Table 2.

Primers used in this study

Primers	Sequences
kan-CF kan-CR gfp-CF gfp-CR kan-AF kan-AR	5′-CCCAAGCTTAAGGAGATATACATATGATTGAACAAGATGGATTGC-3′ 5′-ACGCGTCGACTCAGAAGAACTCGTCAAGAAGGCGATAGA-3′ 5′-ACGCGTCGACAAGGAGATATACATATGCGTAAAGGCGAAGAGCTG-3′ 5′-CGCGGATCCTCATTTGTACAGTTCATCCATACCAT-3′ 5′-CCGGAATTCAAGGAGCATCTATGATTGAACAAGATGGATTGCACGCAGGT-3′ 5′-CGCGGATCCTCAGAAGAACTCGTCAAGAAGGCGATAGAA-3′
gfp-AF	5′-CGCGGATCCAAGGAGCATCTATGCGTAAAGGAGAAGAACT-3′
gfp-AR	5′-CGCGGATCCTCATTTGTACAGTTCATCCATACCAT-3′
Primers for qRT-PCR
rrsG-QF	GGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAG
rrsG-QR	TCAAGGGCACAACCTCCAAGTC
kanr-F	CTGCTATTGGGCGAAGTG
kanr-R	GATGTTTCGCTTGGTGGTC
gfp-QF	TCACTACTTTCGGTTATGG
gfp-QF	AAACTTGACTTCAGCACG