TABLE 1.

Primers used in the RT-PCR experiments

Primer	Sequence (5′ to 3′)	Target gene product
PTS_F	AACCTTACTTGCTTCTCAC	Mannose-specific IID component
PTS_R	TTGAAGAAAGCTGTGTAAG
RFAG_F	CTATCTCCAAGATTTGAAAG	1,2-Diacylglycerol 3-glucosyltransferase
RFAG_R	GGTCAATCCTTGTGTCTCAC
FAB_F	CTGTTGAAGCTGTTGCTAC	3-Oxoacyl-acyl carrier protein
FAB_R	GCTCTGCTTCTTGACCTTG
CARB_F	CTGGTCTTAATATGGCAATG	Large subunit of carbamoyl-phosphate synthase
CARB_R	GTATTGACGATTTCAGATTC
ARM_F	TGGTAGAGTACTAAACTGC	Hypothetical protein involved in acid resistance of S. macedonicus
ARM_R	TTACGTCTGTAGAATCGAG
16SMac_F	GCAGTGGCTTAACCATTGTTCG	16S RNA subunit
16SMac_R	GCCTAACACCTAGCACTCATCG
23SMac_F	CCTGGGAAGGTAAGCCAAAGAG	23S RNA subunit
23SMac_R	CACGGTACTGGTTCACTATCGG