Table 1.

Primers used for PCR amplification of mce1A and mce4A gene.

Primer*	Sequence (5' to 3')	Gene
mce1F	ATCTCACGGTGTGAGCTCATGACGACGCCGG	mce1A
mce1R	CGACGG TTCCAGAAGCTTTCATGGGTTGAT
mce4F	CTTCAGAAAGAGCTCATGTCCGGCGGCGGA	mce4A
mce4R	CGCCCGAGCAAGCTTTCAGAAGTCGTCCCG

* Restriction sites in primers are indicated in bold letters.