Table 1.
List of primers used in this study.
| Gene with accession number | Primer | Sequence (5′__3′) |
|---|---|---|
| 16S-rRNA (NC_003198.1) | Forward | 5′-GGCGCATACAAAGAGAAGCG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-CTCCAATCCGGACTACGACG-3′ | |
| envZ (NC_003198.1) | Forward | 5′-CTCTCTCGCGACAAGCTGAT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-CGTCCGGTACGAAGACGTAG-3′ | |
| spiA (NC_003198.1) | Forward | 5′-AAGTCACCACAGATGGCTGG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GGGTGGCAAGAAAATTGCGT-3′ | |
| bcsE (NC_003198.1) | Forward | 5′-GAGCGATACTCGCCCATCAA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TTGCCCCACGATTTGCTTTG-3′ | |
| csgD (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-GTGAGTAATGCGGACTCGGT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GTGAGTAATGCGGACTCGGT-3′ | |
| ycfR (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-TCAACAGAAGTTCGGCACCA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ATACGGAAAGACTTCGCCCC-3′ | |
| csgA (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-AACGACCATTACCCAGAGCG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TTACCGCCGTATTGACCGAC-3′ | |
| csgB (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-GGATTGCAACCGCGACAAAT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GGCACTATTATCCGTGCCGA-3′ | |
| csgC (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-TATTGCTCCTTGCCGCACTT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ACCTGAGGGATCACCGTGTA-3′ | |
| hns (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-TGCGCAGGCAAGAGAATGTA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ACGAGTGCGTTCTTCCACTT-3′ | |
| rpoS (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-GTTTGGTTCATGATCGCCCG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GCTTATCCGTGCAGTCGAGA-3′ | |
| ompR (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-TTCGTTTGCCTGACGACGTA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GCGAAGGGTGAAGAGGTTGA-3′ | |
| ihf (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-GCGGTTTCGGCAGTTTTTCT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ACTTTATCGCCGGTCTTGGG-3′ | |
| fimA (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-GCGTGAGTGGCGGTACTATT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GTACGGTATTGACCCAGCGT-3′ | |
| fimH (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-ATCCGTCCGGCGTCATAAAA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-CGCCGTCCCGTTTGAATTAC-3′ | |
| fliC (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-ACGGTTTCTCACCGTAACCC-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GGCTATTTCGCCGCCTAAGA-3′ | |
| csrA (NC_003197.2) | Forward | 5′-AGCCTGGATACGCTGGTAGA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TTTAGGGGTGAAGGGCAACC-3′ |