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Table 1 Primers used in this study

From: Transcriptional analysis of ftsZ within the dcw cluster in Bacillus mycoides

Primer name

Primer sequence

gene

(a)

Northern probes

Zfor

AAAGTWATCGGTGTCGGCGGWGGC

ftsZ

+43

Zrev

CAGAAATACCTTGAACCCCTTGGCG

ftsZ

+595

Ain

GAACAGCAATGAAATATATGTTG

ftsA

+3

N2R

ACCGTCTACAATGAACTGTC

ftsA

+411

Primer Extension

prex

GCCCAAACCGCACTCGCAC

ftsW

+95

Wrev

AATCCATTCTCTGTACCAATG

murG

+125

Rip2

GTTGCTTAGYAGCCAGTTTC

murG

+1030

Qrev

TCTTTARCTTTGGTACACGATC

ftsQ

+52

Arev

TCATTAACCATTTCACCAATGATG

ftsA

+80

N2R

ACCGTCTACAATGAACTGTC

ftsA

+411

ZB

CACCGTGTTCAATCATACGG

ftsZ

+103

ZD

ACAACCAAACAACGTCGGCG

spoIIGA

+74

ZDbis

CCTAACACAAGCCTCCATC

spoIIGA

+158

BigD

CCCAAATGCTGTATACACAATAAGTAACGAG

spoIIGA

+273

RT-PCR

Zfin

CTTTTATCGTCTACGACGGTTAC

ftsZ

+1158

Zin

CATGTTAGAGTTTGATACTACTC

ftsZ

−1

Ain

GAACAGCAATGAAATATATGTTG

ftsA

+3

Afin

CCCATAAATAACGGAATGCACG

ftsA

+1297

Qin

CGTACATGAARAAYAGTAARG

ftsQ

−5

Mbin

GAGATTGTCTATGGAACAATTAG

murB

−10

MGin

ACAGCTGAAACNCTTATTCGTG

murG

+964

Fw

CATCAGCACCGTATCGRATG

ftsW

+601

Mini-ftsZ

  

(b)

Hind5

GACAAGCTTATATTGGTGTTCGTGAG

ftsA

+1056

Eco5

GGCGAATTCGCTAATTGATCTTGAG

ftsZ

+39

Eco3

CACGAATTCAAAACAACGTGAAGTTAAG

ftsZ

+1035

Bam3

GGCGGATCCAAAAAGGAGCATGAAAGCTC

spacer

+28

Amy5

GCCGCGATTTCCAATGAGG

pJPR1

+245

  1. (a) Position of the primer 5’ nucleotide on the corresponding gene numbering beginning from the first codon of the gene (+1).
  2. (b) Position on the gene of the first complementary primer base after the added restriction site evidenced bold.