TABLE 4.

Primers used for 5′ RLM-RACE

Primer	Purpose	Sequence
5′ RACEouter	5′ RLM- RACE, sequencing	GCTGATGGCGATGAATGAACACTG
5′ RACEinner	Sequencing	CATCAAAGCCAGCAAACGCAGTGTTCGGATCCGCG
mtaA1raceinner	Sequencing	TCTGCAGGAGGTCTGCAGGCACGGCTGC
mtaA1raceouter	5′ RLM- RACE, sequencing	TCTGTAGTCTGGGCTGGAGGTACTG
mtaA1rev2	Sequencing	GGTCATACCTTTTTTACTTTTATCTTAGTACATATATTTTTATTG
mtaA2raceinner	Sequencing	TCCCCAGCAAATTATCGGGCATTTTCAG
mtaA2raceouter	5′ RLM- RACE, sequencing	TCTGCAGCCGCGGCTCAAGTTCGGT
mtaA2rev	Sequencing	CAATCTTCCCCAAATATTCAATTCAC
mtbAinner	5′ RLM- RACE, sequencing	ATCTTGATAGCTTCAAGGATTAAAC
mtbAouter	Sequencing	GCCGGAACGATCTCCTCGCCTGTGAAAAG