Table 1.

Primers used in qRT-PCR

Gene name	Primer sequence (5‵- 3‵)
icaA (F)	CTGGCGCAGTCAATACTATTTCGGGTGTCT
icaA (R)	GACCTCCCAATGTTTCTGGAACCAACATCC
icaR (F)	TGCTTTCAAATACCAACTTTCAAGA
icaR (R)	ACGTTCAATTATCTAATACGCCTG
sigB (F)	AAGTGATTCGTAAGGACGTCT
sigB (R)	TCGATAACTATAACCAAAGCCT
agr (F)	TGATAATCCTTATGAGGTGCTT
agr (R)	CACTGTGACTCGTAACGAAAA
sarA (F)	CAAACAACCACAAGTTGTTAAAGC
sarA (R)	TGTTTGCTTCAGTGATTCGTTT
katA (F)	AAAGGTTCTGGTGCATTTGG
katA (R)	AACGCAAATCCTCGAATGTC
16s RNA (F)	ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG
16s RNA (R)	ATTACCGCGGCTGCTGG

F Forward, R Reverse