Table 1.

The primer sequences used in this study

Genes	Primer sequences (5′---3′)	Fragment size (bp)	Reference
clbB-F clbB-R	GCGCATCCTCAAGAGTAAATA GCGCTCTATGCTCATCAACC	283	[16]
clbQ –F clbQ -R	GCAC GATCGGACAGGTTAAT TAGTCTCGGAGGGATCATGG	308	[16]
clbA-F clbA-R	AAGCCGTATCCTGCTCAAAA GCTTCTTTGAGCGTCCACAT	342	[16]
pks	TCGATATAGTCACGCCACCA GTCAAGCGAGCATACGAACA	733	[17]
16srRNA	GGTGAATACGTTCCCGG TACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT	144	[16]