TABLE 2.

PCR assays and primers used

PCR assay	PCR primer	Primer sequence, 5′→3′	Tm (°C)	PCR product (nt)	Reference
ERIC	ERIC-1	ATG TAA GCT CCT GGG GAT TCA C	60.3	Random	18
	ERIC-2	AAG TAA GTG ACT GGG GTG AGC G	62.1
RpoB	RpoB-F	AAC CAG TTC CGC GTT GGC CTG G	65.8	1,088	29
	RpoB-R	CCT GAA CAA CAC GCT CGG A	58.8
Hsp60	Hsp60-F	GGT AGA AGA AGG CGT GGT TGC	61.8	341
	Hsp60-R	ATG CAT TCG GTG GTG ATC ATC AG	60.6
HemB	HemB-F	GGC AGA CCA TGA CAG ACT TAA T	64	570
	HemB-R	ACC TGC AGC AGC TGC AAC CA	60
HemBu	HemBu-F	ACT TCT CAC GGT CAC TGC GGT	61.8	459
	HemBu-R	CAT SGC ATA CTC ACC GCT CAC	61.8
HemB_all	HemB_all-F	CG RCG GTT VAG CGG GTT CAT CTG	66.3	237
	HemB_all-R	TGA AYC TBG GCA AGC AGG CBG T	63.7
AmpC	AmpC-F	TCT CTT GCT CTG CTC GCC	61.4	647
	AmpC-R	ACC GCT TTA CCG TCA CGA TAG	59.8
AmpCu	AmpCu-F	AAA TCC CTT TGC TGT GCC CTG	59.8	657
	AmpCu-R	CCA GGC GTA ATG CGC CTC TTC	63.7