Table 1.

Sequences of primers used for gene amplification.

Virulence Genes (Product Length)	Primers (5′-3′)
exoS (235 bp)	FWD: AGAGCGAGGTCAGCAGAGTA REV: GCGGACATACCTTGGTCGAT
exoT (219 bp)	FWD: GCATGCGGTAATGGACAAGG REV: GACCGATTCAGGTGCTGGTA
exoU (134 bp)	FWD: CGGTACGTGCTGTATCCCTC REV: CGTGTAGCGCGATCTGTAGT
exoY (289 bp)	FWD: GCTTCTCGGTGAAGGGGAAA REV: CGAACTCATAGCGTTTGCCG
lasB (202 bp)	FWD: ATCGACGTGTCCAAACTCCC REV: CCTTGACTTCGGTGATGGCT
aprA (176 bp)	FWD: CTACAGCGCCAACGTCAATC REV: AGCTCATCACCGAATAGGCG
ladS (181 bp)	FWD: CCCTGATGGTCCTCGGCTAC REV: GTTCCTGGTTCAGCGCTTCC
pscL	FWD: AAAAAAGAATTCGGAGGGCGATGAATGCTTCCATTTGTT REV: AAAAAAAAGCTTTCAACCGGCGTCCCCTTCCTCCT
pscU	FWD: AAAAAATCTAGAGGAGGAGACGCCATGAGCGCCGAGAAGA REV: AAAAAAAAGCTTGATAGCGATCAGGGCGTATCCGTCTGCT
prpL	FWD: ATCGTATTTCGCCGACTCCC REV: TGAAGACCATCTTCGCCACC