Table 2. List of primers used in this study.

Target gene	Primer sequence 5’ to 3’	Reference
lasI	F: CTACAGCCTGCAGAACGACA	[27]
	R: ATCTGGGTCTTGGCATTGAG
lasR	F: ACGCTCAAGTGGAAAATTGG	[27]
	R: GTAGATGGACGGTTCCCAGA
rhlI	F: CTC TCTGAATCGCTGGAAGG	[27]
	R: GACGTCCTTGAGCAGGTAGG
rhlR	F: AGGAATGACGGAGGCTTTTT	[27]
	R: CCCGTAGTTCTGCATCTGGT
16S rRNA	F: CGTCCGGAAACGGCCGCT	[28]
	R: CTCTCAGACCAGTTACGG