TABLE 1.

Primers used for PCR and DNA-DNA hybridization studies

Gene	Primer	Sequencea
erm(B)	ermBF	GAA AAG GTA CTC AAC CAA ATA
	ermBR	AGT AAC GGT ACT TAA ATT GTT TAC
erm(C)	ermCF	TCA AAA CAT AAT ATA GAT AAA
	ermCR	GCT AAT ATT GTT TAA ATC GTC AAT
erm(F)	ermF1	CGG GTC AGC ACT TTA CTA TTG
	ermF2	GGA CCT ACC TCA TAG ACA AG
mef(A)	MF4A	ACC GAT TCT ATC AGC AAA G
	MF6	GGA CCT GCC ATT GGT GTG
mtr(R) promoter	mtrF1	GCC AAT CAA CAG GCA TTC TTA
	MTR13r1	GTT GGA ACA ACG CGT CAA AC

^aThe primers read from the 5′ end to the 3′ end.