Table 1. Primers Used in This Study.

Primer Target	Oligonucleotide Sequence (5’-3’)	Amplicon Size (bp)	Target Gene	Reference
ExoA		396 bp	exoA	(12)
-F	GACAACGCCCTCAGCATCACCAGC
-R	CGCTGGCCCATTCGCTCCAGCGCT
Nan1		1316 bp	nan1	(13)
-F	ATG AAT ACT TAT TTT GAT AT
-R	CTA AAT CCA TGC TCT GAC CC