Table 3.

List of primers used for quantitative real-time PCR and sequencing

Target gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
glyA	CAAGCGAATGCAGCTGTTTA	CTGTGATGCCGTAGAGGACA
pykA	GTACGGATGCGGTAATGCTT	GTACGGATGCGGTAATGCTT
tpiA	CTACGAACCGATTTGGGCTA	CCGCCGTATTGGATAATCAC
exbB1	CCGGAATTGCGACAAATAGT	CCGTTCATTGGGTTATTTGG
tonB1	CATTGCATTGCCATAACCAG	AAAAGCGCCTGAAAAGATCA
tbpA1	AGGAATGACGTTGGTTTTGC	ATTGCAGGTAGGGCTGATTG
copA	CTATGAAGCCAGCGTGATGA	CCAAATAGAACCGCTTTCCA
tonB2	GCCTTGTACCGCATTAGGAA	CTCAGCCTAAGCCGAAAGAA
hlyX	TTTTACGTTGAGCGAACACG	ACGCCGTAATTTGTTCTTCG
cirA	TACGCTCTCCGGTGTGTATG	GTTGCGGTAGAAGCACCTTT
ywbN	TCGCAAATGGGCTTTAATTC	CTTTCAGCCAACCGTCTTGT
hpuB (APL_1953)	AACATCGTGTAAGCGCCTCT	GCCCTCATCATCGGTATCAC
hpuB (APL_1954)	ACGAAATGTTCTCCGGTACG	GATAGCCGGTCGAAACGTAA
hpuB (APL_1955)	GGTTCGGCAACCTTATTTGA	CGTTCTAACCCGCGTAATTC
lldD	AATGCCCTTGATTACCATCG	GTAAACCGCATACGCTTGGT
hyaA	TTTACCGGGTATGCCGATTA	GTGTCCTTCATCGCCGTATT
hybB	TAATACCGGCAAAGGCTGTC	ACTTTCGCAAACTCGCCTAA
napB	ACCCGTCGTGCTTGATACTT	GGCTTATACCAACCCGCATA
nqrC	CCGTAGCTAAAGGTGCTTCG	TTAGCTCCCATTGCTGCTTT
fdxG	TACTGTTCTGTCGGCTGTGG	GACTTACCGGATGGTCAGGA
ykgE	GTTTAAACGACCGGCAATGT	AACAAACCTGTTGCGGTTTC
hpuB (APL_1954)*	TCGGAGGAAAACTCGCTTTA	TAACCACCGGTCGGAAAATA

All primers were designed by Primer3 http://frodo.wi.mit.edu/primer3/ and purchased at DNA Technology A/S, Risskov, Denmark. *Primers used for sequencing.