TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotides used in this work

Function	Our designation	Sequence (5′ to 3′)
PCR amplification and DNA sequencing	E-1	ATGTAACAGCTGAATG
	E-182	GATCACCACTTTGTTCTGCTGATTTTG
	E-186	AATTCTTGCAAGAAATTATCAGCG
	E-201	TGTTATATAGCAAAGACTTTG
	F-1	AGAAGTTGGAAGTATAGGAGAAAG
	F-2	AACAATAGTTTTTGGCATTTTCAC
	F-20	AATTCTTGCAAGAAACTATCAGCG
Probe production
N40 ospF	F-1	AGAAGTTGGAAGTATAGGAGAAAG
	F-2	AACAATAGTTTTTGGCATTTTCAC
N40 erpD-like gene	E-155	GATTTAAAACAAAATCCAGAAGGG
	E-182	GATCACCACTTTGTTCTGCTGATTTTG
B31 erpK promoter	E-506	AACTTTTTTTTACATCTTCACCAC
	E-513	CTGTTTGTTAATATGTAATAGCTG