Research Article

TolC Promotes ExPEC Biofilm Formation and Curli Production in Response to Medium Osmolarity

Table 2

Primers for PCR/RT-PCR.

PrimeraSequence (5′-3′)ApplicationSource or reference

tolC-P1GCCGGTACCATGAAGAAATTGCTCC Kpn IMutantThis study
tolC-P2CTATCGTCATAGGTTGCGTTTTTCGGCTTCMutantThis study
tolC-P3GAAGCCGAAAAACGCAACCTATGACGATAGCAATATGGGCCAGMutantThis study
tolC-P4TCCGAGCTCTCAGTTACGGAAAGGGT Sac IMutantThis study
tolC-clo-UGGCGTCGACATGCAAATGAAGAAATTG Sal ΙComplementThis study
tolC-clo-DCGGGAATTCTCAGTTACGGAAAGGGTT EcoR ΙComplementThis study
tolC-che-UAACACGCTGCTGAAAGAAChecking PCRThis study
tolC-che-DACGGTTTGTACGACGCTAChecking PCRThis study
rrsG FTATTGCACAATGGGCGCAAGqRT-PCR[23]
rrsG RACTTAACAAACCGCCTGCGTqRT-PCR[23]
csgB FCATAATTGGTCAAGCTGGGACTAAqRT-PCR[24]
csgB RGCAACAACCGCCAAAAGTTTqRT-PCR[24]
csgD FCCCGTACCGCGACATTGqRT-PCR[24]
csgD RACGTTCTTGATCCTCCATGGAqRT-PCR[24]

aSubscripts F and R indicate forward primers and reverse primers.