TABLE 1.

Primer pairs for selected genes for real-time PCR

Locus	Gene	Primer sequence (5′ → 3′)
MSMEG_1804	sigF	GCTCAAGGAACTCCACTTGC (forward)
		GATGGACAGCGTGTTGTACG (reverse)
MSMEG_2758	sigA	GAAGACACCGACCTGGAACT (forward)
		GACTCTTCCTCGTCCCACAC (reverse)
MSMEG_2927	opuCB	TCTGTCGTTCCTCGCCTATC (forward)
		AAACCGAAGAACACCAGCAT (reverse)
MSMEG_6213	mcat	GGCAAGGACGAGATAATCCA (forward)
		TCGTCGGTGAACTGTTTGAG (reverse)
MSMEG_6232	katA	GCAGACCCATCTGGTCAAGT (forward)
		AGTTCCCATTCCGGGTAGTC (reverse)
MSMEG_6467	dps1	ACAACGATCTGCATCTGACG (forward)
		GTCACGCTCGACGGAGTAGT (reverse)
MSMEG_6515	treS	GGCGACTTCTACGTCTGGAG (forward)
		CGGGTTGTCGTAGTTGAGGT (reverse)