TABLE 2.

Primers used for PCR amplification of hexA and hexB genes

Primer	Sequence (5′ → 3′)
hexA primers
A1 (bp 880-902)	CCGGAATTCATGGAAGATCGTTTGCTAGAT
A2 (bp 1984-1963)	CAAGCGCTCAATGTCATAAACA
A3 (bp 1437-1456)	TGGATTTCACGCTGGTTTGT
A4 (bp 2637-2616)	CGAATCAAATGCTGGGTTTCA
A5 (bp 2408-2428)	GCGACGCTGAAAAACTCAGAA
A6 (bp 3594-3573)	CCGGAATTCTGTTTGTGTGATGTTATTCTA
hexB primers
B1 (bp 403-420)	CCGGAATTCGGCTCCTATGTGGTGGAG
B2 (bp 1574-1554)	TCTTTGAGTGGGAGAATAGTT
B3 (bp 1407-1427)	GCAAGAGGTGCGGATTTCCAA
B4 (bp 2520-2499)	CCGGAATTCTCAAGGTTTTTGAACACCTGAT