Table 2.

Sequences of primer pairs for real-time PCR analysis of gene expression.

Genes	Nucleotide sequences (5′-3′)		Product sizes (bp)
	Forward primers	Reverse primers
pmxA	TCAACTCGCTCAGAAGCGTT	TTGTACGGAAACCGACGGAG	105
pmxB	ATGAAATCTTTGTTTGAAAA	CCAGGACGTACACCCTCAAC	111
pmxC	TATTCCCGAGCTCATCACGC	TCGGAAGCGAACGACCATTT	107
pmxD	TGTTCGTTCAACGCCTCGTA	GCTTGCAAACGCTCGGTAAA	118
pmxE	CACTTTGCCTGAAACGACCG	GCCAGAATGCGTTCATACCG	111
spo0A	TCGCAGAATCCCGCAACATA	CGGTTGTGGAGTCAGGTTCA	103
abrB	AAATACGGAACAGCCCGTCC	TCGCTCGCCTGTCTTCAAAT	114
ectB	CAGTGGATACGGTCTGCCAA	CTCCGACAAACGCTAGCTGA	113
sfp	GTACCTCCTGCGCAAAGTGA	CACGACAGAGGGCTTTACGA	110