Table 1.

PCR primers for RT-PCR.

Target gene	Name	Oligo sequences	Amplified fragment length (bp)
phaA	phaAF	5’-CATGATGGTTTGACGGACAG- 3’	310
	phaAR	5’-GACTACAGTTGCCCGCTGTT- 3’
phaB	phaBF	5’-ATGCCGGTATCACCAAAGAC- 3’	390
	phaBR	5’-CAATTTCCTCCGGTTTACCA- 3’
phaC	phaCF	5’-GGGCACATTTAGCCTGTGTT- 3’	346
	phaCR	5’-GTAAGTTTCCCCCGCTTGAT- 3’
phaE	phaEF	5’-GAGCAATATACCGCCACCAC- 3’	371
	phaER	5’-TCTTCCATCAAAGCAGCAAA- 3’
16S rRNA	16F	5’-AGTTCTGACGGTACCTGATGA- 3’	521
	16R	5’-GTCAAGCCTTGGTAAGGTTCT- 3’