Table 1.

Primers used in this study

Target gene	Direction	Primer sequence (5′– 3′)
yqiL	forward	GACGTGCCAGCCTATGATTT
yqiL	reverse	ATTCGTGCTGGATTTTGTCC
pykA	forward	TGCAGCAAGTTTCGTACGTC
pykA	reverse	GGGATTTCAACACCCATGTC
clpC	forward	GTTGGTGCTCCTCCAGGATA
clpC	reverse	ACTTGAACCACCGAATCCAG
argF	forward	CCAAGCAGAATTCGAAGGA
argF	reverse	GGATGCGCACCTAAATCAAT
adh	forward	GTTGCCGTTGGTTTACCTGT
adh	reverse	TTCAGCAGCAAATTCAAACG
menB	forward	CTGGGGAAGGTGATTTAGCA
menB	reverse	ACCGCCACCTACAGCATAAC
pur7	forward	GAAGCGCATTTTCTCAACAA
pur7	reverse	CCCTTACCTGCCATTGTGTC
pdp	forward	GCAATGCGCTTGAGTTACAA
pdp	reverse	TATTGAGCTTGTGGCAAACG
fabG	forward	CCGGGACAAGCAAACTATGT
fabG	reverse	CCAAAACGTGCTAACGGAAT
glmM	forward	AGGTGTCGCAAACCAAGAAC
glmM	reverse	TCGCGACCTACAAGTACACG
argF	forward	GCCCATTCGAAGAAAACGTA
argF	reverse	ACCTAATGCTGGCGCTAATG
scdA	forward	CGAAAGCAGCGGATATTTTT
scdA	reverse	GCGAACCTGGTGTATTCGTT