Dual effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes coupled with near-infrared radiation on Bacillus anthracis spores: inactivates spores and stimulates the germination of surviving spores

Table 2 Primer sequences designed in this study for the detection of specific genes through real-time PCR

Gene	Primer sequence	Product size (bp)	Description
atxA	CGGACTGTTTTATCTGCGACCTGT	127	transcriptional activator AtxA
	CACCGATATCCATCGAAAAGGAACA		transcriptional activator AtxA
cya	TCGGATTGGGGCCCTGTAGC	80	calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase
	TCGACAGCTAATTGTTGACCATGC		calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase
lef	TCTTGCCAGCATCCGTTGATCT	129	lethal factor
	ATCGAGCCACAGCATCGTGA		lethal factor
pagA	GGGTGGATACAGGCTCGAACTGG	115	protective antigen
	ACCGCCGCTATCCGCCTTTC		protective antigen
pagR	ACAATGGCACATCCTATGCGTT	116	transcriptional repressor
	TGCTGGGATACAGTTGATTGTGGT		transcriptional repressor
purF	GAACTGCGCGAGCAAGGGGT	137	Amidophosphoribosyl-transferase
	GCCTCGCGAAGCATGCGAAC		Amidophosphoribosyl-transferase
srtB	TGCTGCAGCGCTTTGAACTGT	96	sortase B
	AGTAATGGCCGAAGCACAAAACA		sortase B
GBAA1941	ACACAAGGCGGTATTTCTCGAATGT	144	MarR family transcriptional regulator
	TGCAAGTTGCTCTGGCAATGCT		MarR family transcriptional regulator
GBAA5564	TGGTTGGTTCGGCGGTTATGGT	82	hypothetical protein
	TGCCATGAATACACCAGGGCG		hypothetical protein
GBAA0797	CCACGCGTTGCACCAAGAGC	130	ABC transporter permease
	TGGTATTCGGTGGTATTGCCGCT		ABC transporter permease