Table 1. Sequence and name of primers used for tested presence or absence of lqs gene.

Name	Sequence
lqsA forward	AATCCTGGCAAGGGAAACAC
lqsA reverse	AACACGGCTCCAAAGATGTC
lqsR forward	CGTATTGCAGCTGGATGAGG
lqsR reverse	GGCAGGAACCAAACAATTCG
lqsS forward	CTGGTTGCCTCAGCCTTATG
lqsS reverse	AGCGTATTCGCCCTCTTTAG
lqsT forward	GATGCAAGCCACCAAATCAC
lqsT reverse	GCAAGCGGCGTTCTTAAATC