Table 1 Primers used in study.

GCATTTGAAGCGGGTTTGTTATC

Forward dnaG

ATTGACTAAAGAAAGGTCTC

Reverse dnaG

GGCTATACTCACGATGTCTGG

Forward serp1130/RT-PCR primer

TTTATATTATCCATGTACTTACCACC

Reverse serp1130

ACATGTGTTTATTTACTTTTCAACCCGC

RT-PCR primer

ATTGTTGCCTCTGATTCAATTGGTG

Forward serp1129/RT-PCR primer

TGCATATCTAGCTTTGTCACCTAATCC

Reverse serp1129/RT-PCR primer

TTTAACAATTCGTATGCTGCATGG

Reverse sigA

CTTGCTTTCGAATAAATTTACGTGC

RT-PCR primer

AAGCAAACAATTGATCCGACTTTAACAC

RT-PCR primer/forward sigA

GGATTTTATATCACGCAGTGCTTCTAAC

RT-PCR primer

ATTATTATCAAAAAATTGTGCC

RT-PCR primer

TTTAAATACATACGCACTGGGTC

RT-PCR primer

CATCGTGAGTATAGCCAAGTCAGGACG

Primer extension 5' end

TCAGCTATATGCTCGCCCGTGATAG

Primer extension 5' end

CTTGGTTGTCAGACATGAAAAGGCCT

Primer extension 3' end

AGGTGTTTTTGATGTTCTTGAAATGCC

Primer extension

TTCGATAACAATTCCATTAGTGGACCC

Primer extension

GATTTGCAGCATAAATAACGAGTTCCTG

Primer extension

ATCTTCTAAAAAGATGGTACATATAGC

Primer extension

ATCTATACGCAAAAGACATCACCTATC

Primer extension

AAGTGATATTACCTTAAATAAGCGG

Primer extension 3' end

AATCACTAGATTACACTGAGTAAGTG

Primer extension 3' end

TAATTCTGAATCTCCAATACG

GSP*1 at 3' end of dnaG for 5' RACE

TTTGAATATAGTCCTCTATTTCG

GSP*2 at 3' end of dnaG for 5' RACE

TAACTAAATCTAATATATCAG

GSP*1 at 5' end of dnaG for 5' RACE

TTTATTTCATCAATGACGGATTG

GSP*2 at 5' end of dnaG GSP2 for 5' RACE

GTAAGTCCATGG CATGGATAATATAAAGATAATTG

Forward serp1129 cloning primer with NcoI site

GATCAGGATCC GGTTGCTAAAAGAATGAAGG

Reverse serp1129 cloning primer with BamHI site