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Table 2 Primers used in this study

From: Lsr operon is associated with AI-2 transfer and pathogenicity in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Primers

Oligonucleotide sequence (5′ to 3′)

Description

Product size (bp)

lsrK-F

CTATAACCCAGGCGCTTTCCATA

Partial sequence of lsrK

1593

lsrK-R

ATGGCTCGACTCTTTACCCTTTC

lsrR-F

TTAACTACGTAAAATCGCCGCTG

Partial sequence of lsrR

954

lsrR-R

ATGACAATCAACGATTCGGCAAT

LsrA-F

ATGCAAACGAGTGATACCCGCGC

Partial sequence of lsrA

1539

lsrA-R

ACTTCAGCATGACGCCTCCTGAC

lsrC-F

CTGAAGTTTATTCAGAACAACCGTG

Partial sequence of lsrC

826

lsrC-R

TATCGATCTGCGTCAGGAACCAT

lsrD-F

GCCGCATAATGCGTATTCGCTAC

Partial sequence of lsrD

1003

lsrD-R

CTTTATGGCAATGGGTTATTGGC

lsrB-F

ATGACACTTCATCGCTTTAAGAa

Partial sequence of lsrB

826

lsrB-R

CTGAAATTTTGCCTTGCTGAACa

lsrF-F

GTAAAGATTTTCGTACCGATCAAC

Partial sequence of lsrF

657

lsrF-R

TTTTACCGCCAGCAATAACAATG

lsrG-F

ATGCACGTCACACTGGTTGAAAT

Partial sequence of lsrG

291

lsrG-R

TCACGGCATCAAACCATTGAACA

APEC94lsr-F

TCCCTTGAATATCGTACTGG

Using for DNA sequencing of lsr operon

 

APEC94lsr-R

TGCGCTTCGATGTCTTAC

pCold-F1

CCCAAGCTTGAAATCGTATTTGCCGAT

Using for identification of lsrB-APEC recombinant plasmid

1150

pCold-R

GGCAGGGATCTTAGATTCTG

lsr-UF

TCTAAAAGAAGGGAAATAAGb

The upstream sequence of lsr operon

763

lsr-UR

CCAGCCTACA GCATGGTACAAGCTGAATC

lsr-CF

TGTACCATGCTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTT

Chloramphenicol resistance cassette (cat)

1013

lsr-CR

CATTGAACAGCATATGAATATCCTCCTTAGTTC

lsr-DF

TATTCATATGCTGTTCAATGGGTTGATGC

The downstream sequence of lsr operon

638

lsr-DR

TGGTGATAGTAGGTGGTTCGb

PstI-lsr-CF

AAAACTGCAGGGTCTGTATTGAGTGTTAGTTGGAGGTGGGc

The lsr operon complement sequence

9440

PstI-lsr-CR

AAAACTGCAGCAGTTGCGGATGTCTGCTTc

LsrB-BamHI-F

CGCGGATCCATGACACTTCATCGCTTTAd

The ORF sequence of lsrB

1023

LsrB-HindIII-R

CCACTTTCAACGAGCTGATGe

fimH-RTF

GTGCCAATTCCTCTTACCGTT

Partial DNA sequence of fimbrial protein FimH

165

fimH-RTR

TGGAATAATCGTACCGTTGCG

fliD-RTF

TTCAGACGCAGTTGAAATCG

Partial DNA sequence of flagellar filament capping protein FliD

184

fliD-RTR

TTACCATCGCCAACAATCAA

flhA-RTF

CGGCATCGTACTCTGGAACT

Partial DNA sequence of flagellar biosynthesis gene flhA

172

flhA-RTR

CATTACCCATCCGTTCGTTC

dosP-RTF

ATAAACCCACGCCCATATCA

Partial DNA sequence of oxygen-sensing cyclic-di-GMP phosphodiesterase DosP

194

dosP-RTR

GGCGTTATCCGTGAACTTGT

pgaA-RTF

GGCAATGGTCTCCTTGTGAT

Partial DNA sequence of poly-beta-1,6 N-acetyl-d-glucosamine export porin PgaA

195

pgaA-RTR

GATCATCTTGGCGCGTTATT

fhuD-RTF

AACTATCGCCTGTGGGTCAG

Partial DNA sequence of iron-hydroxamate transporter substrate-binding subunit fhuD

153

fhuD-RTR

TGCCAGCATTTCTGATGAAG

dnaE-RTF

GATTGAGCGTTATGTCGGAGGC

Partial DNA sequence of the internal control dnaE

80

dnaE-RTR

GCCCCGCAGCCGTGAT

  1. aA 826-bp PCR product was amplified from wild-type strain APEC94 but no PCR product was obtained from mutant strain APEC94Δlsr(Cm) using primers lsrB-F/lsrB-R.
  2. bA 2414-bp PCR product was amplified from mutant strain APEC94Δlsr(Cm) but no product was amplified from wild-type strain APEC94 in a limited amplification time using primers lsr-UF/lsr-DR.
  3. cPstI restriction sites are underlined.
  4. dBamHI restriction sites are underlined.
  5. eHindIII restriction sites are underlined.