TABLE 1.

Primers

Purpose	Primer	Sequence
Amplification of the internal gene fragments (5′-3′)	GlpQ1	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAGTAAGGATGAAGCAGGAGG
	GlpQ2	GTTCTGTCGCTGGGCTTAC
	YdhF1	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAAAGACGTCACTTGTCGTG
	YdhF2	GCTATCATGCTTGCGGGC
	YjbC1	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGATTTCTTCATCGATGATTTCC
	YjbC2	CAATGAACTGGTATGAAAAG
	YfhM1	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAAGATGAGATGTCCATTCGG
	YfhM2	AAGTGGACGGAGTTAAATGC
	YxiE1	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGACTTTATGGCTGACGCTTCC
	YxiE2	ATGTTAGTAGCGATTGACG
Amplification of the promoter regions (5′-3′)	GlpQvor	CCCAAGCTTGGGAACGGCGGCTTTATCATG
	GlpQrev	CGGGATCCCGGTAAGGATGAAGCAGGAGG
	YjbCvor	GCAGGAAGTTATTCCCGAGC
	YjbCrev	CATCGATGATTTCCAAGACCTC
Sequencing and primer extension reaction (5′-3′)	GlpQ-PE	TGCCGACACTGGCGTTACC
	YjbC-PE	TCAATTGGAAAGTACTCGCTAAGC