Table 3.

Primers used in the study

Target cytochrome gene(s)	Primer name	Primer sequence (5' to 3')
ppcB, ppcC	ppc.4.1B	GTCCGCTCTGCCTTC AG
	ppc.4.2	CATGGTCACACTCCTTTG C
	ppc.4.3cam	GAGATTCATTCCAGCAACCGCGACGGAAGATCACTTCGC
	ppc4.4cam	GTCGGAATTACTTCTTGTGGCAGGGCACCAATAACT GC
	ppc4.5cam	GCAAGGGGTGTCACGAGG
	ppc4.6	GCAAGGGGTGTCACGAGG
GSU0616	pr1027-1	CTGAGCTACGAGCAGAATGAC
	pr1027-2	CGACGAGATAGCCAGCATATC
	pr1027-3	CGGACCATCTGGTTCTCAAGAATGTCAGCTACTGGGCTATC
	pr1027-4	GGCAACGGTCTCATGGCAGGAATCGAAATCTCGTGATGG
	pr1027-5	CCTGCCATGAGACCGTTGCC
	pr1027-6	GCTCATGGCCTGTTCTTCTCC
GSU1334	pr2262-1	TCAGCGCCTTCGTGGATTCG
	pr2262-2	GTGGACTGAAAGCTGGGAACG
	pr2262-3	CGACACCGTTCCCAGCTTTCAGCAAGCGAACCGGAATTGC
	pr2262-4	CCTTGAACGGGACGATGATGGGATGAATGTCAGCTACTGG
	pr2262-5	ACCACTATCCGGAGCTGCGAG
	pr2262-6	CCAGGAGATGACCGTTGCTTCG
GSU3332	pr5560-1	TCA AGG AGT TGG GCC GAA TCC
	pr5560-2	CGA CAG CAT GGC CAC GAA TG
	pr5560-3	CACACTTCTGGCATTCGTGGATGAATGTCAGCTACTGG
	pr5560-4	CGTCCACCTTGCGGATGTCGAATCGAAATCTCGTGATGG
	pr5560-5	CGACATCCGCAAGGTGGACG
	pr5560-6	CGTCCAGCAGGATGCGTGAG