Table 3.
Primers used to amplify the 14 gene fragments
| Name* | Sequence† | AAT (°C)‡ |
|---|---|---|
| SA-1 | G CAC ATG ACC ATI CAR ACY GC | 60 |
| SA-4 | CC GGT IGC GCA ICC MAR GTT | |
| GI-1 | GAT TTG GGI CCI GTY ATG GT | 55 |
| GI-2 | TG TTG IAI GTA RGC WGG GAA | |
| PG-1 | TC AGI GTY GAC TTC AAC GTC CC | 55 |
| PG-2 | GAA IGT GAA RGC CAT ACC ACC | |
| DE-1 | CAC GAT GTI GGT GCT GGT GG | 60 |
| DE-2 | GC AAC IGG IAC YTG CCA AGG | |
| ME-1 | C GAT ATG GTT CAI TAC TTY GGT GA | 50 |
| ME-2 | AT GGA AAS IAC ITC RGC ATC | |
| AT-1 | GCT ATG GAI GGT ACI GAR GG | 55 |
| AT-2 | AC GGC AGA KGG AAT ACG ACC | |
| GC-1 | ATC GGI CAI GTM GCC CAC GG | – |
| GC-2 | GA ACC ACC IGC AAC ACC WCC | |
| FS-1 | CAA GAI CAR GGY ATG GGT ATG GA | 50 |
| FS-2 | TC ACC IAI AGA RTG ACC AGC | |
| PA-1 | GGT AAG GGT GGI TCI ATG CA | – |
| PA-2 | AC AGA CAT IGA ITG RCC ACC | |
| VM-1 | AAG GIT GTI CAY GAT GGT CA | 50 |
| VM-2 | GT CAT ICC ITC ACC RAT RGC | |
| EC-1 | GYY GGT GGT GGT ATG GG | – |
| EC-2 | GG RCA ACC AGT CAT ICK CAT | |
| OL-1 | GAT GTI GCS TCI ATG TAY CC | 50 |
| OL-2 | GC CAT TTC IAT SGA RTA CCA | |
| LT-1 | ATG GAR CCI TGG GAT GGY CC | 55 |
| LT-4 | GG IGG ATT IGT SAC YTG AGC | |
| LT-5 | GCA CCI TGY GAI GGI GCT TG | 50 |
| LT-6 | CA ATC ITT ACC IGT RTC ACC |
Odd numbers indicate forward primers; even numbers indicate reverse.
I: inosine; otherwise IUPAC codes: R: A/G; W: A/T; M: C/A; K: T/G; Y: T/C; S: C/G.
AAT: alternative annealing temperature. All primers were tested first at 57 °C, and then, most were tested at a second temperature, indicated here.