TABLE 2.

Oligonucleotide primers and probe used in this study

Primer or probe	Sequence
Primers
ΔdsrAcat-For	CGTTGAATGCACAATAAAAAAATCCCGACCCTGAGGGGGTCGGGATGAAAATGAGACGTTGATCGGCACGTA
ΔdsrAsacB-Rev	CGTTAATCATTCATATGGCGAATATTTTCTTGTCAGCGAAAAAAATTGCGATCAAAGGGAAACTGTCCATATG
MtntSeq_RpoS-FOR	ATAGCGACCATGGGTAGCACC
Rnccatfor	TCGTGTGCTGAATTGTTGACGCATTTATTTATTGGTATCGCAAAATGAGACGTTGATCGGCACG
Rnccatrev	TCCGACGATGGCAATAAATCCGCAGTAACTTTTATCGATGCAACCAGCAATAGACATAAGCG
RpoS-NcoI-dpndnt	CACCGGAACCAGTTCAACACGCTTGCATTTTGAAATTCCATGGACAAGGGGAAATCCGTAAACCCGCTGCGTTATTTGCC
RpoS_NcoI-REV	CTTCTTCGGCCGTTAACAGTGGTG
rpoSRACE235	CGGCCGTTAACAGTGGTGAAT
ΔdsrA replacement oligonucleotide	CGTTGAATGCACAATAAAAAAATCCCGACCCTGAGGGGGTCGGGATGCGCAATTTTTTTCGCTGACAAGAAAATATTCGCCATATGAATGATTAACG
Probe RpoS-N3	CAAATCGTTATCACTGGGTTCCTG