Table 2. Primers used in this study.
| Primer | Sequencea |
| fimC/ASBamHI | GAATCATGGATCCGCTCCTTTACTATT |
| fimC/AS5025 | GGATGGTTGGACCCTGGATGGTG |
| fimC_5′/S4731 | GCTGTCTCAGCCCATTCCCCGTTGACG |
| fimR/AS9576SmaI | AAACCCGGGCTTCTTTGTTTGGTGTCATG |
| fimR/AS10331PstI | GAAGTCCCTGCAGAACGAGGGATCTTT |
| fimR/AS10915SacI | GCCGGAGCTCTACTCTGTTAAGCGTAC |
| fimR/S8023SpeI | AGGACTAGTACCTCTTTTCTATATCTAC |
| fimR/S9221BamHI | CATGAGGATCCTCAACAAGTCTTGGGC |
| fimR/S9761SmaI | AAACCCGGGTCTCTGATCTCTACCG |
| fimR/MSSacI | GAAGAAAAGAGGAGCTCATGACACC |
| fimR/stopASPstI | GAAAGCATGCACTGCAGTTAGACTGCA |
| pDS-1 | ATCAAGTCCATAAAACCAC |
| pDS-2 | CATCTTGTAAACGTACCATGATC |
| pDS-3 | CTAATAACCTTATCAAAAATAGGAAC |
| pDS-4 | TAATCTAAATTATTTTATAAATTAACTTG |
| pDS-5 | TTGACTTAATTTTTTTATTTATGTATATTA |
| pepO/AS320SacI | GTACCGAGCTCGCTGGTATAGTCTT |
| pfimbox/AS | TTACTATTAATATACATAAATAAAAAAATTAAGTCAAGTTAATTTATAAAATA |
| pfimbox/S | TATTTTATAAATTAACTTGACTTAATTTTTTTATTTATGTATATTAATAGTAA |
| spe/AS | GCAACTGCAGATTGTTTTCTAAAATCTGATT |
| tcrB/AS | CTATTTCTAAGGCTTGGCGG |
| tcrB/S | TGGCGATGAAGTAATCGGGG |
a
inserted restriction recognition sites are underlined.