Table 1. Details of the primers used in this study

Primer name	Sequence 5’-3’	Description
AcLysC cloning forward	GAGAGAccatgggcCTGGAGCGCTGTGCATGG	Tm 59.6°C, 378 bp, NcoI
AcLysC cloning reverse	GAGAGAgaattcCTAAAGTCCACATCCGGCTATGTATGAACT	Tm 59.5°C, 378 bp, EcoRI
AcLysC qPCR forward	AGGGATGCTGGGATGGATGGTTA	Tm 60°C, 134 bp
AcLysC qPCR reverse	TGAAAGATGCCGTAGTCGGTGGAT	Tm 60°C, 134 bp
AcLysG-like cloning forward	GAGAGAcatatgATGGGTTATGGAAACATCATGCGTGT	Tm 59.1°C, 570 bp, NdeI
AcLysG-like cloning reverse	GAGAGAgaattcTTAAAAGCCACCGCTAGTTTTGTACCAC	Tm 59.3°C, 570 bp, EcoRI
AcLysG-like qPCR forward	ATCACACATGATGGCAGAGACGGATG	Tm 60°C, 122 bp
AcLysG-like qPCR reverse	ACTCTCTGGAGATGATGGCAGCAATG	Tm 60°C, 122 bp
Ef-1β qPCR reference gene foward	AGAACAGTCTGCCAGGTGTGAAGAAG	Tm 60°C, 132 bp
Ef-1β qPCR reference gene reverse	TGTCAGAGCCAAACAGGTCGATGT	Tm 60°C, 132 bp

qPCR, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.