Table-1.

List of oligonucleotide primers used in this study and their references.

Gene	Primers	Sequence (5′→3′)	PCR product	References
Pld	PLD-F	ATAAGCGTAAGCAGGGAGCA	203 bp	[41]
	PLD-R2	ATCAGCGGTGATTGTCTTCCAGG
rpoB	C2700F	CGWATGAACATYGGBCAGGT	406 bp	[42]
	C3130R	TCCATYTCRCCRAARCGCTG

Pld=Phospholipase D, PCR=Polymerase chain reaction, rpoB=β-subunit of RNA polymerase