Table 2.

PCR primers targeting regions that differ between M. abscessus and M. massiliense isolates

M. abscessus ATCC 19977T locus	Gene annotation	Primers
		Forward	Reverse
MAB_2396	Probable acetyltransferase	5′-AGGCGGCCACCGACGTCGCGATGGA-3′	5′-TGCGCCCGCCCAGCGCGTATCCG-3′
MAB_2697c	Hypothetical protein	5′-GACTCCGGTGGCCGCGGCGA-3′	5′-GCCGGAGCGCTGGGTGGGCT-3′
MAB_4751	Conserved hypothetical protein (patatin-like)	5′-CCCGCATGCAGCTGGCCGCGCA-3′	5′-GCGCCAGTGGTGGGGCCACCCGT-3′
MAB_4792	Putative transcriptional regulator	5′-GCGGTGACGACCGCGGGGGCGAT-3′	5′-TCGGGGCAGGCCAGGGCGCCTA-3′
erm(41)	Erythromycin ribosomal methylase	5′-GACCGGGGCCTTCTTCGTGAT-3′	5′-GACTTCCCCGCACCGATTCC-3′