Table 1. Primers used to amplify four putative genes by real-time PCR.

Gene	Primer	Amplicon length
PqE	F:5-GAACAGGCAGTTGGACAC R:5-GTCAGCACGGAGAACATC	85 bp
PqTS1	F:5-TTGGTGCTGTTGCTACTT R:5-AATCATCCTCCTCATTATCATACT	81 bp
PqTS2	F:5-GTCACAACATACAACAAGAA R:5-GCGAGATACACAACTAAGA	107 bp
PqTS3	F:5-CACAATGAACTGATACAAG R:5-TGAACTGATGAAGAGAAC	100 bp
Actin	F:5-AACATCGTTCTCAGTGGTGG R:5-CCAGACACTGTACTTCCTTTCA	101 bp

Actin: Gene used for internal control.