Table 1.

List of primers used in the study

Gene name	Primer Sequence (5ʹ→3ʹ)	PCR product	Annealing temperature
smf-1	F = ACAGGTGAGACGCAAGGA R = CAGAGCGGCAATGAGGTT	125	60.7
rpfF	F = AGGAAGGCGTGTTGATGG R = CTGGCGGTGTAGAGGTTG	139	60
23 S rRNA	F = AGAGCAGCCATAGAAGGT R = TATCGGTCGGTCAGTAGTATT	136	60