TABLE 3.

Primer sequences

Primer	Sequence (5′ → 3′)	Gene	Nucleotides
F-FLIC1	CCA TGG CAC AAG TCA TTA ATA CCA AC	fliC	+1-24
R-FLIC2	CTA ACC CTG CAG CAG AGA CA	fliC	+1758-1739
FliC2	CGT CAT TCG CAC CAA CCT G	fliC	+457-439
SRM11A	ACT GTA CCG AGA ACA ACC AGG	flhDC	167-147 downstream of flhC stop
SRM16	GTT GTA TGT GCG TGT AGT GAC G	flhDC	−175-154
SRM17	TCA CCC TGG ATG CTG TAG	pACYC184	1621-1638 (X06403)
SRM18	CGG TCG GAC AGT GCT C	pACYC184	1786-1771 (X06403)
SRM19	TGG TGC GGT TTG TTG AAA G	flhC	+368-386
SRM20	GAT CTG CAT CAC GCA TTA TTG	flhDC	−270-250
SRM51	CAG CAA CCA AGA CTC TGA CCA TGA CAG GAT GTT CAG	flhC	126-106 downstream of flhC stop
SRM52	CCT GGA CAT TGG TGC GGT TTG TTG AAA GTG GAT TAC TGC AAC TTT CC	flhC	+359-394
SRM59	TGG TGC GGG CTG TTG AAA G	flhC	+368-386
SRM60	GTG CGG TTT GCT GAA AGT GG	flhC	+370-389
SRM61	CGG TTT GTT GCA AGT GGA TTA C	flhC	+373-394
SRM62	GGT TTG TTG AAG CTG GAT TAC TGC	flhC	+374-397
SRM86	GCT AGT TGC TAA CCT AAC GGC T	16S rDNA	+232-253 (Z83205)
SRM87	GTG GAC TAC CAG GGT ATC TAA TC	16S rDNA	+793-771 (Z83205)
SRM145	CTG CTG GCA TTA ACC CTG G	flhC	+340-358
SRM146	CTG CCA ACA GGC TGG TGA G	flhC	+461-443