Table 3.

Primer used for RT-PCR reactions

Target gene	Name	Primers	PCR product size (bp)
16s	16s_F	5′-AGTTCTGACGGTACCTGATGA-3′	521
	16s_R	5′-GTCAAGCCTTGGTAAGGTTAT-3′
plsX	PlsX_F	5′-AAGGGGTGGTGGAAATGGAA-3′	488
	PlsX _R	5′-AAGTAGGTCCCTTCCTTCGG-3′
accA	AccA_F	5′-ATGCACGGCGATCGAGGAGGT-3′	428
	AccA_R	5′-TGGAGTAGCCACGGTGTACAC-3′
aas	Aas_F_RT	5′-CCCATTGAAGATGCCTGTTT-3′	304
	Aas_R _RT	5′-GTGCTGGGATAAAACGGAAA-3′
phaA	PhaA_F	5′-TCAGCCGGATAGAATTGGACGAAGT-3′	432
	PhaA_R	5′-CAAACAAGTCAAAATCTGCCAGGGTT-3′
lipA	LipA_F	5′-TTGGCGGAGCAAGTGAAGCAAT-3′	379
	LipA_R	5′-CATGGACCAGCACAGGCAAAAT-3′
aar	Aar_F	5′-GGGAGATATTGGTAGCGCCG-3′	394
	Aar_R	5′-CCGCAAAACAGGCGAACATT-3′