TABLE 1.

Primers used for gene expression analysis using real-time quantitative PCR.

Gene with Accession no.	Primer	Sequence (5′-3′)
16S-rRNA (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-ATAAGCACCGGCTAACTCCG-3′ 5′-TTACGCCCAGTGATTCCGAG-3′
flaA (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-AGCGTTTGCAAAACCTGTGG-3′ 5′-ATGAGTAGCGCAGGAAGTGG-3′
flaB (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-AGCGTTTGCAAAACCTGTGG-3′ 5′-ATGAGTAGCGCAGGAAGTGG-3′
flaG (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-AGAACAAGTGAGACACAGGCT-3′ 5′-TTGCTGTCCATCATCGCCTT-3′
flgA (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-TTTGCACGAATCCTTTCGCC-3′ 5′-TCGGGGTTTTAAGCGAAGCA-3′
peb4 (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-AAGGTGGTGAGCTTGGTTGG-3′ 5′-TTAAGCGCGAAAGCAGCATC-3′
waaF (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-CCTGGTGCAAGCTTTGGAAG-3′ 5′-TTGTTCGGCTTTTCCTGCAC-3′
cosR (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-TCAGGTTCTTCCCAGATGGC-3′ 5′-CGCACTTAGCAAGACATTCGG-3′
ahpC (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-AGTTCGCCATGCTGTGGTTA-3′ 5′-CCTGCAGGACAAACTTCACC-3′
luxS (NC_002163.1) (NC_002163.1)	Forward Reverse	5′-AGTGTTGCAAAAGCTTGGGA-3′ 5′-GCATTGCACAAGTTCCGCAT-3′