Fig. 4
Putative nucleotide sugars biosynthesis pathway and EPS synthesis gens in P. manganicus JH-7T. a The predicted nucleotide sugars biosynthesis pathway. The numbers refer to the enzymes involved: 1, Glucokinase; 2, α-D-glucose phosphate-specific phosphoglucomutase; 3, UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase; 4, UDP-glucose 4-epimerase GalE; 5, Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase; 6, Fructokinase; 7, Glutamine--fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase; 8, Phosphoglucosamine mutase; 9, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine; 10, Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase; 11, Mannose-6-phosphate isomerase; 12, PTS-Man-EIIA, ManX; 13, Phosphoglucomutase; 14, Mannose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase. b The EPS synthesis gene cluster in strain JH-7T