TABLE 1.

Primers used in this study

Oligo- nucleotide	Sequence	Locationa
N1	5′-ARGCNGGNGTIGAYCCIYTNGA-3′
N2	5′-YTNGAYMGICCNGGIAAYGA-3′
I1	5′-CCRTANARRTGIGGRTTYTGNGG-3′
I2	5′-TGIGGRTTYTGNGGIARRTGNGT-3′
S1	5′-GGGGTACCAGTCAAGATGCGC-3′	−7-6
S2	5′-GGCGGCCAGTTCCTCGAGTACAAC-3′	730-753
S3	5′-CCTATCCCCGGGTTCCCGGA-3′	1,444-1,463
S4	5′-AGCCCGTCCGCGGACACG-3′	2,607-2,624
A1	5′-GATGTTGTACTCGAGGAACTGGCC-3′	756-733
A2	5′-AGTGGCGGACTGCAGACCGC-3′	1,594-1,575
A3	5′-CGTGTCCGCGGACGGGCT-3′	2,624-2,607
A4	5′-CCCGAGCTCCCACTCAAGCAATC-3′	3,059-3,046

^aLocation of the agdB gene, referring to the translational start site as +1.