Table 3.

Sequence of primers

Gene	Primer sequence
fleN	Forward 5’-TGTTCGCCAAACTGACCA-3’ Reverse 5’-GTATACGGCTCGCTGTTTCT-3’
fimT	Forward 5’-CGCTTGCAAAGAAGGAAAGG-3’ Reverse 5’-CCTTCCGCAGAGCAGAAA-3’
fimX	Forward 5’-CCTGGCCTATATCCATCTCAAC-3’ Reverse 5’-ACTGTTCACGCATCAGTCC-3’
lasI	Forward 5’-GGCGCGAAGAGTTCGATAAA-3’ Reverse 5’-CCATCTCGTCGATGACACTAAC-3’
lasB	Forward 5’-CAACCAGAAGATCGGCAAGTA-3’ Reverse 5’-GTTCATGTCGACGGTGATGA-3’
rhlA	Forward 5’-CGAGACCGTCGGCAAATAC-3’ Reverse 5’-GCACCTGGTCGATGTGAAA-3’
rhlB	Forward 5’-CTCACGAGAAGTACGGGATTC-3’ Reverse 5’-CTCGGGCACGTTGAACT-3’
rpoS	Forward 5’-CGGCGAGTTGGTCATCATCAAACA-3’ Reverse 5’-ATCGATTGCCCTACCTTGACCTGTC-3’
fliC	Forward 5’-GTCAACACGAACATTGCTTCCC-3’ Reverse 5’-TTGCTGCCGACCTGGTAAGAAC-3’
pqsA	Forward 5’-GACCGGCTGTATTCGATTC-3’ Reverse 5’-GCTGAACCAGGGAAAGAAC-3’
pqsR	Forward 5’-CTGATCTGCCGGTAATTGG-3’ Reverse 5’-ATCGACGAGGAACTGAAGA-3’
rplU	Forward 5’-CGCAGTGATTGTTACCGGTG-3’ Reverse 5’-AGGCCTGAATGCCGGTGATC-3’