Table 2.

Primers used in this study

Purpose	Primer name	Sequence (5’ to 3’)
Amplifying internal region of hfq1	Hfq1_F	AAAAGAATTCGGAGTACGCCATGAGCAACA
Amplifying internal region of hfq1	Hfq1_R	AAAAGGTACCGGAGCAACACGACGTACTGG
Confirming vectors and mutants	Lacfuse_R	GGGGATGTGCTGCAAGGCG
Confirming for mutants	Hfq1_Up_F	TAGTGTAGCGATTGACGGCG
Amplifying L fragment of hfq2	Hfq2 _LF	AAAAGAATTCTTTTCTCGGGTCACATCCGC
Amplifying L fragment of hfq2	Hfq2 _LR	AAAGGATCCCATTGAGAAGCGGCTTGAGC
Amplifying R fragment of hfq2	Hfq2 _RF	AAAGGATCCAATCGCACGAAGGCGTCTC
Amplifying R fragment of hfq2	Hfq2 _RR	AAAAAGCTTGAAACGCGGATGTGAAGACG
Confirming for mutants	Hfq2_Gene_Up_F	GACCCGAAGAACCCCGACTA
Confirming for mutants	Hfq2_Gene_Down_R	CCAGAAGGCACAGACGGACC
Confirming for mutants	pk18_Down_R	GTGAAGCTAGCTTATCGCCAT
RT-PCR	RT_Hfq1_F3	CGATTGACGGCGGATCTCTT
RT-PCR	RT_ Hfq1_R2	TTAGGAGGACGCGCCTTCCG
RT-PCR	RT_ Hfq2_F2	ATGGCCAATCCTGCAGAATCC
RT-PCR	RT_ Hfq2_R2	TTACTCGTTGCTGCCGCCGG
Amplifying hfq1 to add in pRK415	C_ P2-F	AAAAAGCTTCGGCAATCAGGATTCGCATG
Amplifying hfq1 to add in pRK415	C_ P2-R	AAGGTACCGAATCGTCCTTTGCTATGATGA
Amplifying hfq1 to add in pRK415	C_kpn1_Hfq1_F	AAGGTACCATGGAGTACGCCATGAGCAA
Amplifying hfq1 to add in pRK415	C_BamH1_Hfq1_R	AAAGGATCCGATAAGGCGGCTGGCGTGGA
Amplifying hfq2 to add in pRK415	C_EcoR1_Hfq2_F	AAAAGAATTCGTTTTCTCGGGTCACATCCG
Amplifying hfq2 to add in pRK415	C_BamH1_Hfq2_R	AAAGGATCCAGATGCAGGTCCAGTCGCT