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Franklin Park lies close by to the west.
Isolates of the same genotype have an average DNA sequence identity of 95%, but different genotypes have DNA sequence identity close to 65% on average [ 2 3 4 5 ] .
"But the scandal in which M Strauss-Kahn is embroiled, the allegedly illegal use of MNEF, a student health insurance fund, to channel illicit funds to Socialist Party coffers, involves a host of M Jospin's close collaborators.
C. burnetii was also considered as a possible source of the low-GC gene block in X. fastidiosa because it possesses trpR . This potential LGT event seems ruled out because trpR is not near any structural genes encoding TrpAa and TrpAb in C. burnetti; C. burnetii TrpAa and TrpAb are not close to the corresponding X. fastidiosa enzymes on phylogenetic trees; and C. burnetii lacks the remaining genes in the low-GC gene block of X.fastidiosa .
' The really sad thing is that I'm sure Oak Industries' revenue is close to the price of the transaction.