TABLE 2.

Primers used for RT-PCR

Primer	Sequence	Region amplified
1-F	5′-TGGATCTATCGATGACGTTCC-3′	bphS internal
1-R	5′-GAGGAGAACGAGCTGATTGG-3′	bphS internal
2-F	5′-CGGCGGAAACGACCTGTAAG-3′	bphB-bphS
2-R	5′-AGCACCCTCACGGTGTCGATTTCC-3′	bphB-bphS
3-F	5′-TCGGACAATCCCGATTACC-3′	bphA1-bphA2
3-R	5′-AGAACTGCTCGATCTCGTGC-3′	bphA1-bphA2
4-F	5′-GACCAGAGCACAATTCTCTCC-3′	bphA2-bphA4
4-R	5′-ATAGCCTTCCGAACGCAG-3′	bphA2-bphA4
5-F	5′-GAGTTGCGCGAACTGAATCG-3′	bphA4-bphC1
5-R	5′-ACATCCGCAACCTCGAAGC-3′	bphA4-bphC1
6-F	5′-GTGCGCTACGACAAGATCAGC-3′	bphC1-bphB
6-R	5′-GCCGAAGTCGTTGGCAAGC-3′	bphC1-bphB
7-F	5′-AGACACCCTGCGGGCCGTGG-3′	bphS-bphT
7-R	5′-CGAGGCCGTTGCAGTCGGACAGT-3′	bphS-bphT
8-F	5′-GAGGTGCCGATCAGACGATG-3′	bphT internal
8-R	5′-CGGAGGCGATCAGCTTCATT-3′	bphT internal