Table 2.
Primers used in this work.
| Primer name | Sequence 5′-3′ | Product |
|---|---|---|
| ∆gE-F | ATACTGCCGGCCAGACTACGGAACCTCAACAATTGGTACGTAGGGATAACAGGGTAATCGATTT | Kana gene flanked by homology arms of gE |
| ∆gE-R | TAACTATTTCACTAGTGAGTCATTAGTTCAACATCCATGACGTACCAATTGTTGAGGTTCCGTAGTCTGGCCGGCAGTATGCCAGTGTTACAACCAAT | |
| RgE-F | TTGGAGTACTAAACACCAACATACTGCCGGCCAGACTACGGAACCTCAACAATTGGTACGATGATGGTTACTTTTATATC | gE gene flanked by homology arms of gE |
| RgE-R | TGAGTCATTAGTTCAACATCCATGATCAGATGCGGAAACTAGATT | |
| RgE-Kana-F | TCATGGATGTTGAACTAATGACTCACTAGTGAAATAGTTACCTGTATTACTAGGGATAACAGGGTAATCGAT | Kana gene flanked by homology arms of gE |
| RgE-Kana-R | CAGGTGTCGGCCTAATATACCTGTGCATTAGTAATACAGGTAACTATTTCACTAGTGAGTCATTAGTTCAACATCCATGATGTTACAACCAATTAACCA | |
| gE-F | TCTCAAGACGCTCTGGAATC | gE gene identification primers |
| gE-R | AGCGAGTACTTCTCTGCGTC |