Table 1.

PCR primers

Name	Sequence	Target DNA
99F	5′-TTG TAG CCT GCT ATG GTA TAA CT	W 16S rDNA
994R	5′-GAA TAG GTA TGA TTT TCA TGT	W 16S rDNA
S12F	5′-GCA CTA AGG TGT ATA CTA CAA CTC C	W str operon
S7R	5′-GCC TTA TTA GCT TCA GCC AT	W str operon
S6.97F	5′-ACT TCT ACG ACA AGC GTA TGG	Aedes RpS6
S6.560R	5′-TGC AGC ACA ACA GGA GTG ATC	Aedes RPS6

Primers 99F and 994R were designed by O’Neill et al. 1992. Primers S12F, S7R, S6.97F and S6.560R were designed specifically for this study.