TABLE 2.

Primers used for real-time PCR.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
16S rRNA	GAGTTCGGTTTCTTTCAA	TGTAGTTTTTCGCTAATTTC
LuxR	TCAATTGCAAAGAGACCTCG	AGCAAACACTTCAAGAGCGA
LuxU	ATGGACTCCTACATTGGCACTT	AAGCTGGCAGCACTACTTTTC
LuxS	GGCGTACCAATCAAGCTCATGT	CGCAGGCTTTATGCGTAATCA
LuxM	ATTCTTGCCCGACTCTGGTG	CAACACTTCGCAAACGGCTT
LuxP	GTGGTTTACCCAGGACAGCA	GTTTGTCCCACTCACGGACT
LuxN	AGGTATCGGCAAAGCGTTCA	ATACGGCGATCCGCTTCAAT
LuxQ	GTCCAGCACCTGATGACGAT	TGCCCATCGCCAGTAAACTT
LuxO	TCCTAATCAAACCATGTGAAGC	GATGAAGCCTTGGTAATTTTGG
aphA	ATCCATCAACTCTAGGTGATAAACG	CGTCGCGAGTGCTAAGTACA
Hfq	CGTGAGCGTATCCCGGTATCTAT	TTGCAGTTTGATACCGTTCACAAG
qrr1	CTCGGGTCACCTATCCAACTGA	TCGGATCTATTGGCTCGTTCTG
qrr2	CTTAAGCCGAGGGTCACCTAGC	CAATTAGGGCGATTGGCTTATGT
qrr3	CTTAAGCCGAGGGTCACCTAGC	ACAAATTCGAGTCCACTAACAACGT
qrr4	CCTTATTAAGCCGAGGGTCAC	GTTGATTGGCGGTATATACTTGTG
qrr5	GACGTTGTTAGTGAACCCAATTGTT	CACAAGGTTTGTGATTGGCTGTATA