TABLE 2.

Primers used in this study for polymerase chain reaction amplifications

Primer	Sequence	ssp-2 position (nt)
1 sense	AATAATGAATCATCTTGGG	1–15
2 antisense	TATTTAATTCCACTCGTTTTC	1728–1708
20 sense	ACTAGTAGCATGCCTGCAGACCCAATAATGAATCATCTTG	1–13
21 sense	ACTAGTAGCATGCCTGCAGACGAATGGTCTCCATGTAG	742–761
23 antisense	TCTGCAGTGGATCCTCTAGATTTCCACTCGTTTTCTTCAG	1721–1703
27 antisense	AACTGCAGCTTCACTATTAGGTACGTGC	1387–1368
30 sense	TTCTGCAGATGTGCAAAACAATATAGTGG	78–100