Table 1 Primer sequences

covRS

SAK_1640 promoter 5' end

5'-CGTATTGAGCGTTTGCGT-3'

SAK_1640 promoter extended primer 1

5'GAGATGGCACGTGTTACTTACAG-3’

covr Promoter 5' SphI

5'-GATCGCATGCTTAATAACATCAGTTGATAT-3'

covs Downstream R

5'-GGACAACGCATGTCAACACCCC-3'

covrs F Seq 3

5'-GATTCTGTTATGGATATTGTAGC-3'

covrs F Seq 4

5'-GTTTTTATCTTATTTTTTAGCC-3'

covrs F Seq 5

5'-GATTATGATGGAAGTTTTAGGG-3'

covrs F Seq 6

5'-CATGATCTTAATTGATAACGC-3'

BA covS

5’-GAGGCAATTCTTCCAAAC-3'

abx1

KO_abx1_5

5'-AGGCTGTTATTCATTAGGTCACTTG-3'

KO_abx1_3

5'-AACCGTAAATACAAGAAACAGATGC-3'

Above_abx1

5'-AACAGTAGTTCCGGCCATTAG-3'

Mid_abx1

5'-TGGAGAATTAGGAACCTTTAGT-3'

stk1/stp1

STK.STP1-Forward

5'-ACCACCCCAATTTTGAGCAAG-3'

STK.STP1-REVERSE

5'-CTAGGCATGGTCTCTGCCAT-3'