Table 1.

Oligonucleotide primers used in this study

Designation	Sequence (5′→3′)a
ΔmucR-Up-For	GCGGATCCGATGAAATAGGGCTGTTCGC
ΔmucR-Up-Rev	GGTGCTTTCGTCGTTCGTT
ΔmucR-Down-For	TGATTCTTCAGCGAGTGAATCACG
ΔmucR-Down-Rev	GCCTGCAGCATTCCCAGCGATGTATGGG
mucR-comp-For	CTCAATTTTCTTGCGGTGC
mucR-comp-Rev	AGGCAGGACTGTCAGGAGAA
mucR-lacZ-For	GCAAGCTTTTCTATAAATCATATTTGTCTTGG
mucR-lacZ-Rev	GCGGATCCTTCCATAAGTTTTCCTTTT
rMucR-For	GCGGTCTCCGCGCGAAAATCTGGAAACGAACGACGAAA
rMucR-Rev	GCGGTCTCCTATCAGGCGTCCTTCGGCTTGCGG
babR-RT-For	AAGAATTATGCGCATGACCT
babR-RT-Rev	GTTCCCACCCATCTGGAAAT
BAB1_0746-RT-For	AGGGAAGCAAAAGCGACATGT
BAB1_0746-RT-Rev	AAAGCTAGACTGGTGCCGGTACG
BAB1_0747-RT-For	CATGGAAACGTTTGGCAAATG
BAB1_0747-RT-Rev	CTGAAGTTCACTGCAGCTGTAATGG
BAB1_1035-RT-For	GTTCTTTGTCGGCTCCTTAACCTT
BAB1_1035-RT-Rev	TCCGAAATCAAGATGCTTGAGG
BAB1_1605-RT-For	TGGCAAAAGCTATTGATCTCAGCC
BAB1_1605-RT-Rev	GGCGTGGTGTGGGACTCATATA
BAB1_1893-RT-For	CATATGACCTGCCAGCCGC
BAB1_1893-RT-Rev	CCTGGTCGTCGCATCCTATG
BAB1_2012-RT-For	AACGGGAGAAACTTGTAAGGCAG
BAB1_2012-RT-Rev	GCAGCCTATGGTGTTTGTAGCG
BAB1_2041-RT-For	TCTTCTTCAGCCAGACATTCGAC
BAB1_2041-RT-Rev	TCAGCAGGCCGGATGTAAGCT
BAB2_0143-RT-For	GTTTTCTCGTTCCACTTCGCC
BAB2_0143-RT-Rev	CGGGTACAACCACGCTTGAA
BAB2_0807-RT-For	TGCTGGAGCTTGGTTTCAGG
BAB2_0807-RT-Rev	GGTTGTCTTCCCGCAATTCC
BAB2_1072-RT-For	GGTCGTGATCTTGTCCACCATAA
BAB2_1072-RT-Rev	GACGATCGATTTGATGCTACGG
BAB1_0746-EMSA-For	TTGAAATTGCCAACGAGCTTG
BAB1_0746-EMSA-Rev	GCCTGTTATTTCTTCATGGTCGC
BAB1_1035-EMSA-For	CGCCATAAAACGAACCTCA
BAB1_1035-EMSA-Rev	CGTCGGCAGAAGTAATTTT
BAB1_1605-EMSA-For	ATGATTTAGTAGAAAACGCAGA
BAB1_1605-EMSA-Rev	TGGCCAGATGTTGTGAAAG
BAB1_1893-EMSA-For	GCTGTCTTGTTCATTCTGTC
BAB1_1893-EMSA-Rev	CGGAATCATCTGTACCACC
BAB2_0840-EMSA-For	GCGGATCCGACAAAAATTGTTTAGAA
BAB2_0840-EMSA-Rev	TAAGATCACTCTTTCAAAGGCGGCT
mucR-EMSA-For	CTCAATTTTCTTGCGGTGCCCTG
mucR-EMSA-Rev	CGCAGCGGCTGACAATGGCAA

^aUnderlined sections indicate restriction endonuclease recognition sequences.