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Table 2 Primers used in this study*.

From: No detectable effect of RNA-binding protein Hfq absence in Staphylococcus aureus

Name

Position

Sequence

Use

SA-hfq 5up (BamH1)

F

5'CGGGATCC ATGACGATTCTTTAGGTGA3'

Used for cloning upstream region of hfq

SA-hfq 5down (KpnI)

R

5'GGGGTACC TGTCGGACTCCTTTTACT3'

 

SA-hfq 3up (SmaI)

F

5'TCCCCCGGG ATGGGCACGATTTAATGAC3'

Used for cloning downstream region of hfq

SA-hfq 3down (EcoRI)

R

5'CGGAATTC TACTTGAAACACCTGATT

 

SA-cat 5 (KpnI)

F

5'GGGGTACC GCACAGACAGGACAAAATCG

Used for cat amplification

SA-cat 3 (SmaI)

R

5'TCCCCCGGG TTCCGAGGCTCAACGTC3'

 

SA-hfq verif up

F

5'ATCATAGCAGGTGGAACAG3'

Used for verification of hfq deletion

SA-hfq verif down

R

5'CGAAAGAGAAATAGAAAAAT3'

 

SA-RNAIII 5

F

5'CAGAGATGTGATGGAAAATAGTTG3'

Used for RNA III probe amplification

SA-RNAIII 3

R

5'ATTAAGGGAATGTTTTACAGTTATT3'

 

SA-spa 5

F

5'TTAGCATCTGCATGGTTTGC3'

Used for spa probe amplification

SA-spa 3

R

5'ACAACGTAACGGCTTCATCC3'

 

SA-hu 5

F

5'AGATTTAATCAATGCAGTTGCAGA3'

Used for hu probe amplification

SA-hu 3

R

5'AATGCTTTACCAGCTTTG AATGCT3'

 

SA-hfq 5 (NdeI)

F

5'GGAATTCCATATG ATTGCAAACGAAAAC3'

Used for hfq probe amplification, RT-PCR

SA-hfq 3 (HindIII)

R

5'CCCAAGCTT ATTCTTCACTTTCAGTAG3'

 
  1. *F: forward; R: reverse. Restriction enzyme sites are underlined.