Table 2.

Primers used in the study

Gene	Nucleotide sequence (5′→3′)	Amplicon size (bp)	Reference
icaA	ACACTTGCTGGCGCAGTCAA	188	Rohde, Knobloch, Horstkotte, and Mack (2001)
	TCTGGAACCAACATCCAACA
icaD	ATGGTCAAGCCCAGACAGAG	198	Rohde et al. (2001)
	AGTATTTTCAATGTTTAAAGCAA
icaB	AGAATCGTGAAGTATAGAAAATT	880	Kiem et al. (2004)
	TCTAATCTTTTTCATGGAATCCGT
icaC	ATGGGACGGATTCCATGAAAAAGA	1,066	Kiem et al. (2004)
	TAATAAGCATTAATGTTCAATT
icaR	ATCTAATACGCCTGAGGA	205	Ma et al. (2012)
	TTCTTCCACTGCTCCAA
agrI	ATGCACATGGTGCACATGC	439	Shopsin et al. (2003)
	GTCACAAGTACTATAAGCTGCGAT
agrII	ATGCACATGGTGCACATGC	573	Shopsin et al. (2003)
	TATTACTAATTGAAAAGTGGCCATAGC
agrIII	ATGCACATGGTGCACATGC	321	Shopsin et al. (2003)
	GTAATGTAATAGCTTGTATAATAATACCCAG
agrIV	ATGCACATGGTGCACATGC	657	Shopsin et al. (2003)
	CGATAATGCCGTAATACCCG
clfA	ATTGGCGTGGCTTCAGTGCT	288	Tristan et al. (2003)
	CGTTTCTTCCGTAGTTGCATTTG
clfB	CACTTACTTTACCGCTACTTTC	968	Rohde et al. (2001)
	AACGAGCAATACCACTACAACAG
fnbpA	ACCGTCAAACGCAACACAAG	259	O'Neill et al. (2008)
	TTCTGATGCCGTTCTTGGCT
fnbpB	GTAACAGCTAATGGTCGAATTGATACT	523	Tristan et al. (2003)
	CAAGTTCGATAGGAGTACTATGTTC
cidA	AGCGTAATTTCGGAAGCAACATCCA	170	Ma et al. (2012)
	CCCTTAGCCGGCAGTATTGTTGGTC
fib	CTACAACTACAATTGCGTCAACAG	405	Tristan et al. (2003)
	GCTCTTGTAAGACCATTTTCTTCAC
bap	CCATATATCGAAGGTGTAGAATTG	971	Cucarella et al. (2001)
	GCTGTTGAAGTTAATACTGTACCTGC
cna	AAAGCGTTGCCTAGTGGAGA	192	Montanaro, Arciola, Baldassarri, and Borsetti (1999)
	AGTGCCTTCCCAAACCTTTT
ebps	AGAATGCTTTTGCAATGGAT	652	Azara et al. (2017)
	AATATCGCTAATGCACCGAT
eno	TGCCGTAGGTGACGAAGGTGGTT	196	Azara et al. (2017)
	GCACCGTGTTCGCCTTCGAACT
sdrC	ACGACTATTAAACCAAGAAC	560	Azara et al. (2017)
	GTACTTGAAATAAGCGGTTG
sdrD	GGAATAAAGTTGAAGTTTC	500	Azara et al. (2017)
	ACTTTGTCATCAACTGTAAT
sdrE	CAGTAAATGTGTCAAAAGA	767	Azara et al. (2017)
	TTGACTACCAGCTATATC