Table 2. Primers and Probes.

	Sequence	Use in study
Primers
virB2-for	TCCAATCGCGTCAGAACTTAACT	Real-time primer-Taqman
virB2-rev	CCTTTAATATTGGTAGTGTAGAACTAAGAGATTC	Real-time primer-Taqman
sodB1-for	CTGGAAAAGTCGCTGAAGCTATC	Real-time primer-Taqman
sodB1-rev	CGCTTTGAAATCGGCAAAG	Real-time primer-Taqman
rrsA-for	CACGATTACTAGCGATTCCGACTT	Real-time primer-Taqman
rrsA-rev	CGTCGTAGTCCGGATTGGA	Real-time primer-Taqman
virB 3′-for	GCGCGAAAGTCACTCGTC	Real-time primer-SYBR
virB 3′-rev	GAGATTCATTAGCCTTTTCAAGTCC	Real-time primer-SYBR
virB 5′-for	AACAGAAGAATCATTAGCCGATA	Real-time primer-SYBR
virB 5′-rev	TACGAGTGCCATCCAGAA	Real-time primer-SYBR
sodB-for	TCCGCTGCTGACCGTTGATG	Real-time primer-SYBR
sodB-rev	CGCCCAGAAGTGCTCCAGATAG	Real-time primer-SYBR
rrsA-for	AACGTCAATGAGCAAAGGTATTAA	Real-time primer-SYBR
rrsA-rev	TACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGG	Real-time primer-SYBR
MBG608	TCCAGAATTCAGTTGATTTGAC	Construction of pSRG12
MBG607	ACAAAAGCTTGAACATTGGGTCATATTACA	Construction of pSRG12
virB5	GCTCTAGAGCAAAAGATGTAACCACTTCCC	Construction of altered virB
virB6	GCTCTAGAGAACGAAGTCTGTTAATGGTGG	Construction of altered virB
virB12	GCATTCGTGAGTTGGGCATCGGCCTTAATTTTCTGAAAGTATCAGGG	Construction of altered virB
virB13	TAAGGCCGATGCCCAACTCACGAATGCTATGCTC	Construction of altered virB
sodB probe for	CTACTGGAACTGCCTGG	Amplification of northern blot probe
sodB probe rev	GTGCTCCAGATAGCCAG	Amplification of northern blot probe
Probes
virB2	6FAMAGGACTTGAAAAGGCTMGBNFQ	Real-time probe-Taqman
sodB1	6FAMCCGCATCTTTTGGCMGBNFQ	Real-time probe-Taqman
rrsA	6FAMATGGAGTCGAGTTGCAGMGBNFQ	Real-time probe-Taqman
ssvirB-sense	TGCTCCTGCATATATTGCAGATGCTCTTCTACGAGTGCCAATTTCAATTCTACC ATCAATCTCCCTTCCTATTACAGGGAATTGTTGTAGC	Northern blot
ssvirB-antisense	TAGCATCCGAGAACTTGGTATTGGTCTTAATTTTCTGAAAGTATCAGGGATGTCCT ATAAAGACATAGCCAAAAAAGAGAATCTGTCTCGCGCGAAAGTC	Northern blot