Table 1. Sequence of primers used for amplifying MSMEG_0400–0402 in this study.

Primer	Sequence (5´ to 3´)
MSMEG_0400-F1	ATGTCCGCTGAACAGCCGGGAGAAAC
MSMEG_0400-F2	ACGCGTCAACTGCTCGGTGAAGTACC
MSMEG_0401-F1	AAACGCCGTGGAGGAACTGCTCACCG
MSMEG_0402-F1	CGAACGTCTTCGATCGGCAACGCATC
MSMEG_0402-F2	CACAGCACACCACCATCAACACCGTG
MSMEG_0400-R1	ACCACCTGCATCGAGGAGATGCTGTC
MSMEG_0400-R2	GGTACTTGGTGGTGAACCAACCGACG
MSMEG_0401-R1	ATGCCGTGTCGTGGCGAATC
MSMEG_0402-R1	ACGAACAGTGCCAACCCGAGTATGTC
MSMEG_0402-R2	GGTGTTGATCAACAGGCCCACCATCG
Nde-mps1	GGCATATGGAACCTGTCGACGGGGCTCTACCGCTGTC
Pac-mps1	GGCCTTAATTAATCAGATGACCCCGAGGCCCACGATCAACTCCCAG