TABLE 1.

Forward and reverse primers used in construction of probes

Gene	Forward and reverse primer	PCR product size (bp)	Probe	Reference
sfaA1	5′ CGG TGT GCG TAG TTC AAT 3′			32
sfaA2	5′ CAC CCG CAT GGA TAA AAA 3′	641	sfa1	32
sfaG1	5′ CAT TAA CTC CCG AAA CTT 3′			29
sfaH2	5′ CAT TAC CGC CAC AAC TGC 3′	1,862	sfa2	29
papA1	5′ TTA AAG GTA ATC GGG TCA T 3′			22
papA2	5′ GGA ATC AGA GAA AAG GTT 3′	856	pap1	22
papA1	5′ TTA AAG GTA ATC GGG TCA T 3′			22
papC2	5′ CGC TTC AGG TCA ACA GAG G 3′	3,512	pap2	22
papH1	5′ AAT ACT GGG GAG AAG AGC AC 3′			22
papF2	5′ ATT ACG AAA GGG CAC TGA AG 3′	6,086	pap3	22
kpsE1	5′ AAA AGA CCC GTG TAG AAG C 3′			26
kpsC2	5′ CAA AAG GTC AGA GCC AAG T 3′	3,852	kps1	26
kpsD2	5′ CGTTACGGG AAT GCT GCT T 3′			26
kpsM1	5′ GTC CAG AAA GTC ACC GTA GA 3′			X53819a
kpsT2	5′ CAA TCG CCA CAT CAC AAA AC 3′	1,335	kps2	X53819a
hly1	5′ TCA GTC CTC TTT CTT TCC T 3′			U12572a
hly2	5′ CTC TGG CAA CGG TCT CTC C 3′	2,899	hly1	U12572a
hlyA1	5′ GAC AAA GCA CGA AAG ATG 3′			8
hlyA2	5′ CAA CTG CAA TAA AGA AGC 3′	2,930	hly2	8

^aGenBank accession number.