Table 1.
Primers used in this study.
| Gene | Forward primer (5′ to 3′) | Reverse primer (5′ to 3′) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16S rRNA | TGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGA | TTCGCTCGACTTGCATGTA | Sully et al., 2014 |
| SarA | TCTTGTTAATGCACAACAACGTAA | TGTTTGCTTCAGTGATTCGTTT | Abdelhady et al., 2014 |
| RNAIII | AATTAGCAAGTGAGTAACATTTGCTAGT | GATGTTGTTTACGATAGCTTACATGC | Sully et al., 2014 |
| fnbA | ACAAGTTGAAGTGGCACAGCC | CCGCTACATCTGCTGATCTTGTC | Vaudaux et al., 2002 |
| hla | ACAATTTTAGAGAGCCCAACTGAT | TCCCCAATTTTGATTCACCAT | Sully et al., 2014 |
| hld | AAGAATTTTTATCTTAATTAAGGAAGGAGTG | TTAGTGAATTTGTTCACTGTGTCGA | Alfatemi et al., 2014 |