Table 2.

Vector oligonucleotides used to analyze promoter mutations

Name	Sequence	Description
LKT66	5′-GGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGAC-3′	Forward sequencing primer for pUC-based vectors
LKT197a	5′-CAGGAAACAGCTATGAC-3′	Reverse sequencing primer for pUC-based vectors
Spc3	5′-CTTGACTTTTTAGTCGTCGTATCTG-3′	These two primers are in opposite orientations, 140 bp apart in the Specr gene
Spc4	5′-ACGAATCCATAATGGCTCTTCTC-3′