Research Article

Precursor Amino Acids Inhibit Polymyxin E Biosynthesis in Paenibacillus polymyxa, Probably by Affecting the Expression of Polymyxin E Biosynthesis-Associated Genes

Table 1

Sequences of primer pairs for PCR amplification of genes involved in polymyxin E biosynthesis.

GenesNucleotide sequences (5′-3′)Product sizes (bp)
Forward primersReverse primers

pmxA CCGCCCATTATGACAACCGTGCTGGCGAATTGAACGATCC1238
pmxB ATGAAATCTTTGTTTGAAAACCAGGACGTACACCCTCAAC1878
pmxC AAAGGCTGGATGATCGTCGGAGAAAGCCGGTGGGCAATAA1547
pmxD ATGAAAAAGGGCGGATGGCTCTAGCCGTACAGCCGGGCGT1734
pmxE GCAAAATCCAACGCAGTGGTACGTTGAGAATGCGGTGTCT1135
spo0A ATGAAAATATACGCGATTGATTACGCCTGTGTTGCCACTT699
abrB TCAGTTTGTCACAGGTGTTGATGATGAAATCCACTGGATA255
ectB ATGAACACATTCGAAACACTTACGCCCAGCACGTTCAATA1145
sfp TTGCAAAAAATTGAGGTATTTCAGGACACCTTATTCTCAA804