TABLE 2.
Primers used in this study.
| Primer name | Sequence | Product |
| abaR(SphI)up-F | TATGCATGCTTACGCCACTGACTAAGAG | 1,190 bp |
| abaR(BamHI)up-R | GCTGGATCCCGATAAGAGACCACTAACCT | |
| abaR(BamHI)dw-F | TATGGATCCTTGAAGCGTAGGTCTAATCT | 1,136 bp |
| abaR(PstI)dw-R | TATCTGCAGAAGGCGGTAACTGTAAGAA | |
| abaI(PstI)dw-F | TATCTGCAGCGCAACTACAGCCATACT | 932 bp |
| abaI(NotI)dw-R | TATGCGGCCGCGCCTCTTACCGACTTACG | |
| abaI-F | AAAGTTACCGCTACAGGG | 435 bp |
| abaI-R | CACGATGGGCACGAAA | |
| abaR-F | TCCTCGGGTCCCAATA | 310 bp |
| abaR-R | TAAATCTACCGCATCAA | |
| abaI(EcoRI)-F | CCGGAATTCCGGGTGGAAGCACTTGTAATGAA | 654 bp |
| abaI(XhoI)-R | CCGCTCGAGCGGCTCATCTTGCTCGGTCATA | |
| abaR(EcoRI)-F | CCGGAATTCCGGCTACAAAAGCCCTAGCATT | 808 bp |
| abaR(XhoI)-R | CCGCTCGAGCGGAAGATTAGACCTACGCTTCA | |
| pME6032-F | CCTCATCAGTGCCAACATA | 843 bp |
| pME6032-R | CATACTCTGCGACATCGTA |