Table 2.
Specific primer pairs used in this study.
| Gene | Forward primer | Reverse primer | Amplicon size (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| agg | TCTTGGACACGACCCATGAT | AGAAAGAACATCACCACGAGC | 413 |
| efaA | GACAGACCCTCACGAATATG | CCAGTTCATCATGCTGTAGTA | 706 |
| ace | GAATGACCGAGAACGATGGC | CTTGATGTTGGCCTGCTTCC | 615 |
| bop | GATCGTCTTCGCCATAGTAGG | ATACACAACAGCCCTTGGCT | 312 |
| ebpA | CCATTTGCAGAAGCAAGAATG | GAGTGAAAGTTCCTCCTCTAG | 613 |
| ebpB | CATTAGCAGAGGCATCGCAA | CAAGTGGTGGTAAGTCATAGG | 504 |
| ebpC | CTGCTACGAATATGGTGGTG | GGTGTTTGATTGTTTGCTTC | 487 |
| pil | GAAGAAACCAAAGCACCTAC | CTACCTAAGAAAAGAAACGCG | 620 |
| srt | GTATCCTTTTGTTAGCGATGC | TGTCCTCGAACTAATAACCGA | 612 |
| fsrA | CGTTCCGTCTCTCATAGTTA | GCAGGATTTGAGGTTGCTAA | 474 |
| fsrB | TAATCTAGGCTTAGTTCCCAC | CTAAATGGCTCTGTCGTCTAG | 428 |
| fsrC | GTGTTTTTGATTTCGCCAGAGA | TATAACAATCCCCAACCGTG | 716 |
| gelE | GGTGAAGAAGTTACTCTGAC | GGTATTGAGTTATGAGGGGC | 704 |
| sprE | CTGAGGACAGAAGACAAGAAG | GGTTTTTCTCACCTGGATAG | 432 |
| cpd | CGTTAGGCTTACATCAATCGAA | CCACCAACTACCCAGTAAAG | 481 |
| cob | GCTTTGTTTGCTGAATGTTCC | GACAACTGATGAGGTGCTAG | 395 |
| ccf | GGGAATTGAGTAGTGAAGAAG | AGCCGCTAAAATCGGTAAAAT | 543 |