TABLE 2.

Primers used in PCR

Primer	5′ → 3′ Sequence	Nucleotide position	Accession and/or reference no.
ica4f	TGGGATACTGAYATGATTAC	1770-1789a	AF246926
ica2r	CCTCTGTCTGGGCTTGACCATG	2338-2317a	AF246926
ica9f	CTTTCTTACTAGCATGTTACAACG	1264-1287a	AF246926
altE-F	CAACTGCTCAACCGAGAACA	3497-3516b	U71377 (20)
altE-R	TTTGTAGATGTTGTGCCCCA	4178-4159b	U71377 (20)
ID27f	AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG	8-27c	34
685r3	TCTRCGCATTYCACCGCTA	702-685c	34
1492r	TACGGTTACCTTGTTACGACTT	1513-1492c	34

^aAnnealing position in published sequence of S. caprae strain 96007 (2).

^bAnnealing position in published sequence of S. epidermidis O-47 (24).

^cPositions in 16S rDNA of Escherichia coli (34).