Table 1.

List of primers used in this study.

Gene name	Primer name	Primer sequence (5'-3')
16 s rRNA	16S-F	ACCGTCAAGGGACAAGCA
	16S-R	GGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGA
agrA	agrA-F	GCAGCCGGACATGAATGG
	agrA-R	AACCACGCGGATCAAACTTC
agrC	agrC-F	GGGGTCAATCGCAGGTTTTG
	agrC-R	CTTTAAGTTCGTTGGTTGCCGTA
agrD	agrD-F	AAATCAGTTGGTAAATTCCTTTCTAG
	agrD-R	AATGGACTTTTTGGTTCGTATACA
relA	relA-F	TGCGATGCCGAAGTCGAATA
	relA-R	GCAACCCCGTATTCAGCGAT
sigB	sigB-F	TGGATTGCCGCTTACCAAGAA
	sigB-R	TCGGGCGATGGACTCTACTA
prfA	prfA-F	TGAGCAAGAATCTTACGCACTTTT
	prfA-R	GCTAGGCTGTATGAAACTTGTTTTTG
inlA	inlA-F	ACTTGGCAGTGGAGTATGGA
	inlA-R	CTGAAGCGTCGTAACTTGGTC
degU	degU-F	ACGCATAGAGAGTGCGAGGTATT
	degU-R	CCCAATTCCGCGGTTACTT
flaA	flaA-F	GGCTGCTGAAATGTCCGAAA
	flaA-R	TGCGGTGTTTGGTTTGCTTG
motB	motB-F	AATCGCCAAAGAAATCGGCG
	motB-R	CGCCGGGGTTTACTTCACTA