TABLE 2.

Primers used in this study

Primer name	Sequence (5′-3′)	Description
hnsUR	GGCTCTAGAGGCCAATACTGAGTACAACAAC	hns deletion
hnsDL	TGGGTTCTTAAAGGGCGTCCGATTAAAAAAAATTGATAAAGG	hns deletion
hnsDR	GCCCTTTAAGAACCCAGCATTTGCT	hns deletion
Chlfor	ATGCCCGGGCTCTGAATGGATAGCGCCAT	Mutant conformation
Chlrev	TTTACCAGAGGTCGCAGAA	Mutant conformation
hnsCFor	CAGCCAAGTATAGTCACCAATT	Mutant complementation
hnsCRev	ATACACGCGTAGGGCTTCCTTCTTACGTCTCCCAGCTCGAGCTGGGTTCTTAAAGGGCAAA	Mutant complementation
HNSexpFor	ACTTAGGATCCATGAGCGAATTTTTAGATATTTTG	H-NS expression
HNSexpRev	AAAGAGAGCTCTTAGATAAGGAAGTCTTCCATAGT	H-NS expression
PmotYFor	GACAACTTAATGACGCAG	EMSA
PmotYRev	TCCTCAGTTTTATCCCTT	EMSA
PlafBFor	TTCTTCCCCCCACCCAATTT	EMSA
PlafBRev	TACGATCCTCCAATCTAGCT	EMSA
PlafAFor	GTTCAGTCTCTTTACGCTTA	EMSA
PlafARev	AACGTGTTCCTTTAGGCTTT	EMSA
PmotY-DF-For	6-FAM-GACAACTTAATGACGCAG	DNase I footprinting
PlafB-DF-For	6-FAM-TTCTTCCCCCCACCCAATTT	DNase I footprinting
lafARTFor	AAACAGCCAGCCGTAACGTT	qPCR
lafARTRev	TGCACCATCTGCAGTTTGGA	qPCR
fliA2RTFor	TTTTGGCCATCGAAGACATG	qPCR
fliA2RTRev	GCCTTGCGGACTCGAGTAAC	qPCR
pepNRTFor	TTAAGGCAATGGAAGCTGCAT	qPCR
pepNRTRev	CGTCTTTACCCGTTAATGATACGA	qPCR
swp3093RTFor	GATGTTGCGTACGCGATGTC	qPCR
swp3093RTRev	TCTGCATAGCCTGTTAAGTCCAAA	qPCR
swp0265RTFor	TGGCGAGCATGTCACTACAGA	qPCR
swp0265RTRev	GGGCTGATTTGCCATCCA	qPCR
swp2979RTFor	TTTGCTGTCGTTGCAGATGAG	qPCR
swp2979RTRev	TCAGTCGATTCTTGCGTTCGT	qPCR
swp5089RTFor	GCTTCAGGCAACCGCATAG	qPCR
swp5089RTRev	TGCAACCTCATCAGCACGTT	qPCR
swp4459RTFor	CTTGGTCGTTGGAGCTGTACAG	qPCR
swp4459RTRev	CCGCAGTATTCCCCACCATAT	qPCR
swp2844RTFor	CGGATTTGAGCGCACGTT	qPCR
swp2844RTRev	CAAGATCTGCGCCAATGACA	qPCR