Table 2. Primers used in this study.
| Gene | Gene Product | Direction* | Oligonucleotide Sequence (5' à 3') | Reference |
| adk | adenylate kinase | F | CATCATTCTTCTCGGTGCTC | This study |
| R | AGTGCCGTCAAACTTCAGGTA | |||
| gyrB | DNA gyrase subunit B | F | GTACGTTTCTGGCCTAGTGC | This study |
| R | GGGTCTTTTTCCTGACAATC | |||
| metE | methionine synthase | F | CGGGTGACTTTGCTTGGT | This study |
| R | CAGATCGACTGGGCTGTG | |||
| mdh | malate dehydrogenase | F | ATGAAAGTCGCTGTTATTGG | This study |
| R | GCCGCTTGGCCCATAGAAAG | |||
| R | TAGCTTGATAGGTTGGG | This study | ||
| pntA | pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase | F | CTTTGATGGAAAAACTCTCA | |
| R | GATATTGCCGTCTTTTTCTT | This study | ||
| F | GGCCAGCCCAAAATCCT | |||
| purM | phosphoribosyl-formylglycinamide cyclo-ligase | F | GGTGTCGATATTGATGCAGG | This study |
| R | GGAATGTTTTCCCAGAAGCC | |||
| pyrC | Dihydroorotase | F | ATCATGCCTAACACGGTTCC | This study |
| R | TTCAAACACTTCGGCATA | |||
| ctxAB | cholera toxin | F | CTCAGACGGGATTTGTTAGGCACG | [69] |
| R | TCTATCTCTGTAGCCCCTATTACG | |||
| rtxA | repeat like toxin | F | GCGATTCTCAAAGAGATGC | [27] |
| R | CACTCATTCCGATAACCAC | |||
| sto/stn (NAG-ST) | heat-stable toxin | F | CCTATTCATTAGCATAATG | [12] |
| R | CCAAAGCAAGCTGGATTGC | |||
| tcp | toxin co-regulated pili | F1 | GTGACTGAAAGTCATCTCTTC | [44] |
| R1 | AATCCGACACCTTGTTGGTA | |||
| F2 | ATATGCAATTATTAAAACAGC | |||
| R2 | TTATTATTACCCGTTGTCGG | |||
| vcsC2 | inner membrane protein | F | GGAAAGATCTATGCGTCGACGTTACCGATGCTATGGGT | [12] |
| R | CATATGGAATTCCCGGGATCCATGCTCTAGAAGTCGGTTGTTTCGGTAA | |||
| vcsV2 | ATPase | F | ATGCAGATCTTTTGGCTCACTTGATGGG | [12] |
| R | ATGCGTCGACGCCACATCATTGCTTGCT |