Table 2. Primers specific to the origin (ori) and the terminus (ter) regions of the E. coli chromosome [49] used for ori/ter ratio determination using Quantitative PCR.

Region	Pairs of primers (5′-3′)
ori	GAGAATATGGCGTACCAGCA AAGACGCAGGTATTTCGCTT
ter	TCCTCGCTGTTTGTCATCTT GGTCTTGCTCGAATCCCTT