Table 2.

Sequences of primers used for real-time PCR analysis.

Gene	Primers sequence (5’to 3’)	Reference
icaA	F: CTGGCGCAGTCAATACTATTTCGGGTGTCT	[31]
	R: GACCTCCCAATGTTTCTGGAACCAACATCC
icaD	F: ACCCAACGCTAAAATCATCG	[30]
	R: GCGAAAATGCCCATAGTTTC
icaR	F: CAATAATCTAATACGCCTGAG	[28]
	R: AGTAGCGAATACACTTCATCT
agrA	F: TGATAATCCTTATGAGGT GCTT	[31]
	R: CACTGTGACTCGTAACGAAAA
sarA	F: CAAACAACCACAAGTTGTTAAAGC	[31]
	R: TGTTTGCTTCAGTGATTCGTTT
sigB	F: AGTGTTAGAAGCAATGGAAATG	[32]
	R: CGATACGCTCACCTGTCTCT
16S rRNA	F: ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG	[31]
	R: ATTACCGCGGCTGCTGG