Table 2.

Primers used in this study.

Genes	Primer	Sequence (5′-3′)
16S rRNA	Forward	ACCGTCAAGGGACAAGCA
	Reverse	GGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGA
agrA	Forward	ATGAAGCAAGCGGAAGAAC
	Reverse	TACGACCTGTGACAACGATAAA
flaA	Forward	CTGGTATGAGTCGCCTTAG
	Reverse	CATTTGCGGTGTTTGGTTTG
hly	Forward	AACCAGATGTTCTCCCTGTA
	Reverse	CACTGTAAGCCATTTCGTCA
inlB	Forward	AAGCAMGATTTCATGGGAGAGT
	Reverse	TTACCGTTCCATCAACATCATAACTT
plcB	Forward	CAGGCTACCACTGTGCATATGAA
	Reverse	CCATGTCTTCYGTTGCTTGATAATTG
prfA	Forward	ATGAACGCTCAAGCAGAAGA
	Reverse	CGAAAGCACCTTTGTAGTATTG
sigB	Forward	GATGATGGATTTGAACGTGTGAA
	Reverse	CGCTCATCTAAAACAGGGAGAAC

Y indicates C or T.

M indicates A or C.