| Name | Sequence (5′-3′) |
| S1-F | TGTTCTGTCCTATCGCAACG |
| S1- R | ACGGATGCAGTTCCTTTCTG |
| S2 -F | TCTTCCCAGACGTGGATTTC |
| S2-R | CTCGACAATACGCTGCTTGA |
| Longicin-F | CAAGATGACGAGAGT |
| Longicin-R | CTACTTGCGGTAGCAC |
| Longicin Bam HI-F | ACGGATCCCCAAGATGACGAGAGT |
| Longicin Bam HI-R | ACGGATCCCTACTTGCGGTAGCAC |
| Actin-F | CCAACAGGGAGAAGATGACG |
| Actin-R | ACAGGTCCTTACGGATGTCC |
| Restriction enzyme sites are shown in italics | |
| Table 1: Gene-specific primers used for nested-PCR and RT-PCR. | |
