TABLE 1.

Nucleotide sequence of the primers used in this study.

Target gene	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Product size	Protein encoded	Serotype specificity
LMxysn_1095	F: AATACTTGGACAGACGGAACGC	602 bp	Galactosyltransferase	Serotypes 4h, 4b, 4d, and 4e
	R: TCATCTGGCTCTTTTAGAACCG
lmo1083	F: CACAAATGGTCTTGACGGGG	390 bp	L-rhamnosyl transferase	Serotypes 1/2, 3, and 7 and Listeria seeligery (1/2b)
	R: TTTGCGCGTGATTTTAGTGG
smcL	F: CACAGACCATTGTGGTGACTTG	889 bp	Sphingomyelinase C	Serotype 4h and L. ivanovii
	R: CGGTGCTTTCATTTTTTTACTC

F, forward primer; R, reverse primer.