Primer name#   Primer sequence 5ˊ-3ˊ Amplified gene or DNA fragment Expected Product size (bp) Reference
23cat-f
23cat-r
CGACCTGATCTCCATGACCGA
TCAGGTCAGCACGGTCA
2,3 catechol dioxygenase 238 [27]
sfp0-F
sfp0-R
srfA-F
srfA-R
  CTAGAATTCAGATTTACGGAATTTATATG
GGGGAATTCAGGGTGTGCGGCGCATAC
TCCGTTTTTCCTTGTTCACC
TCTTTCTGCCACTGCATCAC
  the genes of lipopeptide biosurfactants from Bacillus subtilis 642  
707
[28]  
[28]
Kpd1 Kpd2 GCCCACGACCAGTTCGAC
CATCCCCCTCCCTATGAC
the rhlB gene for rhamnolipid biosynthesis 226 [29]
27F
1500R
AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG
ACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACT
  The 16S rDNA genes 1500 [30]
[31]
Table 1: Primers used in this study.