Ala Ser Thr Ala Val Gly Ala
        195                 200                 205
Met Ala Tyr Ala Lys Gly His Phe Ala Asn Ala Phe Gly Thr Arg Ser
    210                 215                 220
Thr Ala Glu Gly Asn Tyr Ser Leu Ala Val Gly Leu Thr Ala Lys Ala
225                 230                 235                 240
Glu Lys Gly Tyr Thr Ile Ala Ile Gly Ser Asn Ala Gln Ala Ile Asn
                245                 250                 255
Tyr Gly Ala Leu Ala Leu Gly Ala Asp Thr Arg Val Asp Leu Asp Tyr
            260                 265                 270
Gly Ile Ala Leu Gly Tyr Gly Ser Gln Ile Leu Asn Asn Asn Asn Asn
        275                 280                 285
Asn Asn Asn Lys Ala Tyr Val Pro Glu Gly Asn Gly Ser Asn Ile Lys
    290                 295                 300
Ser Ser Lys Ala Thr Gly Asn Gly Leu Phe Ser Ile Gly Ser Ser Thr
305                 310                 315                 320
Ile Lys Arg Lys Ile Ile Asn Val Gly Ala Gly Tyr Glu Asp Thr Asp
                325                 330                 335
Ala Val Asn Val Ala Gln Leu Lys Ala Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Lys Arg
            340                 345                 350
Gln Ile Thr Phe Lys Gly Asp Asp Asn Gly Thr Gly Val Lys Lys Lys
        355                 360                 365
Leu Gly Glu Thr Leu Thr Ile Lys Gly Gly Glu Thr Gln Ala Asp Lys
    370                 375                 380
Leu Thr Asp Asn Asn Asn Ile Gly Val Val Thr Asp Asn Asn Thr Gly
385                 390                 395                 400
Leu Lys Val Lys Leu Ala Lys Asn Leu Ser Gly Leu Glu Thr Val Ser
                405                 410                 415
Thr Lys Asn Leu Thr Ala Ser Glu Lys Val Thr Val Gly Ser Gly Asn
            420                 425                 430
Asn Thr Ala Glu Leu Gln Ser Gly Gly Leu Thr Phe Thr Pro Thr Thr
        435                 440                 445
Asn Ala Ser Thr Asp Lys Thr Val Tyr Gly Thr Asp Gly Leu Lys Phe
    450                 455                 460
Thr Asp Asn Ser Asn Thr Ala Leu Glu Asp Thr Thr Arg Ile Thr Lys
465                 470                 475                 480
Asp Lys Ile Gly Phe Ser Asn Lys Ala Gly Thr Val Asp Glu Asn Lys
                485                 490                 495
Pro Tyr Leu Asp Lys Asp Lys Leu Lys Val Gly Asn Ser Thr Leu Asn
            500                 505                 510
Asn Gly Gly Leu Thr Val Asn Asn Thr Ile Gly Gly Ser Asn Lys Gln
        515                 520                 525
Ile Gln Val Gly Ala Asp Gly Ile Lys Phe Ala Asp Val Asn Val Asn
    530                 535                 540
Val Ser Asn Ala Ala Lys Phe Gly Thr Thr Arg Ile Thr Glu Glu Glu
545                 550                 555                 560
Ile Gly Phe Ala Asp Ala Asp Gly Lys Val Asp Lys Lys Ser Pro Tyr
                565                 570                 575
Leu Asp Lys Lys Gln Leu Gln Val Gly Gly Val Lys Ile Thr Lys Asp
            580                 585                 590
Ser Gly Ile Asn Ala Gly Asp Gln Lys Ile Ser Asn Val Lys Asp Ala
        595                 600                 605
Thr Asp Asp Thr Asp Ala Val Thr Tyr Lys Gln Leu Lys Gln Val Gln
    610                 615                 620
Gln Asp Ala Asp Gly Ala Leu Gln Ser Phe Ser Ile Arg Asp Glu Lys
625                 630                 635                 640
Gly Gln Glu Phe Thr Ile Ser Asn Leu Tyr Ser Asn Gly Asn Thr Pro
                645                 650                 655
Asn Thr Phe Glu Thr Ile Thr Phe Ala Gly Glu Asn Gly Ile Ser Ile
            660                 665                 670
Ser Asn Asp Ile Ala Lys Gly Lys Val Lys Val Gly Ile Asp Pro Ile
        675                 680                 685
Asn Gly Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Leu Thr Val Gly Ser Asp Lys Asp Gly
    690                 695                 700
Lys Thr Gln Leu Val Ile Glu Gln Val Ala Ser Gly Asn Gly Thr Lys
705                 710                 715                 720
Asn Ile Ile Arg Gly Val Ser Pro Thr Leu Pro Ser Ile Thr Asn Ala
                725                 730                 735
Gly Gly Val Arg Thr Thr Glu Gln Gly Asn Thr Ile Thr Ser Asp Glu
            740                 745                 750
Asp Lys Ser Lys Ala Ala Ser Ile Gly Asp Ile Leu Asn Thr Gly Phe
        755                 760                 765
Asn Leu Lys Asn Asn Ser Asn Ser Val Gly Phe Val Ser Thr Tyr Asn
    770                 775                 780
Thr Val Asp Phe Ile Asp Gly Asn Ala Thr Thr Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr
785                 790                 795                 800
Asp Glu Thr Asn Gln Thr Ser Lys Val Thr Tyr Asp Val Asn Val Asp
                805                 810                 815
Glu Lys Thr Ile Glu Leu Thr Gly Asp Asn Gly Lys Thr Asn Lys Ile
            820                 825                 830
Gly Val Lys Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr Thr Thr Asn Ala Asn Gly Lys Ala
        835                 840                 845
Thr Asn Phe Ser Thr Thr Asp Asn Asp Ala Leu Val Asn Ala Lys Asp
    850                 855                 860
Ile Ala Glu Asn Leu Asn Thr Leu Ala Lys Glu Ile His Thr Thr Lys
865                 870                 875                 880
Gly Thr Ala Asp Thr Ala Leu Gln Thr Phe Lys Val Lys Lys Asp Gly
                885                 890                 895
Ala Thr Asp Asp Glu Thr Ile Thr Val Gly Lys Asp Gly Thr Gln Asn
            900                 905                 910
Gly Lys Thr Val Asn Thr Leu Lys Leu Lys Gly Glu Asn Gly Leu Thr
        915                 920                 925
Val Ala Thr Asn Lys Asp Gly Thr Val Thr Phe Gly Ile Asn Thr Gln
    930                 935                 940
Ser Gly Leu Lys Ala Gly Asp Ser Thr Thr Leu Asn Lys Asp Gly Leu
945                 950                 955                 960
Ser Ile Lys Asn Pro Ala Ser Asn Glu Gln Ile Gln Val Gly Ala Asp
                965                 970                 975
Gly Val Lys Phe Ala Lys Val Asp Lys Gly Asn Ser Ser Thr Gly Ile
            980                 985                 990
Asp Gly Thr Ser Arg Ile Thr Lys Asp Gln Ile Gly Phe Thr Gly Ala
        995                 1000                1005
Asn Gly Ser Leu Asp Thr Thr Lys Pro His Leu Thr Lys Asp Lys Leu
    1010                1015                1020
Lys Val Gly Glu Val Glu Ile Thr Asn Thr Gly Ile Asn Ala Gly Gly
1025                1030                1035                1040
Lys Lys Ile Thr Asn Ile Gln Ser Gly Asp Ile Thr Gln Asn Ser Asn
                1045                1050                1055
Asp Ala Val Thr Gly Gly Arg Val Tyr Asp Leu Lys Thr Glu Leu Glu
            1060                1065                1070
Ser Lys Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Lys Thr Ala Gln Asn Ser Leu His Glu
        1075                1080                1085
Phe Ser Val Ala Asp Glu Gln Gly Asn His Phe Thr Val Ser Asn Pro
    1090                1095                1100
Tyr Ser Ser Tyr Asp Thr Ser Lys Thr Ser Asp Val Ile Thr Phe Ala
1105                1110                1115                1120
Gly Glu Asn Gly Ile Thr Thr Lys Val Asn Lys Gly Val Val Arg Val
                1125                1130                1135
Gly Ile Asp Gln Thr Lys Gly Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Leu Thr Val Gly
            1140                1145                1150
Asn Asn Asn Gly Lys Gly Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Lys Asp Gly Gln Asn
        1155                1160                1165
Thr Ile Thr Gly Leu Ser Asn Thr Leu Ala Asn Val Thr Asn Asp Gly
    1170                1175                1180
Ala Gly His Ala Leu Ser Gln Gly Leu Ala Asn Asp Thr Asp Lys Thr
1185                1190                1195                1200
Arg Ala Ala Ser Ile Gly Asp Val Leu Asn Ala Gly Phe Asn Leu Gln
                1205                1210                1215
Gly Asn Gly Glu Ala Val Asp Phe Val Ser Thr Tyr Asp Thr Val Asp
            1220                1225                1230
Phe Ile Asp Gly Asn Ala Thr Thr Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr Asp Asp Thr
        1235                1240                1245
Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys Val Val Tyr Asp Val Asn Val Asp Asn Lys Thr
    1250                1255                1260
Ile Glu Val Thr Ser Asp Lys Lys Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Thr Thr Leu
1265                1270                1275                1280
Thr Lys Thr Ser Ala Asn Gly Asn Ala Thr Lys Phe Ser Ala Ala Asp
                1285                1290                1295
Gly Asp Ala Leu Val Lys Ala Ser Asp Ile Ala Thr His Leu Asn Thr
            1300                1305                1310
Leu Ser Gly Asp Ile Gln Thr Ala Lys Gly Ala Ser Gln Ala Ser Ser
        1315                1320                1325
Ser Ala Ser Tyr Val Asp Ala Asp Gly Asn Lys Val Ile Tyr Asp Ser
    1330                1335                1340
Thr Asp Lys Lys Tyr Tyr Gln Val Asn Asp Lys Gly Gln Val Asp Lys
1345                1350                1355                1360
Asn Lys Glu Val Ala Lys Asp Lys Leu Val Ala Gln Ala Gln Thr Pro
                1365                1370                1375
Asp Gly Thr Leu Ala Gln Met Asn Val Lys Ser Val Ile Val Lys Glu
            1380                1385                1390
Gln Val Asn Asp Ala Asn Lys Lys Gln Gly Ile Asn Glu Asp Asn Ala
        1395                1400                1405
Phe Ile Lys Gly Leu Glu Asn Ala Ala Lys Asp Thr Lys Thr Lys Asn
    1410                1415                1420
Ala Ala Val Thr Val Gly Asp Leu Asn Ala Val Ala Gln Thr Pro Leu
1425                1430                1435                1440
Thr Phe Ala Gly Asp Thr Gly Thr Thr Ala Lys Lys Leu Gly Glu Thr
                1445                1450                1455
Leu Thr Ile Lys Gly Gly Gln Thr Asp Thr Asn Lys Leu Thr Asp Asn
            1460                1465                1470
Asn Ile Gly Val Val Ala Gly Thr Asp Gly Phe Thr Val Lys Leu Ala
        1475                1480                1485
Lys Asp Leu Thr Asn Leu Asn Ser Val Asn Ala Gly Gly Thr Arg Ile
    1490                1495                1500
Asp Glu Lys Gly Ile Ser Phe Val Asp Ala Asn Gly Gln Ala Lys Ala
1505                1510                1515                1520
Asn Thr Pro Val Leu Ser Ala Asn Gly Leu Asp Leu Gly Gly Lys Arg
                1525                1530                1535
Ile Ser Asn Ile Gly Ala Ala Val Asp Asp Asn Asp Ala Val Asn Phe
            1540                1545                1550
Lys Gln Phe Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Thr Val Asn Asn Leu Asn Asn Gln
        1555                1560                1565
Ser Asn Ser Gly Ala Ser Leu Pro Phe Val Val Thr Asp Ala Asn Gly
    1570                1575                1580
Lys Pro Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Gly Lys Pro Gln Lys Ala Ile Lys Gly
1585                1590                1595                1600
Ala Asp Gly Lys Tyr Tyr His Ala Asn Ala Asn Gly Val Pro Val Asp
                1605                1610                1615
Lys Asp Gly Lys Pro Ile Thr Asp Ala Asp Lys Leu Ala Asn Leu Ala
            1620                1625                1630
Ala His Gly Lys Pro Leu Asp Ala Gly His Gln Val Val Ala Ser Leu
        1635                1640                1645
Gly Gly Asn Ser Asp Ala Ile Thr Leu Thr Asn Ile Lys Ser Thr Leu
    1650                1655                1660
Pro Gln Ile Asp Thr Pro Asn Thr Gly Asn Ala Asn Ala Gly Gln Ala
1665                1670                1675                1680
Gln Ser Leu Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Ala Gln Gln Ser Asn Ala Ala Ser
                1685                1690                1695
Val Lys Asp Val Leu Asn Val Gly Phe Asn Leu Gln Thr Asn His Asn
            1700                1705                1710
Gln Val Asp Phe Val Lys Ala Tyr Asp Thr Val Asn Phe Val Asn Gly
        1715                1720                1725
Thr Gly Ala Asp Ile Thr Ser Val Arg Ser Ala Asp Gly Thr Met Ser
    1730                1735                1740
Asn Ile Thr Val Asn Thr Ala Leu Ala Ala Thr Asp Asp Asp Gly Asn
1745                1750                1755                1760
Val Leu Ile Lys Ala Lys Asp Gly Lys Phe Tyr Lys Ala Asp Asp Leu
                1765                1770                1775
Met Pro Asn Gly Ser Leu Lys Ala Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser Asp Ala Lys
            1780                1785                1790
Thr Pro Thr Gly Leu Ser Leu Val Asn Pro Asn Ala Gly Lys Gly Ser
        1795                1800                1805
Thr Gly Asp Ala Val Ala Leu Asn Asn Leu Ser Lys Ala Val Phe Lys
    1810                1815                1820
Ser Lys Asp Gly Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Val Ser Ser Asp Gly Ile Ser
1825                1830                1835                1840
Ile Gln Gly Lys Asp Asn Ser Ser Ile Thr Leu Ser Lys Asp Gly Leu
                1845                1850                1855
Asn Val Gly Gly Lys Val Ile Ser Asn Val Gly Lys Gly Thr Lys Asp
            1860                1865                1870
Thr Asp Ala Ala Asn Val Gln Gln Leu Asn Glu Val Arg Asn Leu Leu
        1875                1880                1885
Gly Leu Gly Asn Ala Gly Asn Asp Asn Ala Asp Gly Asn Gln Val Asn
    1890                1895                1900
Ile Ala Asp Ile Lys Lys Asp Pro Asn Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Asn Arg
1905                1910                1915                1920
Thr Val Ile Lys Ala Gly Thr Val Leu Gly Gly Lys Gly Asn Asn Asp
                1925                1930                1935
Thr Glu Lys Leu Ala Thr Gly Gly Val Gln Val Gly Val Asp Lys Asp
            1940                1945                1950
Gly Asn Ala Asn Gly Asp Leu Ser Asn Val Trp Val Lys Thr Gln Lys
        1955                1960                1965
Asp Gly Ser Lys Lys Ala Leu Leu Ala Thr Tyr Asn Ala Ala Gly Gln
    1970                1975                1980
Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr Asn Asn Pro Ala Glu Ala Ile Asp Arg Ile Asn
1985                1990                1995                2000
Glu Gln Gly Ile Arg Phe Phe His Val Asn Asp Gly Asn Gln Glu Pro
                2005                2010                2015
Val Val Gln Gly Arg Asn Gly Ile Asp Ser Ser Ala Ser Gly Lys His
            2020                2025                2030
Ser Val Ala Ile Gly Phe Gln Ala Lys Ala Asp Gly Glu Ala Ala Val
        2035                2040                2045
Ala Ile Gly Arg Gln Thr Gln Ala Gly Asn Gln Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly
    2050                2055                2060
Asp Asn Ala Gln Ala Thr Gly Asp Gln Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Thr Gly
2065                2070                2075                2080
Asn Val Val Thr Gly Lys His Ser Gly Ala Ile Gly Asp Pro Ser Thr
                2085                2090                2095
Val Lys Ala Asp Asn Ser Tyr Ser Val Gly Asn Asn Asn Gln Phe Ile
            2100                2105                2110
Asp Ala Thr Gln Thr Asp Val Phe Gly Val Gly Asn Asn Ile Thr Val
        2115                2120                2125
Thr Glu Ser Asn Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Ser Asn Ser Ala Ile Ser Ala
    2130                2135                2140
Gly Thr His Ala Gly Thr Gln Ala Lys Lys Ser Asp Gly Thr Ala Gly
2145                2150                2155                2160
Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Gly Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Lys Gly Phe Ala Gly
                2165                2170                2175
Gln Thr Ala Val Gly Ala Val Ser Val Gly Ala Ser Gly Ala Glu Arg
            2180                2185                2190
Arg Ile Gln Asn Val Ala Ala Gly Glu Val Ser Ala Thr Ser Thr Asp
        2195                2200                2205
Ala Val Asn Gly Ser Gln Leu Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gln Gly Ile Ala Asn
    2210                2215                2220
Ala Thr Asn Glu Leu Asp His Arg Ile His Gln Asn Glu Asn Lys Ala
2225                2230                2235                2240
Asn Ala Gly Ile Ser Ser Ala Met Ala Met Ala Ser Met Pro Gln Ala
                2245                2250                2255
Tyr Ile Pro Gly Arg Ser Met Val Thr Gly Gly Ile Ala Thr His Asn
            2260                2265                2270
Gly Gln Gly Ala Val Ala Val Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu Ser Asp Asn Gly
        2275                2280                2285
Gln Trp Val Phe Lys Ile Asn Gly Ser Ala Asp Thr Gln Gly His Val
    2290                2295                2300
Gly Ala Ala Val Gly Ala Gly Phe His Phe
2305                2310
 
           
             50 
             62 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            50
gacccgttta gaggccccaa ggggttatgc tagttattgc tcagcggtgg cagcagcgtg     60
ca                                                                    62
 
           
             51 
             47 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            51
tccggggttc cccaatacga tcaataacga gtcgccaccg tcgtcgc                   47
 
           
             52 
             110 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            52
tatgaacaaa atttttaacg ttatttggaa tgttatgact caaacttggg ctgtcgtatc     60
tgaactcact cgcgcccaca ccaaacgtgc ctccgcaacc gtggcagccg               110
 
           
             53 
             105 
             DNA 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            53
acttgtttta aaaattgcaa taaaccttac aatactgagt ttgaacccga cagcatagac     60
ttgagtgagc gcgggtgtgg tttgcacgga ggcgttggca ccgtc                    105
 
           
             54 
             36 
             PRT 
             Haemophilus influenzae 
           
            54
Met Asn Lys Ile Phe Asn Val Ile Trp Asn Val Met Thr Gln Thr Trp
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Val Val Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg Ala His Thr Lys Arg Ala Ser Ala
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Ala Ala
         35