TABLE 1.

Primers used as PCR targets in this study

Primer type and name	Sequence	Amplicon length (bp)
IS481 (IS)		182
IS-F	GATTCAATAGGTTGTATGCATGGTTC
IS-R	TTCAGGCACACAAACTTGATGGGCG
ptx promoter (PT)		189
PT-F1	CCAACGCGCATGCGTGCAGATTCG
PT-F2	CCAACGCGTATGCGTGCGGATGCG
PT-R1	CTCTGCGTTTTGATGGTGCCTATT
PT-R2	CTCTGCGTTTCGGTGGTGCCTATT
Outer membrane porin (PO)		148
PO-F	GGCCGGGCTCCTTGAGTGAACTGG
PO-R	GTTGGTAAGTTGCAACATCCTGTCC
recA gene (RA)		204
RA-F	CGCGCTCAAGTTCTATTCCTCG
RA-R	TTGCACGCCCAGGTCGATGATTTC
Human β-actin (BA)		331
BA-F	AAAGACCTGTACGCCAACACAGTGCTGTCTGG
BA-R	CGTCATACTCCTGCTTGCTGATCCACATCTGC