Table 5.

Primer sequences used to generate probes

Probe name	Primer name	Primer sequence (5' to 3')	Application
Rv1917c (and Rv1918c)	ppe-17	ttc aac tcc gtg acg tcg	Amplification of 471 bp 5' terminal region from Rv1917c and Rv1918c
	ppe-18	cag cac acc ctt gga act g
Rv1753c	1753ISH_F	cgg tgg ctt tag tct acc tgc	Amplification of 279 bp 5' terminal region from Rv1753c
	1753ISH_R	ccg gtc aat gtg tat ggg tg
mycP5 (Rv1796)	prot 5 f	gtg ctc gta atg tca tcg	Amplification of 658 bp of Rv1796
	prot 5 r	cat atc ggc acc ata tcg