Table 2.

qRT-PCR primer sequences used in this work.

Gene	Function	Primer	Temperature Annealing (°C)	Reference
lchAA	Lichenysin synthetase	F: 5′-ACTGAAGCGATTCGCAAGTT-3′	56	[30]
		R: 5′–TCGCTTCATATTGTGCGTTC-3′
srfA	Surfactine synthetase	F:5′- ATGAGCCAACTCTTCAAATCATTTGAT-3′	52	[48]
		R: 5′-TCACGGTTGAATGATCGGATGCTGATT-3′
tufGP	Elongation factor-Tu (housekeeping gene)	F: 5′-ACGTTGACTGCCCAGGACAC-3′	55	[49]
		R: 5′GATACCAGTTACGTCAGTTGTACGGA-3′