Table 2. Primers used in this study.
| Primers | Sequence (5′–3′) |
| AMY1427-R | Available on request to W.E.G. |
| AMY1429-F | Available on request to W.E.G. |
| AMY1-5 | CGCACTTCTCTACATAATCGGCCGC |
| AMY1-3 | GGGCTTTTCGTTTCCTGGTCGGGG |
| AMY3sh | GCGGGCATGTTAGTGGTTTCAGAT |
| AMYSTOP | CCAACGGCATCCACGGATAAAAGC |
| AmyRTqF2 | GCATTCTTAGGCCGTCGTGTAATG |
| AmyRTqR | TTCTTATCTGCAGGGCCGTTACTG |
| 18S S3 | CGATTCCGGAGAGGGAGCC |
| 18S AS3 | CGTATCGGGATTGGGTAATTTGC |
| cDNA-AscF | AAAGGCGCGCCGCGGAATGG |
| cDNA-SpeR | GATGATAAGCACTAGTCGATCAGC |
| HcAMYpFKpn | GGTACCCGAATTTGCTTCTGGC |
| HcAMYpAsc | ATTGGCGCGCCACATGAGTGTCCC |
| Amy1pQE | TCAAAGGATTCCTGCGGAATGGC |
| Amy2pQE | GATGAGCTCTCGATCAGC |