Table 1. Primers used in this study.
| Name | Sequence (5′–3′) | Use | |
| Fla3* | GGGTCTCAAGCGTCTTGG | Amplification of flaB for QRT-PCR | |
| Fla4* | GAACCGGTGCAGCCTGAG | ||
| CAB105 | ACATTGAAAACGAAAAGGAA | Amplification of bb0347 for QRT-PCR | |
| CAB106 | AAAGAATTTTTGCCCTTTTT | ||
| BB0347protF | CACCATGATAAAAATGTCTTTGAATTACACTG | Cloning of BB0347 into pET200 | |
| BB0347protR | TTAGGTTTGATTTTTTATTTTTTTTATTAG | ||
| OspCprotF | CACCTGTAATAATTCAGGGAAAG | Cloning of OspC into pET200 | |
| OspCprotR | TTAAGGTTTTTTTGGACTTTCTG | ||
| FlaBprotF | CACCATTATCAATCATAATACATCAGCTA | Cloning of FlaB into pET200 | |
| FlaBprotR | TTATCTAAGCAATGACAATGACAAAACATATTGG | ||
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All primers were designed during the course of this study, except Fla3 & 4, which have been described previously [44].