TABLE 2.

Primers used in this study.

Primer	Sequence	Utilization
rplU.fw	5′-CGCAGTGATTGTTACCGGTG-3′	Real time PCR for rplU and for checking DNA in RNA samples
rplU.rv	5′-AGGCCTGAATGCCGGTGATC-3′
lasA.fw	5′-ATGGACCAGATCCAGGTGAG-3′	Real time PCR for lasA
lasA.rv	5′-CGTTGTCGTAGTTGCTGGTG-3′
lasB.fw	5′-ATCGGCAAGTACACCTACGG-3′	Real time PCR for lasB
lasB.rv	5′-ACCAGTCCCGGTACAGTTTG-3′
lasI.fw	5′-TGCTCTGATCTTTTCGGA-3′	Amplication and labeling of lasI*
lasI.rv	5′-CGATCATCTTCACTTCCT-3′	probe used in EMSA
lasR-pGEX.fw	5′-CCGGATCCATGGCCTTGGTTGACGGTTT-3′	LasR amplification for cloning in pGEX6p expression vector
lasR-pGEX.rv	5′-CCGAATTCTCAGAGAGTAATAAGACCCA-3′