Table 2.

Primers used in this study

Primer	Sequence	Application	Amplicon size
A7F	5′- GGATTTGGGATACCGCTCTT -3′	gerA detection/sequencing	718 bp
A7R	5′- TGCAGATGCTGCGAGAATAC -3′	gerA detection/sequencing	718 bp
gerAAF MW3	5′- CCCTGTTCCTATCGGCGTTT -3′	RT-PCR (E = 2.01)	59 bp
gerAAR MW3	5′- TCGGCAGCATGCCTTGA -3′	RT-PCR (E = 2.01)	59 bp
gerAAF 1112/1032/800	5′- CGCCGTTCCCACAGATTC –3′	RT-PCR (E = 2.01/1.98/1.95)	55 bp
gerAAR 1112/1032/800	5′- CAGCGCTGAAGAAACCTTGTC –3′	RT-PCR (E = 2.01/1.98/1.95)	55 bp
rpoBF	5′- ACCTCTTCTTATCAGTGGTTTCTTGAT -3′	RT-PCR (E = 2.00)	70 bp
rpoBR	5′- CCTCAATTGGCGATATGTCTTG -3′	RT-PCR (E = 2.00)	70 bp