TABLE 2.

Primers used to amplify internal fragments of the genes described in this study to be used as probes for Northern hybridizations

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
gtpA	GCAACAGTCTCACGATTC	GGGGCGTTCCTCAAATAC
birA	AACACCATGGCGACCATC	TCCATCGGAGTGAGATTC
bikA	AGTCTGATTTCTGACGAC	GTGGTCACCGGGGTACGC
lipA	TGGGTTCCTTGGATTCGC	CACATTTGCGTCGGCATC
biaA	GATTGGTGCCAAGAAGGC	CGGGGTGCGTGGCCAGCC
biaB	GCCAAGGTCATCACCTCC	GCCTGCATCACGCAGATC
biaC	TTCGGCCTGCTGGCCGGC	GGAGCCGAGCACGTAGCC
birB	GACGTCATGCTGCCTGAC	GGTCACGTCGTGGGAGTC
bikB	GCCGAATTCAGCCTTGCC	GGACTGCTTGGGCTCAGG
bikC	TCGAGCACATGGTCGGCC	CTGCGCCAGCGTCCAGGC
birC	CGTGAGGGGCTGCGCGCC	TTGTGTGCGGTCGGCGAC
orfC (3′)	CTGCTGGCCGAAGCGGCG	GGCGCACCAGTTCGACGC
orfC (5′)	GAGATCCACAGCACCAGC	GAATTCAAGGACGATTAC