TABLE 3.

Primers used for RT-qPCR

Primer	Target (species, gene, primer orientation)	Sequence (5′–3′)
XSH0367	C. thermocellum, PPi-pfk, forward	ATGCATATTCGGACAATCC
XSH0905	C. thermocellum, PPi-pfk, reverse	TGAGCTGCTCCGTAAACTGC
XSH0901	T. saccharolyticum, ATP-pfk, forward	TAGAGACACGGCAACGTCAC
XSH0902	T. saccharolyticum, ATP-pfk, reverse	ATAATCTCTGCTCCTCCAGC
XSH0198	C. thermocellum, recA, forward	TTTACGGCCAGGGTATTTCA
XSH0199	C. thermocellum, recA, reverse	GCCAATCTTCTGACCGTTGT
XSH0200	T. saccharolyticum, recA, forward	GAAGCCTTAGTGCGAAGTGG
XSH0201	T. saccharolyticum, recA, reverse	GAAGTCCAACATGTGCATCG