Table 2.

Primers used in this study

Primer	Sequence (5’ – > 3’)	Description
qacA_Fp	CCTCACTAAAGGGAACAAAAGCTGGGTACCCTTTTAATTCTAGCGTGCCTAC	Flanking primers used for amplification of gene cassettes for qacA deletion and complementation
qacA_Rp	CGACTCACTATAGGGCGAATTGGAGCTCCGTAATTTAGAAATAATATTTATTGGTATTTCAAG
qacA_SOE_Fp	CTAATCTACAATATCTAAAAATATATGTTTAGTATTAAGTTCCCTCCAATCCTTATAG	Construction of gene cassette for qacA deletion by Splicing by Overlap Extension PCR
qacA_SOE_Rp	CTATAAGGATTGGAGGGAACTTAATACTAAACATATATTTTTAGATATTGTAGATTAG
qacA_comp_Fp	CTATTACAACCCACGGAATAATATCTGCTAGTC	Construction of gene cassette for qacA complementation by Splicing by Overlap Extension PCR
qacA_comp_Rp	GACTAGCAGATATTATTCCGTGGGTTGTAATAG