sentence: In order to predict whether TpbA function is conserved among other species , we conducted a BLASTP search and found the TpbA protein is highly conserved among P. aeruginosa ( PAO1 , PA14 , C3719 , and PA7 with an E value less than 3 ) and is well-conserved among P. fluorescens Pf-5 , P. fluorescens Pf0-1 , P. mendocina , Burkholderia cepacia , Pelobacter carbinolicus , Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans , Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron , B. ovatus , B. caccae , Acinetobacter baumannii , Desulfococcus oleovorans , and Geobacter metallireducens ( E values less than 3 ) .