TABLE 1.

Primers used for amplification and sequencing of genes^a

Gene	Primerb	Primer sequence
aroP	22.APA	5′-GACGATTTACGGGGCGTTGGTG-3′
	24.APB	5′-CATTCTACATATTGAGAGGGGTTG-3′
	22.AP-iA1	5′-CGCCAGGCTAATCATCGCCCAG-3′
	20.AP-iA2	5′-CCACAGGTTGCTAACGGTCG-3′
	21.AP-iB	5′-GTGTTTGGCGAGATGGAGTTC-3′
trpS	24.WSA	5′-CATCCGGCATGAACAAAGCGCAAT-3′
	24.WSB	5′-TTCTGCCCGCATTAGGGCTTCCGC-3′
trpT	24.WTA	5′-GGGTCGCGGGTTCGAGTCCCGTCC-3′
	24.WTB	5′-CTTCGGAGAGGGTTATTTCAGATA-3′
tnaA	24.TNA	5′-GATGGTGCTTGCATATATATCTGG-3′
	24.TNB	5′-GTTATTGAGGATGTAGGGTAAGAT-3′
	24.TN-iA	5′-GATATGCGGCAACAGTTTACCGGC-3′
	24.TN-iB	5′-GTGGCGCAGAGCAAATCTATATTC-3′
ssb	24.SBA	5′-GTTTCCCGGATCCGAGGTCACAAC-3′
	25.SBB	5′-CTGGCAGATGCTTTAAGGATCCACC-3′
gapA	24.GAA	5′-TTGACGCTGCGTAAGGTTTTTGTA-3′
	24.GAB	5′-AGCGACCGAAGTCGCTCTTTTTAG-3′
ColE1	25.OCA	5′-TAATGGTTTCTTAGACGTCAGGTGG-3′
	24.OCB	5′-GTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGC-3′
bla	26.50	5′-TTCTTAGACGTCAGGTGGCACTT-3′
	27.19	5′-TTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATT-3′
	24.JB1	5′-AACTTTATCGGCCTCCATCCAGTC-3′
trpR	20.WRA	5′-CCCCCGCTAACAATGGCGAC-3′
	19.WRB	5′-CGCCTGATGCGACGCTGCC-3′
tyrR	20.YRA	5′-ATCTTTACGCCGAAGTGCCC-3′
	21.YRB	5′-CGCCTGATGCGACGCTGCC-3′
	23.YR-iA	5′-TGTCGATATGAAAAGCAAAGTGG-3′
	26.YR-iB	5′-GTCAACACGTTCAGACGATAATAGAG-3′
mtr	36.MTA	5′-GGCAACGCTGTCCTACATAGACCTGATA AGCGAAGC-3′
	38.MTB	5′-TCGGGGCTTTTTTTCTGTCTTTTGTACTC GTGTACTGG-3′
	20.MT-iA	5′-CCAGACAGAACGGCAGGGTC-3′
	27.MT-iB	5′-GGCGAAAGTCATTACCTTCTTCCTCAC-3′

^aPrimers amplify genes as well as ∼100 bp of 5′ and 3′ flanking sequence. 

^bThe first two primers listed for each gene were used to amplify the gene and sequence and the 5′ and 3′ ends. Any additional primers were used to sequence internal regions of the gene.