TABLE 1.

Primers used in the present study

Gene	Primer	Nucleotide sequence	Location
IS605 orfA	ORF18F	5′-CGCCTTGATCGTTTCAGGATTAGC	112 bp from left end of IS605
	ORF18R	5′-CAACCAACCGAAGCAAGCATAATC	482 bp from left end of IS605
IS605 orfB	ORF19F	5′-GGCTGTTCTAGGGTCGTGTATAAC	658 bp from left end of IS605
	ORF19R	5′-CAAGCTAGATGCAATCTAGCTACC	1319 bp from left end of IS605
IS607 orfA	FlkF	5′-GGCTACAAACAGAAACTAAAAT	237 bp from left end of IS607
	F3	5′-ATGCGTGATTGAGATAGCTG	740 bp from left end of IS607
IS607 orfB	R6	5′-GCGCTAGATTGTATGGCTCT	1386 bp from right end of IS607
	F2	5′-GCATAGATATTTAAGCCATTAGA	1351 bp from left end of IS607
	F10	5′-CTCTTAATTTAGGATTTTTGTTG	1984 bp from left end of IS607