TABLE 1.

Primers used for PCR amplification and sequencing of L. monocytogenes housekeeping genes

Gene	Primer and sequence (5′-3′)
	Forward	Reverse
abcZ	abcZ-Up, TCGCTGCTGCCACTTTTATCCA	abcZ-Dn, TCAAGGTCGCCGTTTAGAG
bglA	bglA-Up, GCCGACTTTTTATGGGGTGGAG	bglA-Dn, CGATTAAATACGGTGCGGACATA
cat	cat-Up, ATTGGCGCATTTTGATAGAGA	cat-Dn, AGATTGACGATTCCTGCTTTTG
dapE	dapE-Up, CGACTAATGGGCATGAAGAACAAG	dapE-Dn, ATCGAACTATGGGCATTTTTACC
dat	dat-Up, GAAAGAGAAGATGCCACAGTTGA	dat-Dn, TGCGTCCATAATACACCATCTTT
ldh	ldh-Up, ATTTTGATCGTATTGGGGTTTT	ldh-Dn, TACTGAATGGATTAGCGAAGATGA
lhkA	lhkA-Up, AGAATGCCAACGACGAAACC	lhkA-Dn, TGGGAAACATCAGCAATAAAC
pgm	pgm-Up, CCGATGATCAGGAAGAAGAAAT	pgm-Dn, CTGTCAAAATCGCCATCAAA
sod	sod-Up, GCGGTTGCTGGTCATCCT	sod-Dn, GCGTTTGTTAGCTTCATCCCAGTT