TABLE 1.

qRT-PCR primers used in these studies

Primer	Sequence (5′→3′)	Amplicon size (bp)	Gene description
bll0322F	GGGGACGACCTGTGAACTTA	251	Trehalose 6-phosphate synthetase (otsA)
bll0322R	CTTCGTAATAGCCGCCGTAA
blr6767F	TTCTACTGGCACCGCTTCTT	173	Trehalose synthase (treS)
blr6767R	GAGGTTCTCGTTCGAAGTGC
blr6771F	CAAGCTGATCGACGATACCA	218	Maltooligosyltrehalose synthase (treY)
blr6771R	AATTGGTAGAACGCGGTGTC
blr0723F	CTTCGTGGAAGAGGAACTCG	182	rpoN2
blr0723R	CCTTGCTCATCCATTCTTCC
blr1883F	ACGGCTTCTTTACCCTTGGT	167	rpoN1
blr1883R	GATCGATGCCGTGAAGAAAT
bll0631F	GGACGCCGATTACACCTATG	282	Chromosome partitioning protein A, cppA (for normalization)
bll0631R	GTAGACCTTCTCGCCCATGA