Cloning of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene encoding CDP-diglyceride synthetase

Abstract The CDP-diglyceride synthetase (CDS)-encoding gene ( cds ) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 was cloned and sequenced. The gene possessed an open reading frame of 813 bp capable of encoding a putative polypeptide of 271 amino acids (aa) (28 699 Da). The deduced aa sequence of CDS revealed a 67% similarity (45% identity) to Escherichia coli CDS.