Table 1. Oligonucleoide primers and fluorescent probes used to quantitate mRNA.

Gene	Paired primers (5′-3′)	Probea (5′-3′)
emm	AGACAGTTAC CATCAACAGG TGAAAC TACTCCAGCT GTTGCCATAA CAG	TAACCCATTC TTCACAGCGG CAGCC
hasA	ACCGTTCCCT TGTCAATAAA GG CGTCAGCGTC AGATCTTTCA AA	CGCCATGCTC AAGCGTGGGC
mga	GCGTTTGATA GCATCAAACA AGA CATCAAGGAG ATGAACCCAG TTG	TCACTTTTCG ACAGCCCGTT GGTGA
gyrA	CGACTTGTCT GAACGCCAAA TTATCACGTT CCAAACCAGT CAA	CGACGCAAAC GCATATCCAA AATAGCTTG

^a Covalently linked at the 5′ end to 5-carboxylfluorescein and at the 3′ end to N,N,N-tetramethyl-6-carboxyrhodamine.