Table 1

Sequences of primers used to amplify sodAa

Name

Primer sequence
Amplicon length (bp)
Nucleotide (ORF)/amino acid position

Region 1
Fb
5' CCGTGGCCGAATACACCTT 3'
127
-167

R
5' CATTGGCGCCCTTTACGTA 3'


Region 2
F
5' GAGCTTCACCACAGCAAGCA 3'
127
76–202/26–67

R
5' AAGCTAGATTCTTTTCGTTCAGCAA 3'


Region 3
F
5' CGTCGCCAAACTCGAAGAG 3'
151
129–279/44–93

R
5' GCCGGTGGGCTTGTCA 3'


Region 4
F
5' GCCACGTCAATCACACCATCT 3'
232
215–446/73–149

R
5' AAGTTCGTCTGGTGGTCGTAAAC 3'


Region 5
F
5' GGGACACACTCGGCAACAA 3'
158
389–546/131–182

R
5' CAAAACGCCTTGGCAAAGTC 3'


Region 6
F
5' TTTACGACCACCAGACGAACTTC 3'
161
425–585/150–195

R
5' CGCATACCGTGACTGCACAT 3'



aBased on M. tuberculosis H37Rv sodA sequence (GenBank no. AF061030)

bF – forward, R – reverse

Allen et al. Respiratory Research 2008 9:36   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-9-36