TABLE 2.

Primers used in this study for operon fusion construction

Plasmid	Primers	Cloned sequence(s)
pUC2P-2B1A	P1 (5′-CCAAGCTTGGATCGTGCTCTGCCGGCTC-3′) and P2 (5′-CATCTTTACTTCTCCCTCAG-3′)	puc2P and puc2B
	P3 (5′-CTGAGGGAGAAGTAAAGATGACCAACGGCAAAATCT-3′) and P4 (5′-CCGGTACCGAGTAGCCTTTTGCACCTCC-3′)	puc1A
pUC1P-2B1A	P5 (5′-CCAAGCTTCCCGCGTGCTGATCTCGGCC-3′) and P6 (5′-CACTGTGTCGTCTCCCAACT-3′)	puc1P
	P4 and P7 (5′-AGTTGGGAGACGACACAGTGACCGATGATCCGAAAAA-3′)	puc2B and puc1A
pUC2P-1BA	P1 and P8 (5′-TTGTACTCTCCCGAATGTGC-3′)	puc2P
	P4 and P9 (5′-ACATTCGGGAGAGTACAAGTGACTGACGATCTGAAC-3′)	puc1BA
pUC1P-1B2AS	P5 and P10 (5′-CATGTCAGTCTTCTCCTATC-3′)	puc1P and puc1B
	P11 (5′-GATAGGAGAAGACTGACATGAACAACTCGAAGATGTG-3′) and P12, (5′-CCGGTACCGGCCACGGCTACGAGCCCTG-3′)	First 144 bp of puc2A DNA (puc1A-like)
pUC1P-1B2A	P5 and P10	puc1P and puc1B
	P11 and P13 (5′-CCGGTACCGGTGGAACACCGGCCACAAC-3′)	puc2A