TABLE 1.

Primers used for amplifying, sequencing, and generating the Southern blot probe for bipA

Primer	Sequence (5′→3′)	Function
FJ446703-R	AGGACTTACCCTAAAGCTTG	Primer flanking bipA that was used to amplify the gene
FJ446703-F	GGAATTTGTATAGGAGGATGG	Primer flanking bipA that was used to amplify the gene
FJ446703-R1	GTCTGAAGCTCTCTTGAGTTGG	Reverse internal sequencing primer
FJ446703-R2	CATTAGCAATCCCATCAGCAAC	Reverse internal sequencing primer
FJ446703-R3	CTCCACCAGCAGCTATAACTCC	Reverse internal sequencing primer
FJ446703-F1	GAGTTTCAGTTGGTGGTTCTGG	Forward internal sequencing primer
FJ446703-F2	ACTTTTGTTACAGCCGCTATGC	Forward internal sequencing primer
FJ446703-F3	TGGAGATGATGATACTGTTGTTGAC	Forward internal sequencing primer
FJ446703-R4	TCTCTATCAACGTCAACAACAGTATCATCA	Primer used for generating the Southern blot probe
FJ446703-F4	TTCTAGGCAGAGTAAATTAGAGAATGGACG	Primer used for generating the Southern blot probe