Table 1.
List of PCR-primers used for amplification of unique gene markers of S. pneumoniae and S. pseudopneumoniae.
| Primer name | Gene | Target | Sequence (5′->3′) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudo_901 –F | ybhF | S. pseudopneumoniae | ATG ACA ACT GCA AAA CTC G | This study |
| Pseudo_901 –R | S. pseudopneumoniae | CCA TTG ATA GCA CAA CTG AC | This study | |
| Pseudo_902 –F | ABC-2 type transporter | S. pseudopneumoniae | TGG CTA CCC TCT AGT TAT TG | This study |
| Pseudo_902 –R | S. pseudopneumoniae | CGA CTA CGG AAA TGT TTC TC | This study | |
| Pseudo_231 –F | gdpE | S. pseudopneumoniae | ATC AGT TCG GAC TGG AGA | This study |
| Pseudo_231 –R | S. pseudopneumoniae | CGA ATT AGG ATT GGG TTA CTC | This study | |
| Pseudo_899 –F | ypdB | S. pseudopneumoniae | TAG GGC AAG CTG TAT TTA CG | This study |
| Pseudo_899 –R | S. pseudopneumoniae | TGA CAG AGT TTG ATT CGC A | This study | |
| Pseudo_232 –F | kdpD | S. pseudopneumoniae | ACA GCC CTG TAT ATT GGT AG | This study |
| Pseudo_232 –R | S. pseudopneumoniae | GTG ATG TGG TGA TTT ATC CTG | This study | |
| Pseudo_228–F | Potassium-transporting | S. pseudopneumoniae | CTG TTC AAG CCA ATG GTA G | This study |
| Pseudo_228 –R | S. pseudopneumoniae | ACA TCG GCT TCG GGA TTG | This study | |
| Pneumo_1011 –F | yfmC | S. pneumoniae | GCA AAT TAC GGT GTA AGT GCT GA | This study |
| Pneumo_1011 –R | S. pneumoniae | TAT TGA AAG TGG TGT TGG AGT GCA | This study | |
| Pneumo_1012 –F | fepD | S. pneumoniae | AGC AGG TTC TAG TCT TGC CAT AA | This study |
| Pneumo_1012 –R | S. pneumoniae | AAG ACC AAC AGC CAT TTC ATC AC | This study | |
| Pneumo_1013 –F | yfhA | S. pneumoniae | TCC TGA TAT AAT CGG TGT CAC AAG | This study |
| Pneumo_1013 –R | S. pneumoniae | CAG TTA CAA CAC CTA CTG GAT ATC T | This study | |
| Pneumo_1014 –F | yusV | S. pneumoniae | CAA ATG GTT GTG GGA AAT CAA CAC T | This study |
| Pneumo_1014 –R | S. pneumoniae | CCC AGA AAG TTC TTC AAC TAG GTT A | This study | |
| Pneumo_1961 –F | gmuR | S. pneumoniae | TTG GAA GGA GCT GCA AGT AAT G | This study |
| Pneumo_1962 –R | S. pneumoniae | AAG CTT TAG ACT TGT TAG TTT CTG AG | This study | |
| Pneumo_127 –F | Putative ABC transporter | S. pneumoniae | GAT TTC CCG CTT CCA CTT TCA C | This study |
| Pneumo_127 –R | S. pneumoniae | CGA AAT AGA GTT GCC ACA GAC AT | This study | |
| 5202_cpsA_ | cpsA | S. pneumoniae | GCA GTA CAG CAG TTT GTT GGA CTG ACC | Pai et al., 2006 |
| 3202_cpsA_R | S. pneumoniae | GAA TAT TTT CAT TAT CAG TCC CAG TC | Pai et al., 2006 | |
| 5203_ply – | ply | S. pneumoniae | ATT TCT GTA ACA GCT ACC AAC GA | Salo et al., 1995 |
| 3203_ply_–R | S. pneumoniae | GAA TTC CCT GTC TTT TCA AAG TC | Salo et al., 1995 | |
| 5322_lytA –F | lytA | S. pneumoniae | CAA CCG TAC AGA ATG AAG CGG | Nagai et al., 2001 |
| 3322_lytA_–R | S. pneumoniae | TTAT TCG TGC AAT ACT CGT GCG | Nagai et al., 2001 | |
| Spne-CW-F2 | “Xisco” gene | S. pneumoniae | TGA CGA TTC TAG GAA AAG ATA CAG | Salvà-Serra et al., 2018 |
| Spne-CW-R | S. pneumoniae | AGC AGG TGA CTG GTA GGT AAC | Salvà-Serra et al., 2018 |