TABLE 1.
Primers used in this study
| Name | Targeta | Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| JY15 | Invariant motif of rrn leader regions (e.g., 462 to 478; X87943) | 5′CACACTATTGAGTTCTC3′ |
| rp101 | 16S rRNA coding region (e.g., 48 to 66; X58890) | 5′AATTCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCGACTTGCATGTGTTAAGC3′ |
| rp5 | M. tuberculosis murA (202 to 219; X87943) | 5′GGGGCCGGCTTGGTGCTG3′ |
| rp8 | M. tuberculosis rrn leader region (435 to 482; X87943) | 5′AATTCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGGCTTGCTTGTTTCCGCCC3′ |
| rp3 | M. smegmatis murA (202 to 219; X87944) | 5′GGTGCCGGCCTGGTGCTG3′ |
| rp7 | M. smegmatis rrnA leader region (433 to 451; X87944) | 5′AATTCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCGCGGCGACTTCATAAAG3′ |
| rp9 | M. smegmatis tyrS (−179 to −762; U09862) | 5′GTCGAAAGCGACGAGTGG3′ |
| rp10 | M. smegmatis rrnB leader region (49 to 66; U09862) | 5′AATTCTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGGGATCCCCCACCTTAGTG3′ |
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Data in parentheses show positions and GenBank accession numbers.