Table 3. Primers used in this study.

Primers	Sequence (5′–3′)
tasA-SF	CCCGGATCCACTCTCAAAATACATCAGACAAATAG
tasA-SR	CGTTCAGGAACGTTCTTGCTTTTTTGCTGTCTAATGTTTC
tasA-XF	ACAGCAAAAAAGCAAGAACGTTCCTGAACGATAATACATC
tasA-XR	GGGGTCGACGAATTTTTTCGCATGTTCAAACATT
tasA-SS	GACTGACGTCATGAGCTGCTGGGTTTTT
tasA-XX	CCAAGTTCTTTTTCACCGGGAACGCC
bpr-SF	CCCCGGATCCTAACGCCCTTAAAACGAAATCT
bpr-SR	TTATTTTTCACATTTCTTTTTCTTTTTCATAGTCTGCCTC
bpr-XF	ATGAAAAAGAAAAAGAAATGTGAAAAATAACAAGAC
bpr-XR	CCCCGTCGACTTACTGAACGTCACTCATATC
bpr-SS	TAGACACGTATTTTCAGCGTGATCC
bpr-XX	GCTCGGAGGCTATTCAGTTGCGTAT
epr-SF	CGCGGATCCCCAGGGATGGACAAGAAC
epr-SR	TAAGCGCTCGTATTCGTTCTCGTTACTGCAGG
epr-XF	CAGTAACGAGAACGAATACGAGCGCTTATTGG
epr-XR	AGGCGTCGACAAAGCGGAGGAGAAATACAG
epr-SS	GCGGGTTTATCCTGTTCTTAATCGG
epr-XX	GGCACCGTTATTTTCTACAGCCTGG
mpr-SF	CCCGGATCCACTCTCAAAATACATCAGACAAATAG
mpr-SR	CGTTCAGGAACGTTCTTGCTTTTTTGCTGTCTAATGTTTC
mpr-XF	ACAGCAAAAAAGCAAGAACGTTCCTGAACGATAATACATC
mpr-XR	GGGGTCGACGAATTTTTTCGCATGTTCAAACATT
mpr-SS	GACTGACGTCATGAGCTGCTGGGTTTTT
mpr-XX	CCAAGTTCTTTTTCACCGGGAACGCC
vpr-SF	CCCCGGATCCTAACGCCCTTAAAACGAAATCT
vpr-SR	TTATTTTTCACATTTCTTTTTCTTTTTCATAGTCTGCCTC
vpr-XF	ATGAAAAAGAAAAAGAAATGTGAAAAATAACAAGAC
vpr-XR	CCCCGTCGACTTACTGAACGTCACTCATATC
vpr-SS	TAGACACGTATTTTCAGCGTGATCC
vpr-XX	GCTCGGAGGCTATTCAGTTGCGTAT
nprE-SF	CCCCGGATCCTAACGCCCTTAAAACGAAATCT
nprE-SR	TTATTTTTCACATTTCTTTTTCTTTTTCATAGTCTGCCTC
nprE-XF	ATGAAAAAGAAAAAGAAATGTGAAAAATAACAAGAC
nprE-XR	CCCCGTCGACTTACTGAACGTCACTCATATC
nprE-SS	TAGACACGTATTTTCAGCGTGATCC
nprE-XX	GCTCGGAGGCTATTCAGTTGCGTAT
aprE-SF	CCCCGGATCCTAACGCCCTTAAAACGAAATCT
aprE-SR	TTATTTTTCACATTTCTTTTTCTTTTTCATAGTCTGCCTC
aprE-XF	ATGAAAAAGAAAAAGAAATGTGAAAAATAACAAGAC
aprE-XR	CCCCGTCGACTTACTGAACGTCACTCATATC
aprE-SS	TAGACACGTATTTTCAGCGTGATCC
aprE-XX	GCTCGGAGGCTATTCAGTTGCGTAT

The restriction enzyme cleavage sites are underlined.