TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotide primer sequences used for PCR amplification

Gene	Regiona	Oligonucleotide sequenceb
tbpA	5′	TCTAGAATTCTTTCTTTGGGTCTGCTTAACATC
tbpA	3′	CCCGGGAGATCTTTAAAACTTCATTTCAAGTGC
tbpB	5′	TCTAGAATTGGTTCAGGTGGTTCAAATCCACC
tbpB	3′	CCCGGGGGATCCTTACTTAACTTCTTGTTGTC
lbpA	5′	AGAAGGGGTTCTGGTGTGGCAGTTTTACCCCTA
lbpA	3′	TTAAGCTTAAAACTTCATTTCAAGACTGGC
lbpB	5′	AAATCTAGACGCTCTGATGACATCAGCGTC
lbpB	3′	TTAAGCTTATTTATCTTTAACAGCCCCAAAGAC

^a5′, positive strand at the 5′ end of the gene; 3′, negative strand at the 3′ end of the gene. 

^bRestriction endonuclease recognition sites are underlined.