Distribution of G<sub>3–5</sub> runs on the linear plasmids carrying the <i>vls</i> loci in <i>B. burgdorferi</i> strains B31, N40 and JD1. WaliaRupali ChaconasGeorge 2013 <p>G runs of 3–5 nucleotides in length were counted in the sequence of lp28-1 (Accession NC_001851 and FJ472338) from B31 <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057792#pone.0057792-Zhang1" target="_blank">[8]</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057792#pone.0057792-Casjens2" target="_blank">[52]</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057792#pone.0057792-Tourand1" target="_blank">[53]</a>, lp36 (Accession CP002230) from N40 and lp28-1 (Accession NC_017404) of JD1 <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057792#pone.0057792-Schutzer1" target="_blank">[36]</a>. The distribution of G<sub>3–5</sub> runs on both strands of <i>vls</i> and non-<i>vls</i> DNA was plotted. The coding strand is defined as the strand in which the silent cassettes code for the VlsE protein. The <i>vls</i> DNA includes only the silent cassettes, as the <i>vlsE</i> sequence is only known for B31.</p>