TABLE 2.

Primers used for RT-PCR

Intergenic region amplified	Primer	Expected product size (bp)
rmlB-flmA	5′-ACCGACGTTACGCCATTGATGCCG-3′	372
	5′-ATCCCGTACCACCTGTGATTAATACTG-3′
flmA-flmB	5′-TCTGGAGACATCATCTCGGTGGTGA-3′	519
	5′-CGCATACGCTGCGCCAGTATGGGT-3′
flmB-neuA	5′-TGCCGATGTTCCACGGCATGACAG-3′	292
	5′-GCACCATATTCGAGTGCAACAGCAGCA-3′
neuA-flmD	5′-CCCAAGATCTGGAGGAAGCCTACC-3′	458
	5′-CTGCAGCGTCTTGTTGCCATGGCA-3′
flmD-neuB	5′-CTGACCGAAAATATAGCATCGCAGCGC-3′	270
	5′-CCCATAGCCCACCGTGAATTTGAA-3′
neuB-lsg	5′-GCGTAGCATTAGGCCCGGATTTGG-3′	587
	5′-TTAATGGCCTCCCCTCGAATCTGC-3′
lsg-lst	5′-AGAGATAATTGGCTGGCTT-3′	657
	5′-CTCTGCTCAACCCGGGATGTAGAGTTTCTATTT-3′