TABLE 2.
Primers used in this study
| Primer for PCR and sequencing | Sequence (5′-3′) | Position of the 5′ nucleotide |
|---|---|---|
| parE primersa | ||
| GRLB1 | CGCCGATAAGATAACTTAGTACTA | 137 |
| GRLB1R | GCTCTTGACGCTCTTTACCAC | 1036 |
| GRLB2 | TAAGTGAACGACTACAAGAGTCTGC | 947 |
| GRLB2R | ACCTCCCGCAGAATCACCTTC | 1692 |
| GRLB3 | GCAAGGGAAGCTGCACGTAAAGC | 1537 |
| GRLB3R | GGCAATGCACGCTCTTGAATA | 2470 |
| parC primersa | ||
| GRLA1 | AGTTGAAGATGAAGTGCGTT | 2196 |
| GRLA1R | ACCTTGAATAATACCACCAG | 3041 |
| GRLA2 | GCTGAAGAGTTATTACGTGA | 2757 |
| GRLA2R | ACGCAAGATACCGTACTAGTA | 4028 |
| GRLA3 | GTTATGGTGCCTAGTGAAGAA | 3861 |
| GRLA3R | TAACGATAAGTACTTGGTCAGC | 4881 |
| Primers for upstream region of gyrBb | ||
| UPGB1 | AGGTGACGACTCGGTAACGC | 1,793 bp upstream of start site of gyrB |
| UPGB1R | AGGATATTCACGTCAGGATGACAT | 1,039 bp upstream of start site of gyrB |
| UPGB2 | TATCCCAGAATTACCTGAAGATG | 1,178 bp upstream of start site of gyrB |
| UPGB2R | ATAGGATCGACTTCAGAGAGAG | 127 bp downstream of start site of gyrB |
| gyrB primersc | ||
| GYRB1 | TAGACGATGTACTCAGTGAAT | 2 |
| GYRB1R | GTGGCATATCCTGAGTTATAT | 1004 |
| GYRB2 | CTATCACTATGAGGGCGGTA | 858 |
| GYRB2R | GCACGAGCAACGATAACACTC | 2252 |
| gyrA primers | ||
| GYRA1 | CCTCAATCAAGAATAAATGAACGA | 2164 |
| GYRA1R | TATCACGTAACAGTTCAAGTGT | 2566 |
| GYRA2 | GGTTCAATGGATGGAGATGG | 2482 |
| GYRA2R | CTGTATCTGACTCACGAATC | 3361 |
| GYRA3 | CGTACTGGTGTGCGTGTCGTT | 3046 |
| GYRA3R | CTGGCGTACGTTTACCATAAC | 4336 |
| GYRA4 | CAACGGGTGTGAAAGGTAT | 4211 |
| GYRA4R | GCCACCATCAAGACTTATC | 5027 (8) |
| norA promoter primersd | ||
| DMBL3 | CAATGCCGCTGACAGATGTA | 27 |
| DMBR3 | TTGTCAGCTAGCGTACCACCAA | 550 |
| Primers for upstream region of topBe | ||
| UPTB1 | GTTATGGCTGATATAGGTGGTG | 3,085 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB1R | CAAAACGCAATAACACATCATGAC | 2,259 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB2 | GGGCTTTTATTTATGACATAGTTG | 2,446 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB2R | ACTTGTTCATGTTCTATTCTCA | 1,922 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB3 | GACGACGATCTTTTCTTTCTCC | 2,047 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB3R | GGGGAGCACTTGCAAAAATA | 1,215 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB4 | CGTCGTACCACGAATT | 1,368 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB4R | AGGCATTCAACAATACAAACCA | 528 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB5 | TGTAATTTGCTGAAAGCACGA | 686 bp upstream of start site of topB |
| UPTB5R | CTAACGCCCACGTGACAATA | 122 bp downstream of start site of topB |
| parE probe primersa | ||
| GLBP | CAGGTTTTAGAGGGGTTAGAA | 421 |
| GLBPR | TGTCGGTTTACCTGATTTATG | 654 |
| parC probe primersa | ||
| GRLAP | GATACGACACTCGAACCAAT | 2817 |
| GRLA1R | ACCTTGAATAATACCACCAG | |
| gyrB probe primersc | ||
| GYBP | CTATCACTATGAGGGCGGTATTA | 858 |
| GYBPR | GTATCTTCACCAGAAAGTCTATC | 1124 |
| gyrA probe primers | ||
| GYRA3 | CGTACTGGTGTGCGTGTCGTT | |
| GYRA2R | CTGTATCTGACTCACGAATC | |
| topA probe primersb | ||
| TOPAP | GCGTAATCCAGCAAACCCATT | 747 bp from start site |
| TOPAPR | CACCTTGTTTCCCTGATGCTTT | 1018 bp from start site |
| topB probe primersb | ||
| TOPB3 | AAGCCAATCCGTCGATTATG | 370 bp from start site |
| TOPB3R | CGTTCCTGTCTGAACACGTC | 582 bp from start site |