Table 1.

Primers for QRT-PCR

Gene	KEGG entry	primer	Sequence (5′-3′)
tesA tesB	N646_4268	Forward	AGCATTTCTGGCGATACAAC
		Reverse	GGAGGGAAACCTCTTAGGC
	N646_0021	Forward	CTTTGGATTCGTGCTAATGG
		Reverse	ATAGAGTGGTCAATGGTGGC
fadD	N646_3023	Forward	CTCTGATGATGCCAAACCTAC
		Reverse	ACGAGGAGTGTAAAGTGGGTT
fadE	N646_1395	Forward	TATCCCAACTGATGTCAAAGG
		Reverse	CAACCGACAGACACTCAACC
fadJ	N646_1310	Forward	GCGAACGCTAAGACAGAAACT
		Reverse	GCTGAAGTAATGCAAACCCAC
fadB	N646_2210	Forward	ACTGCCCAGGGTTCTTCG
		Reverse	CCAGCCAAACTTACGCTCC
fadA	N646_1311	Forward	CGAACAGTACGCCATTGACT
		Reverse	GCATAACCTCGGATGTAACC
fadA	N646_2209	Forward	TATTAGCCGTGAGCAACAAG
		Reverse	AATCACTTCGTCGTAATCCAG
atoB	N646_3909	Forward	GATGTTTGATACGGATGAATACC
		Reverse	ACGCCACGATAATCGCAC