Table 2.

Primers used in this study

Primer function and name	5′ to 3′ sequence
Cloning
GRW54 fwd	GATGACTGCAGGGAATCACAAT
GRW54 rev	TCTTGATAAGAGCTCTAGAAGTCATT
GRW55 fwd	TGAAAGGTATCTGCAGTCCGT
GRW55 rev	GGATCGAGCTCGGGATTTCT
RT-PCR
mobA fwd	TCAAGGTGCTGAAGGTGGACAAGA
mobA rev	TCTGACGGCTCAGTTTCACGAGTT
mobB fwd	TTTCCGTGCTGCAAGGCACTTATG
mobB rev	ATGAAAGCCTCTTCCTCGGCATCT
mobC fwd	TGAACCGCCGCTACGAGGATATTT
mobC rev	TCGGGATTGTTGATGTCCAGCGTA
mobA-B fwd	TGGACTACTACACCAAGCTATCGG
mobA-B rev	TTTCCAGATACTCGCGGGC
mobB-C fwd	ACAACCGCCGATACCGTTATCCAT
mobB-C rev	CCCTTTCGTACCCAGACAGGACA
RpoD 67 fwd	TTTAATCTGACGAACGCGCTCACG
RpoD 548 rev	ACGCTGTATGGTGGATTCGTCAGT
RT-qPCR
mobA fwd	ACAACCGTTTCCTCGCCATGTTTG
mobA rev	TCTTGTCCACCTTCAGCACCTTGA
mobA-B fwd	AACTCGTGAAACTGAGCCGTCAGA
mobA-B rev	TGTAGATGCGGTTGGTGGTGAGAA
mobB fwd	ACAACCGCCGATACCGTTATCCAT
mobB rev	ATGAAAGCCTCTTCCTCGGCATCT
RpoD 467 fwd	ACCTGATTCAACGGGAGACGACA
RpoD 548 rev	ACGCTGTATGGTGGATTCGTCAGT