TABLE 2.

Primers used

Primer	Sequence	Positiona
A	5′-CTCCATGACTGTGATGGC	813
B	5′-CTAGCCAAGTATCATTGC	1600
PE1	5′-CTAGCCAAGTATCATTGCGAACATTCGCGAGG	1600
D1	5′-GGAGGTATGGAAATGTG	5140
E1	5′-TCAGTTGTTGGCAGGTT	6963
F1	5′-GATCGGTTATGGGCAAAC	4789
G1	5′-GGCTGCACACTAAATCC	5284
C1	5′-AATTCTCCAGAATACTCAG	1441
LG	5′-CGTTTGTCCTCCTCTGCCAG	2438
X1	5′-CTTAGTGCTAGCTCCTTTTAG	2501
CP	5′-CAGTGATGACTTGGCTATGG	2946
T1	5′-TATTTCCGCTGATCTTGCGC	3774
SR	5′-CTGCCGAACCAAGATGAG	4496
R1	5′-AAATTGCGGACTTAGTCACG	5230
RR	5′-TGTGCCATGACAGTATTATTG	5794
S2	5′-GAATTCTTCGAGATCACA	6457
RB1b	5′-GGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACG	1173
RB2b	5′-ATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTG	1394

^aNumber corresponds to the position of the 5′ end of the priming oligonucleotides in the sequence of E. gallinarum BM4174 (GenBank accession number AF162694).

^bCorresponds to GenBank accession number J01859.