The sequences surrounding the mrtA-3 deletion junction are: TAGCAGTCAGTCCGGGCTGCGACTGCCCAGGGATATCAGTGTCCAG and GAATGCGTATGAAGACGGTGCCAATGAGGGACACGGGCTACTCGC nucleotide sequence of the deleted region is: TCGACAG >mrt\A-3 atgttaatgcctcgctacttggatagctccacgtcgtctggcagtcacggagctgcaggagcgaccaaca gctcctcctctccgccgacgacggtggccgctcacacgaagatgcggctgctaagtaaagtggagcacaa catgcgtcagagccaaggtcacatccagagcaaccagagcaacgcgagcggccaggacatcaaccacctc ctgcacacggcctccacgggcaacggcgtggtggacgatgtcgacggactgctgacgcccatgcgcatta aggcgcacatgtcgccaccctactccgccggcagttcggtgaagagcgattccctcggctatagccctcg gccggaacgcaacctgtggagccgggccgaaatgctggagatgctgagcatcatgcagaacctgaacgcc ctcgagcagctaaacgaccggaacatgaagagcgagcaggtcttccggcagatcgaagaggtgatgcgca gcaagggcttcgtgaagaagtccagcattcagatctggacaaagtggaagttcctcaagtccacgtacaa cacaacaacgcgacatggtacgggtgtgcccaaggtggtgccggaggaggtttaccgcgtgctctgccgg atgttaagtgatacaaatcatggcggcggcaacagcaatgtcaacggcagccttagtgaatgcggcaatt cgatggacagttccaagacggcgggcgatgataacaaggaggatattctcggagtggagcatcccatatt cggcttccgactgggacccattaaacccgagccaattgatataggctatgagacgaccgaaaaacatgat atggtgtccgagcccgacatggagtcgttcgactacgaggcaggaagctcccatgccgacaacggcgacc aggaggatgtgccccacttgccgtttatagtgtccgttaaacatgaacccgacgtggatctgggcatgga caccaccaacacaccgccgcccacagcgccagcctcgccttcaccgccaccagtaactgtggatgacacc gaagatgacagcgtttactcatccacgccggtggcaccacctcccctgcgtgtggcctcctttgccaagg gcgagttgcgacgacccacccacggcatactgcagatcgaccgcccgccaccgacgctcaccaagatggg acagcagcagatacccaatccgggccagatgagccggtccgtgccgcttcagagcaccagcagcataaac tttgtccacccacacagcaagttaatgttaccgagaaggcagaatccgaatagcagtcagtccgggctgc gactgcccagggatatcagtgtccaggaatgcgtatgaagacggtgccaatgagggacacgggctactcg ctgcgtccggatcgaatgactcacgacatcgatcagtccacgtccagtccaccgcagtcgccgtccacaa tgtccagtctcttgggtcgcgggccgccaccgaagtatcagatagctggtcagcaagcaggtgcttccac cagcaggcaggcccacatgatgtcttcccaccagctgacaccggtgcagcaccaacagctccagccgcga aagcgtcgattgggccaaagtccggtgatgggaatgcccgtgccggtgaaactgcagcgcagcagtaata tgtacggctcagctccgaaagatatccgatctcaccctgcggttggcgaggagagcaaaaagaagtccag cgaggaggagaccaagcagcgcagaaagcgtcaggacgagctgctggccaaggaactcagccaactggct tctgccatgcgcacggcacagaaggagatgttgcaagacttcttcctccaacagaaggagatcgcacggc gggagcacgtgttccagatgaagcaggactcgttggtaatgcggacgctgcgcagacaaacagatgcgct gctgagaacagccaacgagctggtcagtggagtttccgaggcagctaaaatggagcccgacgataaggaa ggtgtcattcccgaaactcaaatgccgttcgagccagaaaccgagcttcagactccggaaagcgaggagg acaatgaaaatggagaagggtatgctggcgatgatgtgcaggaaactatggaagagccagattatgaaga caatgaagatgatgattatgagcacgatgaggacgaggaagacgaaggcgactacgacgagaacatggcc aatgacagcgacctggaaatgtccaatctagccatgtccgagggctccaacaatgccgaaatcattagcg gagggcactag >mrt\CDS atgttaatgcctcgctacttggatagctccacgtcgtctggcagtcacggagctgcaggagcgaccaaca gctcctcctctccgccgacgacggtggccgctcacacgaagatgcggctgctaagtaaagtggagcacaa catgcgtcagagccaaggtcacatccagagcaaccagagcaacgcgagcggccaggacatcaaccacctc ctgcacacggcctccacgggcaacggcgtggtggacgatgtcgacggactgctgacgcccatgcgcatta aggcgcacatgtcgccaccctactccgccggcagttcggtgaagagcgattccctcggctatagccctcg gccggaacgcaacctgtggagccgggccgaaatgctggagatgctgagcatcatgcagaacctgaacgcc ctcgagcagctaaacgaccggaacatgaagagcgagcaggtcttccggcagatcgaagaggtgatgcgca gcaagggcttcgtgaagaagtccagcattcagatctggacaaagtggaagttcctcaagtccacgtacaa cacaacaacgcgacatggtacgggtgtgcccaaggtggtgccggaggaggtttaccgcgtgctctgccgg atgttaagtgatacaaatcatggcggcggcaacagcaatgtcaacggcagccttagtgaatgcggcaatt cgatggacagttccaagacggcgggcgatgataacaaggaggatattctcggagtggagcatcccatatt cggcttccgactgggacccattaaacccgagccaattgatataggctatgagacgaccgaaaaacatgat atggtgtccgagcccgacatggagtcgttcgactacgaggcaggaagctcccatgccgacaacggcgacc aggaggatgtgccccacttgccgtttatagtgtccgttaaacatgaacccgacgtggatctgggcatgga caccaccaacacaccgccgcccacagcgccagcctcgccttcaccgccaccagtaactgtggatgacacc gaagatgacagcgtttactcatccacgccggtggcaccacctcccctgcgtgtggcctcctttgccaagg gcgagttgcgacgacccacccacggcatactgcagatcgaccgcccgccaccgacgctcaccaagatggg acagcagcagatacccaatccgggccagatgagccggtccgtgccgcttcagagcaccagcagcataaac tttgtccacccacacagcaagttaatgttaccgagaaggcagaatccgaatagcagtcagtccgggctgc gactgcccagggatatcagtgtccagtcgacaggaatgcgtatgaagacggtgccaatgagggacacggg ctactcgctgcgtccggatcgaatgactcacgacatcgatcagtccacgtccagtccaccgcagtcgccg tccacaatgtccagtctcttgggtcgcgggccgccaccgaagtatcagatagctggtcagcaagcaggtg cttccaccagcaggcaggcccacatgatgtcttcccaccagctgacaccggtgcagcaccaacagctcca gccgcgaaagcgtcgattgggccaaagtccggtgatgggaatgcccgtgccggtgaaactgcagcgcagc agtaatatgtacggctcagctccgaaagatatccgatctcaccctgcggttggcgaggagagcaaaaaga agtccagcgaggaggagaccaagcagcgcagaaagcgtcaggacgagctgctggccaaggaactcagcca actggcttctgccatgcgcacggcacagaaggagatgttgcaagacttcttcctccaacagaaggagatc gcacggcgggagcacgtgttccagatgaagcaggactcgttggtaatgcggacgctgcgcagacaaacag atgcgctgctgagaacagccaacgagctggtcagtggagtttccgaggcagctaaaatggagcccgacga taaggaaggtgtcattcccgaaactcaaatgccgttcgagccagaaaccgagcttcagactccggaaagc gaggaggacaatgaaaatggagaagggtatgctggcgatgatgtgcaggaaactatggaagagccagatt atgaagacaatgaagatgatgattatgagcacgatgaggacgaggaagacgaaggcgactacgacgagaa catggccaatgacagcgacctggaaatgtccaatctagccatgtccgagggctccaacaatgccgaaatc attagcggagggcactag