Table 1.

Gene-specific primers and annealing temperatures used for RT–PCR.

Primer	Primer sequence (5′–3′)	Annealing temperature (°C)	Reference
RecA forward	AAAAAACAAAGTCGCTCCTCCG	55	Qiu et al., 2014
RecA reverse	CGATATCCAGTTCAGTTCCAA
TasA forward	GGATTTCCTCAGCCAGTTTG	55	This study Gene ID: FJ713580.1
TasA reverse	TTTCGGAACTCCGTCGTACT
EpsD forward	TTTTCGGCAGCCATTCCTTC	55	Qiu et al., 2014
EpsD reverse	TGTATCTGACATTGTGCGGTTT
Spo0A forward	GACGGACTTGCGGTTTTAGA	32	This study Gene ID: AY672772.1
Spo0A reverse	GCCGATTTCATGGATAATGC