Table 1. Primers used in this study.

Probe	Primer ID	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Product size (bp)	Location
SpGui1	S pGui1-F	TCGTTGTGCCCAACTCTCAA	486	pGui1
	S pGui1-R	TCAAATCCGAAAACCCCA
SpGui2	S pGui2-F	AAGATCTCCTTTATATAGTGATTTC	496	pGui2
	S pGui1-R	GTATTTTTATCAATCACAAATAATG
dnaA	dnaA-F	GCTCCATCTGCCACAATC	92	large chromosome
	dnaA-F	GGAATCTTATCGCCACAAGTT
P1	pGui1-F	CATCGGTATTAGCGTAAGAG	94	pGui1
	pGui1-R	AGGAATCATCGGAGTTGT
P2	pGui2-F	AATCGCACCACCTAATATC	100	pGui2
	pGui2-R	TCATCGCAATCGTAGAAC