NUCLEIC ACID PROBE-BASED DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS

Abstract: Use of the ssrA gene or tmRNA, an RNA transcript of the ssrA gene, or fragments thereof as target regions in a nucleic acid probe assay for the detection and identification of prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic organisms is described. Nucleotide sequence alignment of tmRNA sequences from various organisms can be used to identify regions of homology and non-homology within the sequences which in turn can be used to design both genus specific and species specific oligonucleotide probes. These newly identified regions of homology and non-homology provide the basis of identifying and detecting organisms at the molecular level. Oligonucleotide probes identified in this way can be used to detect tmRNA in samples thereby giving an indication of the viability of non-viral organisms present in various sample types.

Description: Description Nucleic acid probe-based diagnostic assays for prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Technical Field This invention relates to the identification of target sequences for use in nucleic acid assays for the detection and identification of prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic organisms. Background Art The ssrA gene, which encodes a small stable high copy number RNA transcript (tmRNA), is found in all bacteria and has recently been identified in chloroplasts and diatoms. It has a dual function both as a tRNA and as an mRNA molecule and is involved in rescuing truncated mRNAs which have lost stop codons, facilitating trans-translation of truncated peptides prior to protease degradation (Keiler, K.C. et al. (1996), Science, 271, 990- 993). The unique function of tmRNAs has directed researchers to analyse the relationship ofthe secondary structure of these molecules with their function. These studies have focussed on the conservation ofthe secondary structure of tmRNAs from different microorganisms, and on the evolutionary significance and functional relevance of such structural conservation. Studies were carried out by Matveeva, O et al (1998), Vol. 16, No. 13, 1374-1375 to investigate oligonucleotide binding to RNA molecules using tmRNA as a model of RNA containing secondary structure. The studies did not have as their objective the identification of sites in tmRNA with the goal of designing antisense oligonucleotide for therapeutic purposes. The number of nucleic acid targets/probes for bacterial diagnostics is currently limited. As such, the need to identify and characterise novel DNA and RNA targets for diagnostic purposes is now seen as a priority. Target nucleic acid sequences for the development of probes can be for example, plasmids, ribosomal RNA genes, intergenic regions, genes encoding virulence factors or random genomic DNA fragments. In addition, a number of RNA molecules have been described which are used as targets for RNA-based detection for example, ribosomal RNA and RNase P. The basis of any nucleic acid-based probe assay is the requirement for well characterised nucleic acid sequences which are present in all prokaryotes and eukaryotes under study. For reliable detection of a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism, the nucleic acid probes used should be highly specific (i.e. not cross-react with nucleic acids from other organisms) and highly sensitive (i.e. most or all strains ofthe organism to be detected should react with the probe). Therefore, preferred target sequences would be present in all strains ofthe organism concerned. Such sequences would have significant sequence variability to allow differentiation ofthe species concerned from other closely related species but, on the other hand, have sufficient sequence conservation to allow the detection of all strains ofthe species concerned. In general, the precise identification of a nucleic acid sequence, which could form the basis ofa specific nucleic acid probe assay, is tedious, difficult and uncertain. To date there are few general approaches which would facilitate the development of nucleic acid probes for a wide variety of microorganisms. The nucleic acid sequences which have been identified as potentially useful targets for probe development are, for example, rRNA genes and RNA, and the rRNA 16S/23S intergenic region. The majority of nucleic acid probe/target assays centre on the high copy number ribosomal RNAs (rRNA) and rRNA 16S/23S spacer regions (European Patent No. 0 395 292) ofthe bacterial cell for the purposes of detection and identification. A number of successful commercial bacterial diagnostic kits have been marketed based on these rRNA probes/targets for the detection of a variety of microrganisms. These include a range of commercial probe kits based on the 16S rRNA gene marketed by Gen- probe Inc. San Diego California, and DNA probes based on the 16S/23S spacer region marketed by Innogenetics N.V. Ghent, Belgium. However, many of these diagnostic kits have limitations, including lack of sensitivity due to low copy-number target sequences and lack of specificity due to sequence identity between closely related organisms in many cases. Nucleic acid-based methods that could be applied directly to samples to give an indication of the viability of any microbes present therein would be of enormous significance for food, industrial, environmental and medical applications. A disadvantage of DNA-based methods is that they do not distinguish between living and dead organisms. Some studies have focussed on using rRNA and mRNA as indicators of cell viability (Sheridan, G.E.C. et al. (1998) Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64, 1313-1318). However, these sequences are not satisfactory targets as rRNA and mRNA can be present in bacterial cells up to 48 hours after cell death. With the advent of nucleic acid based microarray-like formatting, incorporating simultaneous monitoring of multiple nucleic acid targets, there is now a clear requirement to identify and characterise novel nucleic acid sequences for use as probes and/or target regions to detect and identify viable prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Disclosure of Invention The invention provides use ofthe ssrA gene or a fragment thereof as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay for a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. Thus, the invention has application in relation to all organisms other than viruses. No other nucleic acid probe assay has been reported which uses regions ofthe ssrA gene as a target region to detect and identify species of prokaryotes and eukaryotes with the attendant advantages. According to one embodiment ofthe invention a fragment ofthe ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 5' end ofthe DNA molecule can be used as a universal target region. In an alternative embodiment ofthe invention a fragment ofthe ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 3' end ofthe DNA molecule can be used as a universal target region. In a further embodiment ofthe invention a fragment ofthe ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of low homology can be used as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay to distinguish between species. In a still further embodiment ofthe invention a fragment ofthe ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of low homology can be used as a target region for the generation ofa genus specific probe. As hereinafter described nucleotide sequence alignments of ssrA gene sequences from different organisms show that the 5' and 3' regions of these molecules demonstrate a high degree of homology and are therefore useful as universal target regions. The ssrA genes also demonstrate a more significant degree of nucleotide sequence variability between closely related organisms than any other bacterial high copy number RNA. These variable regions are ideal targets for nucleic acid assays to distinguish between species. The invention also provides use of tmRNA, an RNA transcript ofthe ssrA gene, or a fragment thereof as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay for a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. According to one embodiment of this aspect ofthe invention a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 5' end ofthe tmRNA molecule can be used as a universal target region. Alternatively, a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 3' end ofthe tmRNA molecule can be used as a universal target region. According to a further embodiment of this aspect ofthe invention a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of low homology can be used as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay to distinguish between species. According to a still further embodiment a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of low homology can be used as a target region for the generation of a genus specific probe. The nucleic acid probe (DNA or RNA) in accordance with the invention typically consists of at least 10 nucleotides of the ssrA gene and / or tmRNA transcript or their complementary sequence and is used in a nucleic acid probe hybridisation assay for a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. Probe hybridisation to its complementary sequence is typically revealed by labelling the nucleic acid probe with a radioactive or non- radioactive (e.g. colorimetric or fluorimetric) label. In preferred embodiments said ssrA gene fragment or said tmRNA fragment can be used as the basis of a primer to be used in an amplification procedure. Universal oligonucleotide primers directed to the 5' and 3 ' regions of either the ssrA gene or the tmRNA sequence can be used in accordance with the invention to amplify the ssrA gene or its encoding tmRNA from a wide variety of bacteria, facilitating amplification of a wide range of organisms simultaneously, whilst also enabling specific nucleic acid probe hybridisation and detection. Preferably, the product of the amplification procedure is used as a target region in a nucleic probe assay. Further, preferably, a cDNA transcript of a tmRNA molecule is used as a probe in a nucleic acid hybridisation assay. Such assays can be carried out in vitro or in situ. The target region as defined herein can be used as the basis of an assay for distinguishing between living and dead prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. In contrast to rRNA and mRNA which can be present in bacterial cells following cell death, tmRNA is rapidly degraded in dead organisms. Thus, tmRNA can be a useful target for distinguishing between living and dead prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms either directly by nucleic acid probe hybridisation to isolated bacterial RNA, or by combined RNA amplification and nucleic acid probe hybridisation to the amplified product. Preferably, the target region is used in a multiple probe format for broad scale detection and/or identification of prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. An ssrA gene probe or a tmRNA transcript probe in accordance with the invention can be linked to a microarray gene chip system for the broad scale high throughput detection and identification of prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. A target region in accordance with the invention can also be used as a probe in an assay to detect prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms in a sample of matter. Such a sample of matter can include biological samples such as samples of tissue from the respiratory tract, the uro-genital tract or the gastrointestinal tract, or body fluids such as blood and blood fractions, sputum or cerebrospinal fluid. An assay in accordance with the invention can also be carried out on food samples, environmental samples including air, water, marine and soil samples, and plant and animal derived samples. According to the invention a fragment ofthe ssrA gene or the tmRNA transcript can also be used in an assay to obtain a DNA profile of a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism and, thereby, distinguish between strains ofthe same species. Nucleic acid sequence alignments have shown that sequence variation occurs in the ssrA gene and the tmRNA transcript within individual species. This intra-species sequence variation can be used to distinguish between strains ofthe same species for epidemiology, tracing of infectious agents for example, in outbreaks, or for population studies. Other applications of the invention include the use of the ssrA gene, the tmRNA transcript or a DNA sequence complementary thereto, or a fragment thereof, to design an agent directed against infectious prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms for therapeutic purposes. Such agents can include antisense mRNA or oligonucleotides, ribozymes, and antagonistic peptides and are suitable for use in any kind of medical condition. Thus, the invention can be used for the detection of viable organisms only in biological samples using the tmRNA target. Thus, during and following any anti-infectious agent drug treatment, the tmRNA target can be used to monitor the efficacy ofthe therapy on those specific infectious agents (e.g. antimicrobial and/or anti-parasitic treatments). In one embodiment, the target region is used to monitor the efficacy of drug therapies against infectious agents. In another embodiment, the target region is used to monitor the viability and level of health-promoting organisms in the gastrointestinal tract. This aspect of he invention relates, for example, to the introduction into the gut flora of health-promoting (probiotic) organisms contained in for example yoghurt or other food to improve health. There is an interest and need to continuously monitor the presence and levels of these organisms to ensure their continued function in promoting health. The tmRNA region can be used as a target to detect viable organisms, for example in faeces, so as to monitor the presence of the health promoting organisms. In a further embodiment, the assay is used for the quantification of prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. When using probe hybridisation and/or in vitro amplification to detect organisms in a sample it is possible to determine the number of organisms present, based on the signal intensity. Real-time methods of in vitro amplification can also be used to enable the quantification of organisms in a sample. Thus, the ability to quantify the number of organisms in a sample can be important in clinical situations for treatment purposes, for example for antibiotic or other treatments or for monitoring treatment efficacy. A still further application ofthe invention is the use ofa database of ssrA gene sequences to identify a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. The invention provides a variety of probes for the 5' and 3' homologous regions and the variable regions ofthe ssrA gene and tmRNA sequences, the probes being derived from these sequences or sequences complementary thereto. Representative sequences are as follows: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans ssrA GGGGCTGATTCTGGATTCGACGGGATTAGCGAAGCCCGAAGTGC ACGTCGAGGTGCGGTAGGCCTCGTAAATAAACCGCAAAAAAATA GTCGCAAACGACGAACAATACGCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGC CTTTAGCCTTCGCTCCCCAGCTTCCGCTCGTAAGACGGGGATAAA GCGGAGTCAAACCAAAACGAGATCGTGTGGAAGCCACCGTTTGA GGATCGAAGCATTAAATTAAATCAAAGTAGCTTAATTGTCGCGT GTCCGTCAGCAGGATTAAGTGAATTTAAAGACCGGACTAAACGT GTAGTGCTAACGGCAGAGGAATTTCGGACGGGGGTTCAACTCCC CCCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans tmRNA GGGGCUGAUUCUGGAUUCGACGGGAUUAGCGAAGCCCGAAGU GCACGUCGAGGUGCGGUAGGCCUCGUAAAUAAACCGCAAAAAA AUAGUCGCAAACGACGAACAAUACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAAC CUGCCUUUAGCCUUCGCUCCCCAGCUUCCGCUCGUAAGACGGG GAUAAAGCGGAGUCAAACCAAAACGAGAUCGUGUGGAAGCCA CCGUUUGAGGAUCGAAGCAUUAAAUUAAAUCAAAGUAGCUUA AUUGUCGCGUGUCCGUCAGCAGGAUUAAGUGAAUUUAAAGAC CGGACUAAACGUGUAGUGCUAACGGCAGAGGAAUUUCGGACG GGGGUUCAACUCCCCCCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 2 Aeromonas salmonicida ssrA, internal partial AAGATTCACGAAACCCAAGGTGCATGCCGAGGTGCGGTAGGCCT CGTTAACAAACCGCAAAAAAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAAAACTA CGCACTAGCAGCtTAATAACCTGCATAGAGCCCTTCTACCCTAGC TTGCCTGTGTCCTAGGGAATCGGAAGGTCATCCTTCACAGGATC GTGTGGAAGTCCTGCTCGGGGCGGAAGCATTAAAACCAATCGAG CTAGTCAATTCGTGGCGTGTCTCTCCGCAGCGGGTTGGCGAATGT AAAGAGTGACTAAGCATGTAGTACCGAGGATGTAGTAATTTTGG ACGGGG SEQ ID NO: 3 Aeromonas salmonicida tmRNA, internal partial AAGAUUCACGAAACCCAAGGUGCAUGCCGAGGUGCGGUAGGCC UCGUUAACAAACCGCAAAAAAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAAAACU ACGCACUAGCAGCUUAAUAACCUGCAUAGAGCCCUUCUACCCU AGCUUGCCUGUGUCCUAGGGAAUCGGAAGGUCAUCCUUCACAG GAUCGUGUGGAAGUCCUGCUCGGGGCGGAAGCAUUAAAACCA AUCGAGCUAGUCAAUUCGUGGCGUGUCUCUCCGCAGCGGGUUG GCGAAUGUAAAGAGUGACUAAGCAUGUAGUACCGAGGAUGUA GUAAUUUUGGACGGGG SEQ ID NO: 4 Alcaligenes eutrophus ssrA TGGGCCGACCTGGTTTCGACGTGGTTACAAAGCAGTGAGGCATA CCGAGGACCCGTCACCTCGTTAATCAATGGAATGCAATAACTGC TAACGACGAACGTTACGCACTCGCTTAATTGCGGCCGTCCTCGC ACTGGCTCGCTGACGGGCTAGGGTCGCAAGACCACGCGAGGTAT TTACGTCAGATAAGCTCCGGAAGGGTCACGAAGCCGGGGACGA AAACCTAGTGACTCGCCGTCGTAGAGCGTGTTCGTCCGATGCGC CGGTTAAATCAAATGACAGAACTAAGTATGTAGAACTCTCTGTG GAGGGCTTACGGACGCGGGTTCGATTCCCGCCGGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 5 Alcaligenes eutrophus tmRNA UGGGCCGACCUGGUUUCGACGUGGUUACAAAGCAGUGAGGCA UACCGAGGACCCGUCACCUCGUUAAUCAAUGGAAUGCAAUAAC UGCUAACGACGAACGUUACGCACUCGCUUAAUUGCGGCCGUCC UCGCACUGGCUCGCUGACGGGCUAGGGUCGCAAGACCACGCGA GGUAUUUACGUCAGAUAAGCUCCGGAAGGGUCACGAAGCCGG GGACGAAAACCUAGUGACUCGCCGUCGUAGAGCGUGUUCGUCC GAUGCGCCGGUUAAAUCAAAUGACAGAACUAAGUAUGUAGAA CUCUCUGUGGAGGGCUUACGGACGCGGGUUCGAUUCCCGCCGG CUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 6 Aquifex aeolicus ssrA GGGGGCGGAAAGGATTCGACGGGGACAGGCGGTCCCCGAGGAG CAGGCCGGGTGGCTCCCGTAACAGCCGCTAAAACAGCTCCCGAA GCTGAACTCGCTCTCGCTGCCTAATTAAACGGCAGCGCGTCCCC GGTAGGTTTGCGGGTGGCCTACCGGAGGGCGTCAGAGACACCCG CTCGGGCTACTCGGTCGCACGGGGCTGAGTAGCTGACACCTAAC CCGTGCTACCCTCGGGGAGCTTGCCCGTGGGCGACCCGAGGGGA AATCCTGAACACGGGCTAAGCCTGTAGAGCCTCGGATGTGGCCG CCGTCCTCGGACGCGGGTTCGATTCCCGCCGCCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 7 Aquifex aeolicus tmRNA GGGGGCGGAAAGGAUUCGACGGGGACAGGCGGUCCCCGAGGA GCAGGCCGGGUGGCUCCCGUAACAGCCGCUAAAACAGCUCCCG AAGCUGAACUCGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAUUAAACGGCAGCGCGUC CCCGGUAGGUUUGCGGGUGGCCUACCGGAGGGCGUCAGAGACA CCCGCUCGGGCUACUCGGUCGCACGGGGCUGAGUAGCUGACAC CUAACCCGUGCUACCCUCGGGGAGCUUGCCCGUGGGCGACCCG AGGGGAAAUCCUGAACACGGGCUAAGCCUGUAGAGCCUCGGAU GUGGCCGCCGUCCUCGGACGCGGGUUCGAUUCCCGCCGCCUCC ACCA SEQ ID NO: 8 Bacillus megaterium ssrA, internal partial AGGGTAGTTCGAGCTTAGGTTGCGAGTCGAGGAGATGGCCTCGT TAAAACATCAACGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAATCTAACAATAACT TCGCTTTAGCTGCATAATAGTAGCTTAGCGTTCCTCCCTCCATCG CCCATGTGGTAGGGTAAGGGACTCACTTTAAGTGGGCTACGCCG GAGTTCGCCGTCTGAGGACGAAGGAAGAGAATAATCAGACTAG CGACTGGGACGCCTGTTGGTAGGCAGAACAGCTCGCGAATGATC AATATGCCAACTACACTCGTAGACGCTTAAGTGGCCATATTTCTG GACGTGG SEQ ID NO: 9 Bacillus megaterium tmRNA, internal partial AGGGUAGUUCGAGCUUAGGUUGCGAGUCGAGGAGAUGGCCUC GUUAAAACAUCAACGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAUCUAACAAU AACUUCGCUUUAGCUGCAUAAUAGUAGCUUAGCGUUCCUCCCU CCAUCGCCCAUGUGGUAGGGUAAGGGACUCACUUUAAGUGGGC UACGCCGGAGUUCGCCGUCUGAGGACGAAGGAAGAGAAUAAU CAGACUAGCGACUGGGACGCCUGUUGGUAGGCAGAACAGCUCG CGAAUGAUCAAUAUGCCAACUACACUCGUAGACGCUUAAGUGG CCAUAUUUCUGGACGUGG SEQ ID NO: 10 Bacillus subtilis ssrA GGGGACGTTACGGATTCGACAGGGATGGATCGAGCTTGAGCTGC GAGCCGAGAGGCGATCTCGTAAACACGCACTTAAATATAACTGG CAAAACTAACAGTTTTAACCAAAACGTAGCATTAGCTGCCTAAT AAGCGC AGCGAGCTCTTCCTGAC ATTGCCTATGTGTCTGTGAAG AGCACATCCAAGTAGGCTACGCTTGCGTTCCCGTCTGAGAACGT AAGAAGAGATGAACAGACTAGCTCTCGGAAGGCCCGCCCGCAG GCAAGAAGATGAGTGAAACCATAAATATGCAGGCTACGCTCGTA GACGCTTAAGTAATCGATGTTTCTGGACGTGGGTTCGACTCCCAC CGTCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 1 Bacillus subtilis tmRNA GGGGACGUUACGGAUUCGACAGGGAUGGAUCGAGCUUGAGCU GCGAGCCGAGAGGCGAUCUCGUAAACACGCACUUAAAUAUAAC UGGCAAAACUAACAGUUUUAACCAAAACGUAGCAUUAGCUGCC UAAUAAGCGCAGCGAGCUCUUCCUGACAUUGCCUAUGUGUCUG UGAAGAGCACAUCCAAGUAGGCUACGCUUGCGUUCCCGUCUGA GAACGUAAGAAGAGAUGAACAGACUAGCUCUCGGAAGGCCCGC CCGCAGGCAAGAAGAUGAGUGAAACCAUAAAUAUGCAGGCUA 5 CGCUCGUAGACGCUUAAGUAAUCGAUGUUUCUGGACGUGGGU UCGACUCCCACCGUCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 12 Bordetella pertussis ssrA GGGGCCGATCCGGATTCGACGTGGGTCATGAAACAGCTCAGGGC l o ATGCCGAGC ACC AGTAAGCTCGTTAATCC ACTGGAAC ACTAC AA ACGCCAACGACGAGCGTCTCGCTCTCGCCGCTTAAGCGGTGAGC CGCTGCACTGATCTGTCCTTGGGTCAGGCGGGGGAAGGCAACTT CACAGGGGGCAACCCCGAACCGCAGCAGCGACATTCACAAGGA ATCGGCCACCGCTGGGGTCACACGGCGTTGGTTTAAATTACGTG 15 AATCGCCCTGGTCCGGCCCGTCG ATCGGCTAAGTCC AGGGTTA A ATCCAAATAGATCGACTAAGCATGTAGAACTGGTTGCGGAGGGC TTGCGGACGGGGGTTCAATTCCCCCCGGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 13 0 Bordetella pertussis tmRNA GGGGCCGAUCCGGAUUCGACGUGGGUCAUGAAACAGCUCAGGG CAUGCCGAGCACCAGUAAGCUCGUUAAUCCACUGGAACACUAC AAACGCCAACGACGAGCGUCUCGCUCUCGCCGCUUAAGCGGUG AGCCGCUGCACUGAUCUGUCCUUGGGUCAGGCGGGGGAAGGCA 5 ACUUCACAGGGGGCAACCCCGAACCGCAGCAGCGACAUUCACA AGGAAUCGGCCACCGCUGGGGUCACACGGCGUUGGUUUAAAUU ACGUGAAUCGCCCUGGUCCGGCCCGUCGAUCGGCUAAGUCCAG GGUUAAAUCCAAAUAGAUCGACUAAGCAUGUAGAACUGGUUG CGGAGGGCUUGCGGACGGGGGUUCAAUUCCCCCCGGCUCCACC A SEQ ID NO: 14 Borrelia burgdorferi ssrA GGGGATGTTTTGGATTTGACTGAAAATGTTAATATTGTAAGTTGC AGGCAGAGGGAATCTCTTAAAACTTCTAAAATAAATGCAAAAAA TAATAACTTTACAAGCTCAAATCTTGTAATGGCTGCTTAAGTTAG CAGAGGGTTTTGTTGAATTTGGCTTTGAGGTTCACTTATACTCTT TTCGACATCAAAGCTTGCTTAAAAATGTTTTCAAGTTGATTTTTA GGGACTTTTATACTTGAGAGCAATTTGGTGGTTTGCTAGTATTTC CAAACCATATTGCTTAATAAAATACTAGATAAGCTTGTAGAAGC TTATAGTATTATTTTTAGGACGCGGGTTCAATTCCCGCCATCTCC ACCA SEQ ID NO: 15 Borrelia burgdorferi tmRNA GGGGAUGUUUUGGATJUUGACUGAAAAUGUUAAUAUUGUAAGU UGCAGGCAGAGGGAAUCUCUUAAAACUUCUAAAAUAAAUGCA AAAAAUAAUAACUUUACAAGCUCAAAUCUUGUAAUGGCUGCU UAAGUUAGCAGAGGGUUUUGUUGAAUUUGGCUUUGAGGUUCA CUUAUACUCUUUUCGACAUCAAAGCUUGCUUAAAAAUGUUUU CAAGUUGAUUUUUAGGGACUUUUAUACUUGAGAGCAAUUUGG UGGUUUGCUAGUAUUUCCAAACCAUAUUGCUUAAUAAAAUAC UAGAUAAGCUUGUAGAAGCUUAUAGUAUUAUUUUUAGGACGC GGGUUCAAUUCCCGCCAUCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 16 Campylobacter jejuni ssrA GGGAGCGACTTGGCTTCGACAGGAGTAAGTCTGCTTAGATGGCA TGTCGCTTTGGGCAAAGCGTAAAAAGCCCAAATAAAATTAAACG CAAACAACGTTAAATTCGCTCCTGCTTACGCTAAAGCTGCGTAA GTTCAGTTGAGCCTGAAATTTAAGTCATACTATCTAGCTTAATTT TCGGTCATTTTTGATAGTGTAGCCTTGCGTTTGACAAGCGTTGAG GTGAAATAAAGTCTTAGCCTTGCTTTTGAGTTTTGGAAGATGAGC GAAGTAGGGTGAAGTAGTCATCTTTGCTAAGCATGTAGAGGTCT TTGTGGGATTATTTTTGGACAGGGGTTCGATTCCCCTCGCTTCCA CCA SEQ ID NO: 17 Campylobacter jejuni trnRNA GGGAGCGACUUGGCUUCGACAGGAGUAAGUCUGCUUAGAUGG CAUGUCGCUUUGGGCAAAGCGUAAAAAGCCCAAAUAAAAUUA AACGCAAACAACGUUAAAUUCGCUCCUGCUUACGCUAAAGCUG CGUAAGUUCAGUUGAGCCUGAAAUUUAAGUCAUACUAUCUAG CUUAAUUUUCGGUCAUUUUUGAUAGUGUAGCCUUGCGUUUGA CAAGCGUUGAGGUGAAAUAAAGUCUUAGCCUUGCUUUUGAGU UUUGGAAGAUGAGCGAAGUAGGGUGAAGUAGUCAUCUUUGCU AAGCAUGUAGAGGUCUUUGUGGGAUUAUUUUUGGACAGGGGU UCGAUUCCCCUCGCUUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 18 Chlamydia trachomatis (D/UW-3/CX) ssrA GGGGGTGTAAAGGTTTCGACTTAGAAATGAAGCGTTAATTGCAT GCGGAGGGCGTTGGCTGGCCTCCTAAAAAGCCGACAAAACAATA AATGCCGAACCTAAGGCTGAATGCGAAATTATCAGCTTCGCTGA TCTCGAAGATCTAAGAGTAGCTGCTTAATTAGCAAAGTTGTTACC TAAATACGGGTGACCCGGTGTTCGCGAGCTCCACCAGAGGTTTT CGAAACACCGTCATGTATCTGGTTAGAACTTAGGTCCTTTAATTC TCGAGGAAATGAGTTTGAAATTTAATGAGAGTCGTTAGTCTCTAT AGGGGTTTCTAGCTGAGGAGACATAACGTATAGTACCTAGGAAC TAAGCATGTAGAGGTTAGCGGGGAGTTTACTAAGGACGAGAGTT CGACTCTCTCCACCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 19 Chlamydia trachomatis (D UW-3/CX) tmRNA GGGGGUGUAAAGGUUUCGACUUAGAAAUGAAGCGUUAAUUGC AUGCGGAGGGCGUUGGCUGGCCUCCUAAAAAGCCGACAAAAC A AUAAAUGCCGAACCUAAGGCUGAAUGCGAAAUUAUCAGCUUC GCUGAUCUCGAAGAUCUAAGAGUAGCUGCUUAAUUAGCAAAG UUGUUACCUAAAUACGGGUGACCCGGUGUUCGCGAGCUCCACC AGAGGUUUUCGAAACACCGUCAUGUAUCUGGUUAGAACUUAG GUCCUUUAAUUCUCGAGGAAAUGAGUIJUGAAAUUUAAUGAGA GUCGUUAGUCUCUAUAGGGGUUUCUAGCUGAGGAGACAUAAC GUAUAGUACCUAGGAACUAAGCAUGUAGAGGUUAGCGGGGAG UUUACUAAGGACGAGAGUUCGACUCUCUCCACCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 20 Chlamydia trachomatis (mouse pneumonitis) ssrA GGGGGTGTAAAGGTTTCGACTTAGAAATGAAGCGTTAATTGCAT GCGGAGGGCGTTGGCTGGCCTCCTAAAAAGCCGACAAAACAATA AATGCCGAACCTAAGGCTGAATGCGAAATTATCAGCTTCGCTGA TCTTAATGATCTAAGAGTTGCTGCTTAATTAGCAAAGTTGTTACC TAAGTACTGGTAACCCGGTGTTCGCGAGCTCCACCAGAGGTTTTC GAAACGCCGTCATTTATCTGGTTAGAATTAGGGCCTTTTAACTCT CAAGGGAACTAATTTGAATTTTAATGAGAGTCGTTGGTCTCTATA GAGGTTTCTAGCTGAGGAGATATAACGTAAAATATTCTAGAAAC TAAGCATGTAGAGGTTAGCGGGGAGTTTACTAAGGACGAGAGTT CGAATCTCTCCACCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 21 Chlamydia trachomatis (mouse pneumonitis) tmRNA GGGGGUGUAAAGGUUUCGACUUAGAAAUGAAGCGUUAAUUGC AUGCGGAGGGCGUUGGCUGGCCUCCUAAAAAGCCGACAAAACA AUAAAUGCCGAACCUAAGGCUGAAUGCGAAAUUAUCAGCUUC GCUGAUCUUAAUGAUCUAAGAGUUGCUGCUUAAUUAGCAAAG UUGUUACCUAAGUACUGGUAACCCGGUGUUCGCGAGCUCCACC AGAGGUUUUCGAAACGCCGUCAUUUAUCUGGUUAGAAUUAGG GCCUUUUAACUCUCAAGGGAACUAAUUUGAAUUUUAAUGAGA GUCGUUGGUCUCUAUAGAGGUUUCUAGCUGAGGAGAUAUAAC GUAAAAUAUUCUAGAAACUAAGCAUGUAGAGGUUAGCGGGGA GUUUACUAAGGACGAGAGUUCGAAUCUCUCCACCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 22 Chlorobium tepidum ssrA GGGGATGACAGGCTATCGACAGGATAGGTGTGAGATGTCGTTGC ACTCCGAGTTTCAGCATGGACGGACTCGTTAAACAAGTCTATGT ACCAATAGATGCAGACGATTATTCGTATGCAATGGCTGCCTGAT 5 TAGCACAAGTTAATTCAGAAGCCATCGTCCTGCGGTGAATGCGC TTACTCTGAAGCCGCCGGATGGCATAACCCGCGCTTGAGCCTAC GGGTTCGCGCAAGTAAGCTCCGTACATTCATGCCCGAGGGGGTG TGCGGGTAACCAATCGGGATAAGGGGACGAACGCTGCTGGCGGT GTAATCGGACCACGAAAAACCAACCACCAGAGATGAGTGTGGT l o AACTGC ATCGAGC AGTGTCCTGG ACGCGGGTTC AAGTCCCGCC A TCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 23 Chlorobium tepidum tmRNA GGGGAUGACAGGCUAUCGACAGGAUAGGUGUGAGAUGUCGUU 15 GCACUCCGAGUUUCAGCAUGGACGGACUCGUUAAACAAGUCUA UGUACCAAUAGAUGCAGACGAUUAUUCGUAUGCAAUGGCUGC CUGAUUAGCACAAGUUAAUUCAGAAGCCAUCGUCCUGCGGUGA AUGCGCUUACUCUGAAGCCGCCGGAUGGCAUAACCCGCGCUUG AGCCUACGGGUUCGCGCAAGUAAGCUCCGUACAUUCAUGCCCG 0 AGGGGGUGUGCGGGUAACCAAUCGGGAUAAGGGGACGAACGC UGCUGGCGGUGUAAUCGGACCACGAAAAACCAACCACCAGAGA UGAGUGUGGUAACUGCAUCGAGCAGUGUCCUGGACGCGGGUU CAAGUCCCGCCAUCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 24 Cyanophora paradoxa (alga) cyanelle ssrA GGGGCTGTTTAGGTTTCGACGTTTTTTTCTAATTATGTTTGTTAAG CAAGTCGAGGATTTGTTCTATCTCGAAAATCAAGAACTCTCAAA ATTTAAACGCAACTAATATTGTACGTTTTAACCGTAAAGCAGCTT TCGCTGTTTAATAATTACTTTTAATTTAAAAACCTAATTTTTTTAG GAATTTATTTATTTATTGTTTATCCTGCTTAATGAATTAAAAAAA GCTATACTTGTGAATAAACGCATAATTTAAAAAAACGGACGTGG GTTCAAATCCCACCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 25 Cyanophora paradoxa (alga) cyanelle tmRNA GGGGCUGUUUAGGUUUCGACGUUUUUTJT CUAAUUAUGUUUGU UAAGCAAGUCGAGGAUUUGUUCUAUCUCGAAAAUCAAGAACU CUCAAAAUUUAAACGCAACUAAUAUUGUACGUUUUAACCGUA AAGCAGCUTJUCGCUGUUUAAUAAUUACUUUUAAUUUAAAAAC CUAAUUUUUUUAGGAAUUUAUUUAUUUAUUGUUUAUCCUGCU UAAUGAAUUAAAAAAAGCUAUACUUGUGAAUAAACGCAUAAU UUAAAAAAACGGACGUGGGUUCAAAUCCCACCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 26 Clostridium acetobutylicum ssrA, 3 ' partial AATCTGGCGTCGAGAGCGGGGAAACGAGCCTTACAAAGCTTTGA GTAAGGAACGGAATTTATGAAGCTACTGAAGTGAAAAGCTTGTT TGTAGGCGTTTCATGGAGGGAATGTTAAAATACAAACTGCACTC GGAGATGCTTAATGAAACCATTTTCGGACAGGGGTTCGATTCCC CTCGCCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 27 Clostridium acetobutylicum tmRNA, 3 ' partial AAUCUGGCGUCGAGAGCGGGGAAACGAGCCUUACAAAGCUUU GAGUAAGGAACGGAAUUUAUGAAGCUACUGAAGUGAAAAGCU UGUUUGUAGGCGUUUCAUGGAGGGAAUGUUAAAAUACAAACU GCACUCGGAGAUGCUUAAUGAAACCAUUUUCGGACAGGGGUU CGAUUCCCCUCGCCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 28 Deinococcus radiodurans ssrA GGGGGTGACCCGGTTTCGACAGGGGAACTGAAGGTGATGTTGCG TGTCGAGGTGCCGTTGGCCTCGTAAACAAACGGCAAAGCCATTT AACTGGCAACCAGAACTACGCTCTCGCTGCTTAAGTGAGATGAC GACCGTGCAGCCCGGCCTTTGGCGTCGCGGAAGTCACTAAAAAA GAAGGCTAGCCCAGGCGATTCTCCATAGCCGACGGCGAAACTTT ATGG AGCTACGGCCTGCGAGAACCTGCCC ACTGGTG AGCGCCGG CCCGACAATCAAACAGTGGGATACACACGTAGACGCACGCTGGA CGGACCTTTGGACGGCGGTTCGACTCCGCCCACCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 29 Deinococcus radiodurans tmRNA GGGGGUGACCCGGUUUCGACAGGGGAACUGAAGGUGAUGUUG CGUGUCGAGGUGCCGUUGGCCUCGUAAACAAACGGCAAAGCCA UUUAACUGGCAACCAGAACUACGCUCUCGCUGCUUAAGUGAGA UGACGACCGUGCAGCCCGGCCUUUGGCGUCGCGGAAGUCACUA AAAAAGAAGGCUAGCCCAGGCGAUUCUCCAUAGCCGACGGCGA AACUUUAUGGAGCUACGGCCUGCGAGAACCUGCCCACUGGUGA GCGCCGGCCCGACAAUCAAACAGUGGGAUACACACGUAGACGC ACGCUGGACGGACCUUUGGACGGCGGUUCGACUCCGCCCACCU CCACCA SEQ ID NO: 30 Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ssrA, internal partial GGGACTGGAACCGTAGCGGCAGGTCGAGGCGCCGCTGGCCTCGT AAAAAGCGGCACAAAAGTAATTGCCAACAACGATTACGACTAC GCTTACGCTGCCTAATAACAGCGAGGCAATGACCGTTTAACGGT CGCGCCGATCAGGGCCATGCCTGATAACCCTGATTGGCGACACT TATCAGGCTGGCGAAAACCGGCTCTCGCCGGGGTTTTTCGCGAG GAGTTTACCGGCGGGATTGCTGCGTTGTGCCTGGTCAGGGGCCA ACAGCGCGGTGAAATACATACTTGACCTAAACCTGTAATGCTTC GTGTGGAATGTTCTCGGACGGGG SEQ ID NO: 31 Desulfovibrio desulfuricans tmRNA, internal partial GGGACUGGAACCGUAGCGGCAGGUCGAGGCGCCGCUGGCCUCG UAAAAAGCGGCACAAAAGUAAUUGCCAACAACGAUUACGACU ACGCUUACGCUGCCUAAUAACAGCGAGGCAAUGACCGUUUAAC GGUCGCGCCGAUCAGGGCCAUGCCUGAUAACCCUGAUUGGCGA CACUUAUCAGGCUGGCGAAAACCGGCUCUCGCCGGGGUUUUUC GCGAGGAGUUUACCGGCGGGAUUGCUGCGUUGUGCCUGGUCA GGGGCCAACAGCGCGGUGAAAUACAUACUUGACCUAAACCUGU AAUGCUUCGUGUGGAAUGUUCUCGGACGGGG SEQ ID NO: 32 Dichelobacter nodosus ssrA, 3 ' partial CTCGAGGTGCATGTCGAGAATGAGAGAATCTCGTTAAATACTTT CAAAACTTATAGTTGCAAACGACGACAACTACGCTTTAGCGGCT TAATTCCCGCTTTCGCTTACCTAGATTTGTCTGTGGGTTTACCGTA AGCGACATTAACACAGAATCGCTGGTTAACGCGTCCGCTGTTAA TCGGTTAAATTAAGCGGAATCGCTTGTAAAATGCCTGAGCGTTG GCTGTTTATGAGTTAAACCTAATTAACTGCTCTAAACATGTAGTA CCAAAAGTTAAGGATTCGCGGACGGGGGTTCAAATCCCCCCGCC TCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 33 Dichelobacter nodosus tmRNA, 3 ' partial CUCGAGGUGCAUGUCGAGAAUGAGAGAAUCUCGUUAAAUACU UUCAAAACUUAUAGUUGCAAACGACGACAACUACGCUUUAGCG GCUUAAUUCCCGCUUUCGCυπUACCUAGAUUUGUCUGUGGGUUU ACCGUAAGCGAC AUUAAC AC AGA AUCGCUGGUUA ACGCGUCCG CUGUUAAUCGGUUAAAUUAAGCGGAAUCGCUUGUAAAAUGCC UGAGCGUUGGCUGUUUAUGAGUUAAACCUAAUUAACUGCUCU AAACAUGUAGUACCAAAAGUUAAGGAUUCGCGGACGGGGGUU CAAAUCCCCCCGCCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 34 Enterococcus faecalis ssrA GGGGGCGTTACGGATTCGACAGGCATAGTTGAGCTTGAATTGCG TTTCGTAGGTTACGGCTACGTTAAAACGTTACAGTTAAATATAAC TGCTAAAAACGAAAACAATTCTTTCGCTTTAGCTGCCTAAAAAC CAGCTAGCGAAGATCCTCCCGGCATCGCCCATGTGCTCGGGTCA GGGTCCTAATCGAAGTGGGATACGCTAAATTTTTCCGTCTGTAAA ATTTAGAGGAGCTTACCAGACTAGCAATACAGAATGCCTGTCAC TCGGCACGCTGTAAAGCGAACCTTTAAATGAGTGTCTATGAACG TAGAGATTTAAGTGGCAATATGTTTGGACGCGGGTTCGACTCCC 5 GCCGTCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 35 Enterococcus faecalis tmRNA GGGGGCGUUACGGAUUCGACAGGCAUAGUUGAGCUUGAAUUG CGUUUCGUAGGUUACGGCUACGUUAAAACGUUACAGUUAAAU l o AUAACUGCUAAAAACGAA AAC AAUUCUUUCGCUUUAGCUGCCU AAAAACCAGCUAGCGAAGAUCCUCCCGGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCU CGGGUCAGGGUCCUAAUCGAAGUGGGAUACGCUAAAUUUUUC CGUCUGUAAAAUUUAGAGGAGCUUACCAGACUAGCAAUACAG AAUGCCUGUCACUCGGCACGCUGUAAAGCGAACCUUUAAAUGA 15 GUGUCU AUGAACGUAGAGAUUUAAGUGGC AAUAUGUUUGGAC GCGGGUUCGACUCCCGCCGUCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 36 Escherichia coli ssrA GGGGCTGATTCTGGATTCGACGGGATTTGCGAAACCCAAGGTGC 0 ATGCCGAGGGGCGGTTGGCCTCGTAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAATAGT CGCAAACGACGAAAACTACGCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGCTT AGAGCCCTCTCTCCCTAGCCTCCGCTCTTAGGACGGGGATCAAG AGAGGTCAAACCCAAAAGAGATCGCGTGGAAGCCCTGCCTGGG GTTGAAGCGTTAAAACTTAATCAGGCTAGTTTGTTAGTGGCGTGT 5 CCGTCCGCAGCTGGCAAGCGAATGTAAAGACTGACTAAGCATGT AGTACCGAGGATGTAGGAATTTCGGACGCGGGTTCAACTCCCGC CAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 37 Escherichia coli tmRNA GGGGCUGAUUCUGGAUUCGACGGGATJTJUGCGAAACCCAAGGU GCAUGCCGAGGGGCGGUUGGCCUCGUAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAU AGUCGCAAACGACGAAAACUACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAACCU GCUUAGAGCCCUCUCUCCCUAGCCUCCGCUCUUAGGACGGGGA UCAAGAGAGGUCAAACCCAAAAGAGAUCGCGUGGAAGCCCUGC CUGGGGUUGAAGCGUUAAAACUUAAUCAGGCUAGUUUGUUAG UGGCGUGUCCGUCCGCAGCUGGCAAGCGAAUGUAAAGACUGAC UAAGCAUGUAGUACCGAGGAUGUAGGAAUUUCGGACGCGGGU UCAACUCCCGCCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 38 Haemophilus influenzae ssrA GGGGCTGATTCTGGATTCGACGGGATTAGCGAAGCCCAAGGTGC ACGTCGAGGTGCGGTAGGCCTCGTAAATAAACCGCAAAAAAATA GTCGCAAACGACGAACAATACGCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGC ATTTAGCCTTCGCGCTCCAGCTTCCGCTCGTAAGACGGGGATAAC GCGGAGTCAAACCAAAACGAGATCGTGTGGAAGCCACCGTTTGA GGATCGAAGCACTAAATTGAATCAAACTAGCTTAAGTTTAGCGT GTCTGTCCGCATGCTTAAGTGAAATTAAAGACGAGACTAAACGT GTAGTACTGAAGGTAGAGTAATTTCGGACGGGGGTTCAACTCCC CCCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 39 Haemophilus influenzae tmRNA GGGGCUGAUUCUGGAUUCGACGGGAUUAGCGAAGCCCAAGGU GCACGUCGAGGUGCGGUAGGCCUCGUAAAUAAACCGCAAAAAA AUAGUCGCAAACGACGAACAAUACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAAC CUGCAUUUAGCCUUCGCGCUCCAGCUUCCGCUCGUAAGACGGG GAUAACGCGGAGUCAAACCAAAACGAGAUCGUGUGGAAGCCAC CGUUUGAGGAUCGAAGCACUAAAUUGAAUCAAACUAGCUUAA GUUUAGCGUGUCUGUCCGCAUGCUUAAGUGAAAUUAAAGACG AGACUAAACGUGUAGUACUGAAGGUAGAGUAAUUUCGGACGG GGGUUCAACUCCCCCCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 40 Helicobacter pylori (ATCC 43504) ssrA, internal partial AGATTTCTTGTCGCGCAGATAGCATGCCAAGCGCTGCTTGTAAA ACAGCAACAAAAATAACTGTAAACAACACAGATTACGCTCCAGC TTACGCTAAAGCTGCGTGAGTTAATCTCCTTTTGGAGCTGG ACTG ATTAGAATTTCTAGCGTTTTAATCGCTCCATAACCTTAAGCTAGA CGCTTTTAAAAGGTGGTTCGCCTTTTAAACTAAGAAACAAGAAC TCTTGAAACTATCTTAAGGTTTTAGAAAGTTGGACCAGAGCTAGT TTTAAGGCTAAAAACTAACCAATTTTCTAAGCATTGTAGAAGTTT GTGTTTAGGGCAAGATTTTTGGACTGGG SEQ ID NO: 41 Helicobacter pylori (ATCC 43504) tmRNA, internal partial AGAUUUCUUGUCGCGCAGAUAGCAUGCCAAGCGCUGCUUGUAA AACAGCAACAAAAAUAACUGUAAACAACACAGAUUACGCUCCA GCUUACGCUAAAGCUGCGUGAGUUAAUCUCCUUUUGGAGCUG GACUGAUUAGAAUUUCUAGCGUUUUAAUCGCUCCAUAACCUU AAGCUAGACGCUUUUAAAAGGUGGUUCGCCUUUUAAACUAAG AAACAAGAACUCUUGAAACUAUCUUAAGGUUUUAGAAAGUUG GACCAGAGCUAGUUUUAAGGCUAAAAACUAACCAAUUUUCUA AGCAUUGUAGAAGUUUGUGUUUAGGGCAAGAUUTJUUGGACUG GG SEQ ID NO: 42 Helicobacter pylori (strain 26695) ssrA GGGGCTGACTTGGATTTCGACAGATTTCTTGTCGCACAGATAGC ATGCCAAGCGCTGCTTGTAAAACAGCAACAAAAATAACTGTAAA CAACACAGATTACGCTCCAGCTTACGCTAAAGCTGCGTGAGTTA ATCTCCTTTTGGAGCTGGACTGATTAGAATTTCTAGCGTTTTAAT CGCTCCATAACCTTAAGCTAGACGCTTTTAAAAGGTGGTTCGCCT TTTAAACTAAGAAACAAGAACTCTTGAAACTATCTCAAGGTTTT AGAAAGTTGG ACC AG AGCTAGTTTTAAGGCT AA A A A ACC AACC A ATTTTCTAAGCATTGTAGAAGTTTGTGTTTAGGGCAAGATTTTTG GACTGGGGTTCGATTCCCCACAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 43 Helicobacter pylori (strain 26695) tmRNA GGGGCUGACUUGGAUTJUCGACAGAUUUCUUGUCGCACAGAUA GCAUGCCAAGCGCUGCUUGUAAAACAGCAACAAAAAUAACUGU AAACAACACAGAUUACGCUCCAGCUUACGCUAAAGCUGCGUGA GUUAAUCUCCUUUUGGAGCUGGACUGAUUAGAAUUUCUAGCG UUUUAAUCGCUCCAUAACCUUAAGCUAGACGCUUUUAAAAGG UGGUUCGCCUUUUAAACUAAGAAACAAGAACUCUUGAAACUA UCUCAAGGUUUUAGAAAGUUGGACCAGAGCUAGUUUUAAGGC UAAAAAACCAACCAAUUUUCUAAGCAUUGUAGAAGUUUGUGU UUAGGGCAAGAUUUUUGGACUGGGGUUCGAUUCCCCACAGCUC CACCA SEQ ID NO: 44 Klebsiella aerogenes (NCTC 9528)-?-?rA , internal partial GGGATTCGCGAAACCCAAGGTGCATGCCGAGGGGCGGTTGGCCT CGTAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAAAACTAC GCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGCTAAGAGCCCTCTCTCCCTAGCT TCCGCTCCTAAGACGGGGAATAAAGAGAGGTCAAACCCAAAAG AGATCGCGTGGAAGCCCTGCCTGGGGTTGAAGCGTTAAAACTAA TCAGGCTAGTTTGTCAGTGGCGTGTCCGTCCGCAGCTGGCCAGC GAATGTAAAGACTGGACTAAGCATGTAGTGCCGAGGATGTAGGA ATTTC SEQ ID NO: 45 Klebsiella aerogenes (NCTC 9528) tmRNA, internal partial GGGAUUCGCGAAACCCAAGGUGCAUGCCGAGGGGCGGUUGGCC UCGUAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAAAACU ACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAACCUGCUAAGAGCCCUCUCUCCCU AGCUUCCGCUCCUAAGACGGGGAAUAAAGAGAGGUCAAACCCA AAAGAGAUCGCGUGGAAGCCCUGCCUGGGGUUGAAGCGUUAA AACUAAUCAGGCUAGUUUGUCAGUGGCGUGUCCGUCCGCAGCU GGCCAGCGAAUGUAAAGACUGGACUAAGCAUGUAGUGCCGAG GAUGUAGGAAUUUC SEQ ID NO: 46 Lactobacillus lactis (NCTC 662)s.srA, internal partial AAGCACAGTTCGAGCTTGAATTGCGTTTCGTAGGTTACGTCTACG TTAAAACGTTACAGTTAAATATAACTGCTAAAAACGAAAACAAC TCTTACGCTTTAGCTGCCTAAAAACAGTTAGCGTAGATCCTCTCG GCATCGCCCATGTGCTCGAGTAAGGGTCTCAAATTTAGTGGGAT ACGTTAAACTTTTCCGTCTGTAAAGTTTAAAAGAGATCATCAGAC TAGCGATACAGAATGCCTGTCACTCGGCAAGCTGTAAAGCGAAA CCTCAAATGAGTTGACTATGAACGTAGATTTTTAAGTGTCGATGT GTTT SEQ ID NO: 47 Lactobacillus lactis (NCTC 662) tmRNA, internal partial AAGCACAGUUCGAGCUUGAAUUGCGUUUCGUAGGUUACGUCU ACGUUAAAACGUUACAGUUAAAUAUAACUGCUAAAAACGAAA ACAACUCUUACGCUUUAGCUGCCUAAAAACAGUUAGCGUAGAU CCUCUCGGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUCGAGUAAGGGUCUCAAAUUU AGUGGGAUACGUUAAACUTJUUCCGUCUGUAAAGUUUAAAAGA GAUCAUCAGACUAGCGAUACAGAAUGCCUGUCACUCGGCAAGC UGUAAAGCGAAACCUCAAAUGAGUUGACUAUGAACGUAGAUU UUUAAGUGUCGAUGUGUUU SEQ ID NO: 48 Legionella pneumophila ssrA, internal partial GTGGGTTGCAAAACCGGAAGTGCATGCCGAGAAGGAGATCTCTC GTAAATAAGACTCAATTAAATATAAATGCAAACGATGAAAACTT TGCTGGTGGGGAAGCTATCGCTGCCTAATAAGCACTTTAGTTAA ACCATCACTGTGTACTGGCCAATAAACCCAGTATCCCGTTCGACC GAGCCCGCTTATCGGTATCGAATCAACGGTCATAAGAGATAAGC TAGCGTCCTAATCTATCCCGGGTTATGGCGCGAAACTCAGGGAA TCGCTGTGTATCATCCTGCCCGTCGGAGGAGCCACAGTTAAATTC AAAAGACAAGGCTATGCATGTAGAGCTAAAGGCAGAGGACTTG 5 CGGACGCGG SEQ ID NO: 49 Legionella pneumophila tmRNA, internal partial GUGGGUUGCAAAACCGGAAGUGCAUGCCGAGAAGGAGAUCUC UCGUAAAUAAGACUCAAUUAAAUAUAAAUGCAAACGAUGAAA l o ACUUUGCUGGUGGGG A AGCUAUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGC ACUUU AGUUAAACCAUCACUGUGUACUGGCCAAUAAACCCAGUAUCCC GUUCGACCGAGCCCGCUUAUCGGUAUCGAAUCAACGGUCAUAA GAGAUAAGCUAGCGUCCUAAUCUAUCCCGGGUUAUGGCGCGAA ACUCAGGGAAUCGCUGUGUAUCAUCCUGCCCGUCGGAGGAGCC 15 AC AGUUAAAUUC AAAAGAC AAGGCUAUGCAUGUAGAGCUAAA GGCAGAGGACUUGCGGACGCGG SEQ ID NO: 50 Listeria grayi ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGATAGGTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGCCGGGGGGATCGGCC 0 CGTCATCAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAACAAAACAAC AATTTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAGCAGTCTGAATAGCTGATCCTC CGTGCATCACCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTCACTTTTAAGTGG GTTACGCTGGCTTATCTCCGTCTGGGGCAAACGAGAAGAGCATA ATCAGACTAGCTAGATAGAGCCCTGACGCCGGGCAGACATCTAT GCGAAATCCAAATACGGCAACTACGCTCGTAGATGCTCAAGTGC CGATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 51 Listeria grayi tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGGUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGCCGGGGGGAUCGG CCCGUCAUCAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAACAAAAC AACAAUUUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAGCAGUCUGAAUAGCUG AUCCUCCGUGCAUCACCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACUU UUAAGUGGGUUACGCUGGCUUAUCUCCGUCUGGGGCAAACGA GAAGAGCAUAAUCAGACUAGCUAGAUAGAGCCCUGACGCCGGG CAGACAUCUAUGCGAAAUCCAAAUACGGCAACUACGCUCGUAG AUGCUCAAGUGCCGAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 52 Listeria innocua ssrA, internal partial AC AGGGATAGTTCG AGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC TCGTTATCAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACA AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTCACTCTAAGTG GGCTACACTAGTTAATCTCCGTCTGAGGTTAAATAGAAGAGCTT AATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCTGATGTTTA TGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTCAAGTG CCGATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 53 Listeria innocua tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU CCUCGUUAUCAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAAA ACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCUG AUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACUC UAAGUGGGCUACACUAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGAGGUUAAAUAG AAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGGG CUGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGACUACGCUCGUA GAUAUUCAAGUGCCGAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 54 Listeria monocytogenes (NCTC 7973)ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC TCGTTATCAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACA AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGC ATCGCCC ATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTC ACTCT AAGTG GGCTACACTAGTTAATCTCCGTCTGGGGTTAAATAGAAGAGCTT AATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCCGATGTTTA TGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTTAAGTG CCGATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 55 Listeria monocytogenes (NCTC 7973)tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU CCUCGUUAUCAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAAA ACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCUG AUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACUC UAAGUGGGCUACACUAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGGGGUUAAAUAG AAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGGG CCGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGACUACGCUCGUA GAUAUUUAAGUGCCGAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 56 Listeria monocytogenes (NCTC 1 1994) ssrA, internal partial CAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCTAGCTTTC GCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCTCCGTGCATCGCC CATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTCACTCTAAGTGGGCTACACTAGTT AATCTCCGTCTGGGGTTAAATAGAAGAGCTTAATCAGACTAGCT GAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCCGATGTTTATGCGAAATGCTAA TACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTT SEQ ID NO: 57 Listeria monocytogenes (NCTC 1 1994) tmRNA, internal partial C AAAGCC AAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGA AAAAC A AAACCUAGCUU UCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCUGAUCCUCCGUGCAUC GCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACUCUAAGUGGGCUACAC UAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGGGGUUAAAUAGAAGAGCUUAAUCAG ACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGGGCCGAUGUUUAUGCG AAAUGCUAAUACGGUGACUACGCUCGUAGAUAUUU SEQ ID NO: 58 Listeria murrayi ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC TCGTTATCAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACA AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTCACTCTAAGTG GGCTACACTAGTTAATCTCCGTCTGAGGTTAAATAGAAGAGCTT AATGAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCTGATGTTTA TGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTCAAGTG CCGATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 59 Listeria murrayi tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU CCUCGUUAUCAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAAA ACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCUG AUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACUC UAAGUGGGCUACACUAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGAGGUUAAAUAG AAGAGCUUAAUGAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGGG CUGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGACUACGCUCGUA GAUAUUCAAGUGCCGAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 60 Listeria welshimeri ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC TCGTTATCAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACA AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTCACTCTAAGTG GGCTACACTGGCTAATCTCCGTCTGAGGTTAGTTGGAAGAGCTT AATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCCGATGTTTA TGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTTAAGTG CCGATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 61 Listeria welshimeri tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU CCUCGUUAUCAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAAA ACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCUG AUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACUC UAAGUGGGCUACACUGGCUAAUCUCCGUCUGAGGUUAGUUGG AAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGGG CCGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGACUACGCUCGUA GAUAUUUAAGUGCCGAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 62 Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus ssrA, internal partial GCCGGTGACGAACCCTTGGGTGCATGCCGAGATGGCAGCGAATC TCGTAAATCCAAAGCTGCAACGTAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAAAA CTACGCACTGGCGGCGTAAGCCGTTCCAGTCGTCCTGGCTGAGG CGCCTATAACTCAGTAGCAACATCCCAGGACGTCATCGCTTATA GGCTGCTCCGTTCACCAGAGCTCACTGGTGTTCGGCTAAGATTAA AGAGCTCGCCTCTTGCACCCTGACCTTCGGGTCGCTTGAGGTTAA ATCAATAGAAGGACACTAAGCATGTAGACCTCAAGGCCTAGTGC TGGCGGACGCGG SEQ ID NO: 63 Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus tmRNA, internal partial GCCGGUGACGAACCCUUGGGUGCAUGCCGAGAUGGCAGCGAAU CUCGUAAAUCCAAAGCUGCAACGUAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAA AACUACGCACUGGCGGCGUAAGCCGUUCCAGUCGUCCUGGCUG AGGCGCCUAUAACUCAGUAGCAACAUCCCAGGACGUCAUCGCU UAUAGGCUGCUCCGUUCACCAGAGCUCACUGGUGUUCGGCUAA GAUUAAAGAGCUCGCCUCUUGCACCCUGACCUUCGGGUCGCUU GAGGUUAAAUCAAUAGAAGGACACUAAGCAUGUAGACCUCAA GGCCUAGUGCUGGCGGACGCGG SEQ ID NO: 64 Mycobacterium avium ssrA, internal partial TTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAACTGA CCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAAATAGATAAGCGCCGATTCACATC AGCGCGACTTACCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACAGCTAGTCCGTCA GCCCGGGAACGCCCTCGACCCGGAGCCTGGCGTCAGCTAGAGGG ATCCACCGATGAGTTCGGTCGCGGGACTCATCGGGACACCAACA GCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTTGTTCGCGTGACCAGGAGAT CCGAGTAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAGG GAATGCCGTAGAACCCGGGTTCGATTCCCAA SEQ ID NO: 65 Mycobacterium avium tmRNA, internal partial UUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAACUG ACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAAAUAGAUAAGCGCCGAUUCACA UCAGCGCGACUUACCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACAGCUAGUCCG UCAGCCCGGGAACGCCCUCGACCCGGAGCCUGGCGUCAGCUAG AGGGAUCCACCGAUGAGUUCGGUCGCGGGACUCAUCGGGACAC CAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUUGUUCGCGUGACCA GGAGAUCCGAGUAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAAGCC UUGAGGGAAUGCCGUAGAACCCGGGUUCGAUUCCCAA SEQ ID NO: 66 Mycobacterium bovis ssrA, internal partial TTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGAG ACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCGACCAAATAAGCGCCGATTCACAT CAGCGCGACTACGTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACGGCTAGTCTGTCA GACCGGGAACGCCCTCGGCCCGGACCCTGGCATCAGCTAGAGGG ATCCACCGATGAGTCCGGTCGCGGGACTCCTCGGGACAACCACA GCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTAGTTCGCGTGACCGGGAGAT CCGAGCAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAGG GAATGCCGTAGG SEQ ID NO: 67 Mycobacterium bovis tmRNA, internal partial UUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAGAG ACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCGACCAAAUAAGCGCCGAUUCACA UCAGCGCGACUACGUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACGGCUAGUCUGU CAGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGGCCCGGACCCUGGCAUCAGCUAGA GGGAUCCACCGAUGAGUCCGGUCGCGGGACUCCUCGGGACAAC CACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCUCGGCUAGUUCGCGUGACCGG GAGAUCCGAGCAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAAGCCU UGAGGGAAUGCCGUAGG SEQ ID NO: 68 Mycobacterium leprae ssrA GGGGCTGAAAGGTTTCGACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCG TGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGAGACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAGCAAT ATAAGCGCCGATTCATATCAGCGCGACTATGCTCTCGCTGCCTAA GCGATGGCTAGTCTGTCAGACCGGGAACGCCCTCGTCCCGGAGC CTGGCATCAGCTAGAGGGATCTACCGATGGGTTCGGTCGCGGGA CTCGTCGGGACACCAACCGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTAG TTCGCGTGATCAGGAGATCCGAGTAGAGGCATAGCGAACTACGC ACGGAGAAGCCTTGAGGGAAATGCCGTAGGACCCGGGTTCGATT CCCGGCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 69 Mycobacterium leprae tmRNA GGGGCUGAAAGGUUUCGACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAG CGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAGAGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAGC AAUAUAAGCGCCG AUUC AUAUC AGCGCGACUAUGCUCUCGCUG CCUAAGCGAUGGCUAGUCUGUCAGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGUCC CGGAGCCUGGCAUCAGCUAGAGGGAUCUACCGAUGGGUUCGGU CGCGGGACUCGUCGGGACACCAACCGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUC CUGGCUAGUUCGCGUGAUCAGGAGAUCCGAGUAGAGGCAUAG CGAACUACGCACGGAGAAGCCUUGAGGGAAAUGCCGUAGGACC CGGGUUCGAUUCCCGGCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 70 Mycobacterium paratuberculosis ssrA, internal partial TTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAACTGA CCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAAATAGATAAGCGCCGATTCACATC AGCGCGACTTACCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACAGCTAGTCCGTCA GCCCGGGAACGCCCTCGACCCGGAGCCTGGCGTCAGCTAGAGGG ATCCACCGATGAGTTCGGTCGCGGGACTCATCGGGACACCAACA GCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTTGTTCGCGTGACCAGGAGAT CCGAGTAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAGG GAATGCCGTAGAACCCGGGTTCGATTCCCAA SEQ ID NO: 71 Mycobacterium paratuberculosis tmRNA, internal partial UUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAACUG ACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAAAUAGAUAAGCGCCGAUUCACA UCAGCGCGACUUACCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACAGCUAGUCCG UCAGCCCGGGAACGCCCUCGACCCGGAGCCUGGCGUCAGCUAG AGGGAUCCACCGAUGAGUUCGGUCGCGGGACUCAUCGGGACAC CAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUUGUUCGCGUGACCA GGAG AUCCGAGUAGAGGC AUAGCG A ACUGCGC ACGGAG AAGCC UUGAGGGAAUGCCGUAGAACCCGGGUUCGAUUCCCAA SEQ ID NO: 72 Mycobacterium tuberculosis ssrA GGGGCTGAACGGTTTCGACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCG TGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGAGACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCGACCAA ATAAGCGCCGATTCACATCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTA AGCGACGGCTAGTCTGTCAGACCGGGAACGCCCTCGGCCCGGAC CCTGGCATCAGCTAGAGGGATCCACCGATGAGTCCGGTCGCGGG ACTCCTCGGGACAACCACAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTA GTTCGCGTGACCGGGAGATCCGAGCAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCG CACGGAGAAGCCTTGAGGGAATGCCGTAGGACCCGGGTTCGATT CCCGGCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 73 Mycobacterium tuberculosis tmRNA GGGGCUGAACGGUUUCGACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGC GUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAGAGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCGACC AAAUAAGCGCCGAUUCACAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGC CUAAGCGACGGCUAGUCUGUCAGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGGCCC GGACCCUGGCAUCAGCUAGAGGGAUCCACCGAUGAGUCCGGUC GCGGGACUCCUCGGGACAACCACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCU CGGCUAGUUCGCGUGACCGGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGGCAUAGCG AACUGCGCACGGAGAAGCCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUAGGACCCGG GUUCGAUUCCCGGCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 74 Mycoplasma capricolum ssrA GGGGATGTCATGGATTTGACAGGATATCTTTAGTACATATAAGC AGTAGTGTTGTAGACTATAAATACTACTAGGTTTAAAAAAACGC AAATAAAAACGAAGAAACTTTTGAAATGCCAGCATTTATGATGA ATAATGCATCAGCTGGAGCAAACTTTATGTTTGCTTAATAACTAC TAGTTTAGTTATAGTATTTCACGAATTATAGATATTTTAAGCTTT ATTTATAACCGTATTACCCAAGCTTAATAGAATATATGATTGCAA TAAATATATTTGAAATCTAATTGCAAATGATATTTAACCTTTAGT TAATTTTAGTTAAATATTTTAATTAGAAAATTAACTAAACTGTAG AAAGTATGTATTAATATATCTTGGACGCGAGTTCGATTCTCGCCA TCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 75 Mycoplasma capricolum tmRNA 5 GGGGAUGUCAUGGAUUUGACAGGAUAUCUUUAGUACAUAUAA GCAGUAGUGUUGUAGACUAUAAAUACUACUAGGUUUAAAAAA ACGCAAAUAAAAACGAAGAAACUUUUGAAAUGCCAGCAUUUA UGAUGAAUAAUGCAUCAGCUGGAGCAAACUUUAUGUUUGCUU AAUAACUACUAGUUUAGUUAUAGUAUUUCACGAAUUAUAGAU l o AUUUUAAGCUUUAUUUAUAACCGUAUUACCCAAGCUUAAUAG AAUAUAUGAUUGCAAUAAAUAUAUUUGAAAUCUAAUUGCAAA UGAUAUUUAACCUU AGUTJAAUUUUAGUUAAAUAUUUUAAUU AGAAAAUUAACUAAACUGUAGAAAGUAUGUAUUAAUAUAUCU UGGACGCGAGUUCGAUUCUCGCCAUCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 76 15 Mycoplasma genitalium (ATTC 33530, #1) ssrA GGGGATGTTTTGGGTTTGACATAATGCTGATAGACAAACAGTAG CATTGGGGTATGCCCCTTACAGCGCTAGGTTCAATAACCGACAA AGAAAATAACGAAGTGTTGGTAGAACCAAATTTGATCATTAACC 0 AACAAGCAAGTGTTAACTTTGCTTTTGCATAAGTAGATACTAAA GCTACAGCTGGTGAATAGTCATAGTTTGCTAGCTGTCATAGTTTA TGACTCGAGGTTAAATCGTTCAATTTAACCTTTAAAAATAGAACT TGTTGTTTCCATGATTGTTTTGTGATCAATTGGAAACAAGACAAA AATCCACAAAACTAAAATGTAGAAGCTGTTTGTTGTGTCCTTTAT 5 GGAAACGGGTTCGATTCCCGTCATCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 77 Mycoplasma genitalium (ATTC 33530, # 1) tmRNA GGGGAUGUUUUGGGUUUGACAUAAUGCUGAUAGACAAACAGU AGCAUUGGGGUAUGCCCCUUACAGCGCUAGGUUCAAUAACCGA CAAAGAAAAUAACGAAGUGUUGGUAGAACCAAAUUUGAUCAU 5 UAACCAACAAGCAAGUGUUAACUUUGCUUUUGCAUAAGUAGA UACUAAAGCUACAGCUGGUGAAUAGUCAUAGUUUGCUAGCUG UCAUAGUUUAUGACUCGAGGUUAAAUCGUUCAAUUUAACCUU UAAAAAUAGAACUUGUUGUUUCCAUGAUUGUUUUGUGAUCAA UUGGAAACAAGACAAAAAUCCACAAAACUAAAAUGUAGAAGC l o UGUUUGUUGUGUCCUUUAUGGAAACGGGUUCG AUUCCCGUC A UCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 78 Mycoplasma genitalium (ATTC 33530, #2) tmRNA, internal partial ACATAATGCTGATAGACAAACAGTAGCATTGGGGTATGCCCCTT 5 AC AGCGCTAGGTTC AATAACCGAC AAAG AAAATAACGAAGTGTT GGTAGATCCAAATTTGATCATTAACCAACAAGCAAGTGTTAACT TTGCTTTTGCATAAGTAGATACTAAAGCTACAGCTGGTGAATAGT CATAGTTTGCTAGCTGTCATAGTTTATGACTCGAGGTTAAATCGT TCAATTTAACCTTTAAAAATAGAACTTGTTGTTTCCATGATTGTT 0 TTGTGATCAATTGGAAACAAGACAAAAATCCACAAAACTAAAAT GTAGAAGCTGTTTGTTGTGTCCTTTATGGAAACGGGTTC SEQ ID NO: 79 Mycoplasma genitalium (ATTC 33530, #2) tmRNA, internal partial ACAUAAUGCUGAUAGACAAACAGUAGCAUUGGGGUAUGCCCC UUACAGCGCUAGGUUCAAUAACCGACAAAGAAAAUAACGAAG UGUUGGUAGAUCCAAAUUUGAUCAUUAACCAACAAGCAAGUG UUAACUUUGCUUUUGCAUAAGUAGAUACUAAAGCUACAGCUG GUGAAUAGUCAUAGUUUGCUAGCUGUCAUAGUUUAUGACUCG AGGUUAAAUCGUUCAAUUUAACCUUUAAAAAUAGAACUUGUU GUUUCCAUGAUUGUUUUGUGAUCAAUUGGAAACAAGACAAAA AUCCACAAAACUAAAAUGUAGAAGCUGUUUGUUGUGUCCUUU AUGGAAACGGGUUC SEQ ID NO: 80 Mycoplasma pneumophila ssrA GGGGATGTAGAGGTTTTGACATAATGTTGAAAGGAAAACAGTTG CAGTGGGGTATGCCCCTTACAGCTCTAGGTATAATAACCGACAA AAATAACGACGAAGTTTTGGTAGATCC AATGTTGATCGCTAACC AACAAGCAAGTATCAACTACGCTTTCGCTTAGAACATACTAAAG CTACACGAATTGAATCGCCATAGTTTGGTTCGTGTCACAGTTTAT GGCTCGGGGTTAACTGGTTCAACTTAATCCTTAAATTATGAACTT ATCGTTTACTTGTTTGTCTTATGATCTAAAGTAAGCGAGACATTA AAACATAAGACTAAACTGTAGAAGCTGTTTTACCAATCCTTTATG GAAACGGGTTCGATTCCCGTCATCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 81 Mycoplasma pneumophila tmRNA GGGGAUGUAGAGGUUUUGACAUAAUGUUGAAAGGAAAACAGU UGCAGUGGGGUAUGCCCCUUACAGCUCUAGGUAUAAUAACCGA CAAAAAUAACGACGAAGUUUUGGUAGAUCCAAUGUUGAUCGC UAACCAACAAGCAAGUAUCAACUACGCUUUCGCUUAGAACAUA CUAAAGCUACACGAAUUGAAUCGCCAUAGUUUGGUUCGUGUC ACAGUUUAUGGCUCGGGGUUAACUGGUUCAACUUAAUCCUUA AAUUAUGAACUUAUCGUUUACUUGUUUGUCUUAUGAUCUAAA GUAAGCGAGACAUUAAAACAUAAGACUAAACUGUAGAAGCUG UTJUUACCAAUCCUUUAUGGAAACGGGUUCGAUUCCCGUCAUCU CCACCA SEQ ID NO: 82 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (ATCC 19424) ssrA, internal partial GGGGGTTGCGAAGCAGATGCGGGCATACCGGGGTCTCAGATTCC CGTAAAACACTGAATTCAAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAAACTTACG CTTTAGCCGCTTAAGGCTAGCCGTTGCAGCAGTCGGTCAATGGG CTGTGTGGCGAAAGCCACCGCAACGTCATCTTACATTGACTGGTT TCCAGCCGGGTTACTTGGCAGGAAATA AGACTTAAGGTAACTGG TTTCCAAAAGGCCTGTTGGTCGGCATGATGGAAATAAGATTTTC AAATAGACACAACTAAGTATGTAGAACGCTTTGTAGAGGACTTT CGGACGGGG SEQ ID NO: 83 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (ATCC 19424) tmRNA, internal partial GGGGGUUGCGAAGCAGAUGCGGGCAUACCGGGGUCUCAGAUU CCCGUAAAACACUGAAUUCAAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAAACUU ACGCUUUAGCCGCUUAAGGCUAGCCGUUGCAGCAGUCGGUCAA UGGGCUGUGUGGCGAAAGCCACCGCAACGUCAUCUUACAUUGA CUGGUUUCCAGCCGGGUUACUUGGCAGGAAAUAAGACUUAAG GUAACUGGUUUCCAAAAGGCCUGUUGGUCGGCAUGAUGGAAA UAAGAUUUUCAAAUAGACACAACUAAGUAUGUAGAACGCUUU GUAGAGGACUUUCGGACGGGG SEQ ID NO: 84 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (FA 1090) ssrA GGGGGCGACCTTGGTTTCGACGGGGGTTGCGAAGCAGATGCGGG CATACCGGGGTCTCAGATTCCCGTAAAACACTGAATTCAAATAG TCGCAAACGACGAAACTTACGCTTTAGCCGCTTAAGGCTAGCCG TTGCAGCAGTCGGTCAATGGGCTGTGTGGTGAAAGCCACCGCAA CGTCATCTTACATTGACTGGTTTCCAGCCGGGTTACTTGGCAGGA AATAAGACTTAAGGTAACTGGTTTCCAAAAGGCCTGTTGGTCGG CATGATGGAAATAAGATTTTCAAATAGACACAACTAAGTATGTA GAACGCTTTGTAGAGGACTTTCGGACGGGGGTTCGATTCCCCCC GCCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 85 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (FA 1090) tmRNA GGGGGCGACCUUGGUUUCGACGGGGGUUGCGAAGCAGAUGCG GGCAUACCGGGGUCUCAGAUUCCCGUAAAACACUGAAUUCAAA UAGUCGCAAACGACGAAACUUACGCUUUAGCCGCUUAAGGCUA GCCGUUGCAGCAGUCGGUCAAUGGGCUGUGUGGUGAAAGCCAC CGCAACGUCAUCUUACAUUGACUGGUUUCCAGCCGGGUUACUU GGCAGGAAAUAAGACUUAAGGUAACUGGUUUCCAAAAGGCCU GUUGGUCGGCAUGAUGGAAAUAAGAUUUUCAAAUAGACACAA CUAAGUAUGUAGAACGCUUUGUAGAGGACUUUCGGACGGGGG UUCGAUUCCCCCCGCCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 86 Neisseria meningitidis ssrA GGGGGCGACCTTGGTTTCGACGGGGGTTGCGAAGCAGATGCGGG CATACCGGGGTCTCAGATTCCCGTAAAACACTGAATTCAAATAG TCGCAAACGACGAAACTTACGCTTTAGCCGCTTAAGGCTAGCCG TTGCAGCAGTCGGTCAATGGGCTGTGTGGCGAAAGCCACCGCAA CGTCATCTTACATTGACTGGTTTCCTGCCGGGTTATTTGGCAGGA AATGAGATTTAAGGTAACTGGTTTCCAAAAGGCCTGTTGGTCGG CATGATGGAAATAAGATTTTCAAATAGACACAACTAAGTATGTA GAACGCTTTGTAGAGGACTTTCGGACGGGGGTTCGATTCCCCCC GCCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 87 Neisseria meningitidis tmRNA GGGGGCGACCUUGGUUUCGACGGGGGUUGCGAAGCAGAUGCG GGCAUACCGGGGUCUCAGAUUCCCGUAAAACACUGAAUUCAAA UAGUCGCAAACGACGAAACUUACGCUUUAGCCGCUUAAGGCUA GCCGUUGCAGCAGUCGGUCAAUGGGCUGUGUGGCGAAAGCCAC CGCAACGUCAUCUUACAUUGACUGGUUUCCUGCCGGGUUAUUU GGCAGGAAAUGAGAUUUAAGGUAACUGGUUUCCAAAAGGCCU GUUGGUCGGCAUGAUGGAAAUAAGAUUUUCAAAUAGACACAA CUAAGUAUGUAGAACGCUUUGUAGAGGACUUUCGGACGGGGG UUCGAUUCCCCCCGCCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 88 Nostoc muscorum PCC7120 ssrA GGGTCCGTCGGTTTCGACAGGTTGGCGAACGCTACTCTGTGATTC AGGTCGAGAGTGAGTCTCCTCTGCAAATCAAGGCTCAAAACAAA AGTAAATGCGAATAACATCGTTAAATTTGCTCGTAAGGACGCTC TAGTAGCTGCCTAAATAGCCTCTTTCAGGTTCGAGCGTCTTCGGT TTGACTCCGTTAAGGACTGAAGACCAACCCCCAACGGATGCTCT AGCAATGTTCTCTGGTTGGCTTGCTAGCTAAGATTTAATCAGAGC ATCCTACGTTCGGGATAATGAACGATTCCCGCCTTGAGGGTCAG AAAGGCTAAACCTGTGAATGAGCGGGGGGTCAATACCCAATTTG GACAGCAGTTCGACTCTGCTCGATCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 89 Nostoc muscorum PCC7120 tmRNA GGGUCCGUCGGUUUCGACAGGUUGGCGAACGCUACUCUGUGAU UCAGGUCGAGAGUGAGUCUCCUCUGCAAAUCAAGGCUCAAAAC AAAAGUAAAUGCGAAUAACAUCGUUAAAUUUGCUCGUAAGGA CGCUCUAGUAGCUGCCUAAAUAGCCUCUUUCAGGUUCGAGCGU CUUCGGUUUGACUCCGUUAAGGACUGAAGACCAACCCCCAACG GAUGCUCUAGCAAUGUUCUCUGGUUGGCUUGCUAGCUAAGAU UUAAUCAGAGCAUCCUACGUUCGGGAUAAUGAACGAUUCCCGC CUUGAGGGUCAGAAAGGCUAAACCUGUGAAUGAGCGGGGGGU CAAUACCCAAUUUGGACAGCAGUUCGACUCUGCUCGAUCCACC A SEQ ID NO: 90 Odontella sinensis (diatom) chloroplast ssrA GGGGCTGACTTGGTTTCGACATTTAAAAATTGTTACAGTATGATG CAGGTCGAAGTTTCTAATCTTCGTAAAAAAAGAGAAATTTATAA TAAATGCTAATAATTTAATTTCTTCTGTGTTTAAAAGTTTATCAA CTAAGCAAAATAGTTTAAATTTAAGTTTTGCTGTTTAAGTTTTAT GCACATTTAATGATCTAGTAAATAACTTTGTTCGCTATAATTTAT ATTTATAACTAGACTTTTGTCTTTTTTATAGTTTAGAATAACTTTA TCATTTCAAACCTCGTTCCATCTAGTTGAACTAAACCTGTGAACG AATACTATAATAAAATTTTTAGATGGACGTGGGTTCGACTCCCAT CAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 91 Odontella sinensis (diatom) chloroplast tmRNA GGGGCUGACUUGGUUUCGACAUUUAAAAAUUGUUACAGUAUG AUGCAGGUCGAAGUUUCUAAUCUUCGUAAAAAAAGAGAAAUU UAUAAUAAAUGCUAAUAAUUUAAUUUCUUCUGUGUUUAAAAG UUUAUCAACUAAGCAAAAUAGUUUAAAUUUAAGUUUUGCUGU UUAAGUUUUAUGCACAUUUAAUGAUCUAGUAAAUAACUUUGU UCGCUAUAAUUUAUAUUUAUAACUAGACUUUUGUCUUUUUUA UAGUUUAGAAUAACUUUAUCAUUUCAAACCUCGUUCCAUCUA GUUGAACUAAACCUGUGAACGAAUACUAUAAU AAA AUUUUUA GAUGGACGUGGGUUCGACUCCCAUCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 92 Porphyra purpureum (red alga) chloroplast ssrA GGGGCTGCAAGGTTTCTACATTGTGAAAAAACAAATATATGAAA GTAAAACGAGCTCATTATTAGAGCTTTTAGTTAAATAAATGCAG AAAATAATATTATTGCTTTTTCTCGAAAATTAGCTGTTGCATAAA TAGTCTCAATTTTTGTAATTCGAAGTGATAGACTCTTATACACTA CGAATATTCTGTTAGAGTTGCTCTTAATAAAAGAAAAGTAAAAA AATACAAATTCTTATGTTTTTTACCTGAATTGATTCAATTTAAGG TTAGTATTTTTTGATTTTTACAATGGACGTGGGTTCAAGTCCCAC CAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 93 Porphyra purpureum (red alga) chloroplast tmRNA 5 GGGGCUGCAAGGUUUCUACAUUGUGAAAAAACAAAUAUAUGA AAGUAAAACGAGCUCAUUAUUAGAGCUUUUAGUUAAAUAAAU GCAGAAAAUAAUAUUAUUGCUUUUUCUCGAAAAUUAGCUGUU GCAUAAAUAGUCUCAAUUUUUGUAAUUCGAAGUGAUAGACUC UUAUACACUACGAAUAUUCUGUUAGAGUUGCUCUUAAUAAAA l o GAAAAGU A A AAAA AUAC AAAUUCUUAUGUUUUUUACCUGAAU UGAUUCAAUUUAAGGUUAGUAUUUUUUGAUUUUUACAAUGGA CGUGGGUUCAAGUCCCACCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 94 Porphyromonas gingivalis ssrA 15 GGGGCTG ACCGGCTTTGAC AGCGTGATGAAGCGGTATGTAAGC A TGTAGTGCGTGGGTGGCTTGCACTATAATCTCAGACATCAAAAG TTTAATTGGCGAAAATAACTACGCTCTCGCTGCGTAATCGAAGA ATAGTAGATTAGACGCTTCATCGCCGCCAAAGTGGCAGCGACGA GACATCGCCCGAGCAGCTTTTTCCCGAAGTAGCTCGATGGTGCG 0 GTGCTGACAAATCGGGAACCGCTACAGGATGCTTCCTGCCTGTG GTCAGATCGAACGGAAGATAAGGATCGTGCATTGGGTCGTTTCA GCCTCCGCTCGCTCACGAAAATTCCAACTGAAACTAAACATGTA GAAAGCATATTGATTCCATGTTTGGACGAGGGTTCAATTCCCTCC AGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 95 5 Porphyromonas gingivalis tmRNA GGGGCUGACCGGCUUUGACAGCGUGAUGAAGCGGUAUGUAAG CAUGUAGUGCGUGGGUGGCUUGCACUAUAAUCUCAGACAUCA AAAGUUUAAUUGGCGAAAAUAACUACGCUCUCGCUGCGUAAU CGAAGAAUAGUAGAUUAGACGCUUCAUCGCCGCCAAAGUGGCA GCGACGAGACAUCGCCCGAGCAGCUUUUUCCCGAAGUAGCUCG AUGGUGCGGUGCUGACAAAUCGGGAACCGCUACAGGAUGCUUC CUGCCUGUGGUCAGAUCGAACGGAAGAUAAGGAUCGUGCAUU GGGUCGUUUCAGCCUCCGCUCGCUCACGAAAAUUCCAACUGAA ACUAAACAUGUAGAAAGCAUAUUGAUUCCAUGUUUGGACGAG GGUUCAAUUCCCUCCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 96 Proteus rettgeri ssrA (NCTC 10975), internal partial GGGATTTGCGAAACCCAAGGTGCATGCCGAGGGGCGGTTGGCCT CGTAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAAAACTAC GCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGCTTAGAGCCCTCTCTCCCTAGCC TCCGCTCTTGGACGGGGATCAAGAGAGGTCAAACCCAAAAGAG ATCGCGTGGATGCCTTGCCTGGGGTTGAAGCGTTAAACTTAATC AGGATAGTTTGTTGGTGGCGTGTCTGTCCGCAGCTGGCAAATGA ATTCAAAGACTAGACTAAGCATGTAGTACCGAGGATGTAGAAAT TTC SEQ ID NO: 97 Proteus rettgeri tmRNA (NCTC 10975), internal partial GGGAUUUGCGAAACCCAAGGUGCAUGCCGAGGGGCGGUUGGCC UCGUAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAAAACU ACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAACCUGCUUAGAGCCCUCUCUCCCU AGCCUCCGCUCUUGGACGGGGAUCAAGAGAGGUCAAACCCAAA AGAGAUCGCGUGGAUGCCUUGCCUGGGGUUGAAGCGUUAAAC UUAAUCAGGAUAGUUUGUUGGUGGCGUGUCUGUCCGCAGCUG GCAAAUGAAUUCAAAGACUAGACUAAGCAUGUAGUACCGAGG AUGUAGAAAUUUC SEQ ID NO: 98 Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktoni ssrA, internal partial GGAATTCAAGAAGCCCGAGGTGCATGTCGAGGTGCGGTTTGCCT CGTAAAAAAGCCGCAATTTAAAGTAATCGCAAACGACGATAACT ACTCTCTAGCAGCTTAGGCTGGCTAGCGCTCCTTCCATGTATTCT TGTGGACTGGATTTTGGAGTGTCACCCTAACACCTGATCGCGAC GGAAACCCTGGCCGGGGTTGAAGCGTTAAAACTAAGCGGCCTCG CCTTTATCTACCGTGTTTGTCCGGGATTTAAAGGTTAATTAAATG AC AATACTA AAC ATGT AGTACCGACGGTCG AGGCTTTTCGGACG GGG SEQ ID NO: 99 Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktoni tmRNA, internal partial GGAAUUCAAGAAGCCCGAGGUGCAUGUCGAGGUGCGGUUUGC CUCGUAAAAAAGCCGCAAUUUAAAGUAAUCGCAAACGACGAU AACUACUCUCUAGCAGCUUAGGCUGGCUAGCGCUCCUUCCAUG UAUUCUUGUGGACUGGAUUUUGGAGUGUCACCCUAACACCUG AUCGCGACGGAAACCCUGGCCGGGGUUGAAGCGUUAAAACUAA GCGGCCUCGCCUUUAUCUACCGUGUUUGUCCGGGAUUUAAAGG UUAAUUAAAUGACAAUACUAAACAUGUAGUACCGACGGUCGA GGCUUUUCGGACGGGG SEQ ID NO: 100 Pseudomonas aeruginosa ssrA GGGGCCGATTAGGATTCGACGCCGGTAACAAAAGTTGAGGGGC ATGCCGAGTTGGTAGCAGAACTCGTAAATTCGCTGCTGCAAACT TATAGTTGCCAACGACGACAACTACGCTCTAGCTGCTTAATGCG GCTAGCAGTCGCTAGGGGATGCCTGTAAACCCGAAACGACTGTC AGATAGAACAGGATCGCCGCCAAGTTCGCTGTAGACGTAACGGC TAAAACTCATACAGCTCGCTCCAAGCACCCTGCCACTCGGGCGG CGCGGAGTTAACTCAGTAGAGCTGGCTAAGCATGTAAAACCGAT AGCGGAAAGCTGGCGGACGGGGGTTCAAATCCCCCCGGTTCCAC CA SEQ ID NO: 101 Pseudomonas aeruginosa tmRNA GGGGCCGAUUAGGAUUCGACGCCGGUAACAAAAGUUGAGGGG CAUGCCGAGUUGGUAGCAGAACUCGUAAAUUCGCUGCUGCAAA CUUAUAGUUGCCAACGACGACAACUACGCUCUAGCUGCUUAAU GCGGCUAGCAGUCGCUAGGGGAUGCCUGUAAACCCGAAACGAC UGUCAGAUAGAACAGGAUCGCCGCCAAGUUCGCUGUAGACGUA ACGGCUAAAACUCAUACAGCUCGCUCCAAGCACCCUGCCACUC GGGCGGCGCGGAGUUAACUCAGUAGAGCUGGCUAAGCAUGUA AAACCGAUAGCGGAAAGCUGGCGGACGGGGGUUCAAAUCCCCC CGGUUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 102 Salmonella typhimurium ssrA GGGGCTGATTCTGGATTCGACGGGATTTGCGAAACCCAAGGTGC ATGCCGAGGGGCGGTTGGCCTCGTAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAATA GTCGCAAACGACGAAACCTACGCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGC TTAGAGCCCTCTCTCCCTAGCCTCCGCTCTTAGGACGGGGATCAA GAGAGGTCAAACCCAAAAGAGATCGCGCGGATGCCCTGCCTGG GGTTGAAGCGTTAAAACGAATCAGGCTAGTCTGGTAGTGGCGTG TCCGTCCGCAGGTGCCAGGCGAATGTAAAGACTGACTAAGCATG TAGTACCGAGGATGTAGGAATTTCGGACGCGGGTTCAACTCCCG CCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 103 Salmonella typhimurium tmRNA GGGGCUGAUUCUGGAUUCGACGGGAUUUGCGAAACCCAAGGU GCAUGCCGAGGGGCGGUUGGCCUCGUAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAA UAGUCGC AAACGACG A A ACCUACGCUUUAGC AGCUUAAUAACC UGCUUAGAGCCCUCUCUCCCUAGCCUCCGCUCUUAGGACGGGG AUCAAGAGAGGUCAAACCCAAAAGAGAUCGCGCGGAUGCCCUG CCUGGGGUUGAAGCGUUAAAACGAAUCAGGCUAGUCUGGUAG UGGCGUGUCCGUCCGCAGGUGCCAGGCGAAUGUAAAGACUGAC UAAGCAUGUAGUACCGAGGAUGUAGGAAUUUCGGACGCGGGU UCAACUCCCGCCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 104 Shewanella putrefaciens ssrA GGGGGCGATTCTGGATTCGACAGGATTCACGAAACCCTGGGAGC ATGCCGAGGGGCGGTTGGCCTCGTAAAAAGCCGCAAAGTTATAG TTGCAAACGACGATAACTACGCTCTAGCCGCTTAATGCCGCTAG CCATCTACCACACGCTTTGCACATGGGCAGTGGATTTGATGGTCA TCTCACATCGTGCTAGCGAGGGAACCCTGTCTGGGGGTGAACCG CGAAACAGTACCGGACTCACCGTGTGGGATCCTGTCTTTCGGAG TTCAAACGGTTAAACAATAGAAAGACTAAGCATGTAGCGCCTTG GATGTAGGTTTTCTGGACGCGGGTTCAAGTCCCGCCGCCTCCACC A SEQ ID NO: 105 Shewanella putrefaciens tmRNA GGGGGCGAUUCUGGAUUCGACAGGAUUCACGAAACCCUGGGA GCAUGCCGAGGGGCGGUUGGCCUCGUAAAAAGCCGCAAAGUUA UAGUUGCAAACGACGAUAACUACGCUCUAGCCGCUUAAUGCCG CUAGCCAUCUACCACACGCUUUGCACAUGGGCAGUGGAUUUGA UGGUCAUCUCACAUCGUGCUAGCGAGGGAACCCUGUCUGGGGG UGAACCGCGAAACAGUACCGGACUCACCGUGUGGGAUCCUGUC UUUCGGAGUUCAAACGGUUAAACAAUAGAAAGACUAAGCAUG UAGCGCCUUGGAUGUAGGUUUUCUGGACGCGGGUUCAAGUCCC GCCGCCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 106 Staphylococcus aureus ssrA GGGGACGTTCATGGATTCGACAGGGGTCCCCCGAGCTCATTAAG CGTGTCGGAGGGTTGTCTTCGTCATCAACACACACAGTTTATAAT AACTGGCAAATCAAACAATAATTTCGCAGTAGCTGCCTAATCGC ACTCTGCATCGCCTAACAGCATTTCCTATGTGCTGTTAACGCGAT TCAACCTTAATAGGATATGCTAAACACTGCCGTTTGAAGTCTGTT TAGAAGAAACTTAATCAAACTAGCATCATGTTGGTTGTTTATCAC TTTTCATGATGCGAAACCTATCGATAAACTACACACGTAGAAAG ATGTGTATCAGGACCTTTGGACGCGGGTTCAAATCCCGCCGTCTC CACCA SEQ ID NO: 107 Staphylococcus aureus tmRNA GGGGACGUUCAUGGAUUCGACAGGGGUCCCCCGAGCUCAUUAA GCGUGUCGGAGGGUUGUCUUCGUCAUCAACACACACAGUUUAU AAUAACUGGCAAAUCAAACAAUAAUUUCGCAGUAGCUGCCUA AUCGCACUCUGCAUCGCCUAACAGCAUUUCCUAUGUGCUGUUA ACGCGAUUCAACCUUAAUAGGAUAUGCUAAACACUGCCGUUUG AAGUCUGUUUAGAAGAAACUUAAUCAAACUAGCAUCAUGUUG GUUGUUUAUCACUUUUCAUGAUGCGAAACCUAUCGAUAAACU ACACACGUAGAAAGAUGUGUAUCAGGACCUUUGGACGCGGGU UCAAAUCCCGCCGUCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 108 Streptococcus gordonii ssrA GGGGTCGTTACGGATTCGACAGGCATTATGAGGCATATTTTGCG ACTCATCTAGCGGATGTAAAACGCCAGTTAAATATAACTGCAAA AAATAATACTTCTTACGCTTTAGCTGCCTAAAAACCAGCGGGCG TGACCCGATTCGGATTGCTTGTGTCTGATGACAGGTCTTATTATT AGCAAGCTACGGTAGAATCTTGTCTAGTGATTTTACAAGAGATT GATAGACTCGCTTGATTTGGGCTTGAGTTATGTGTCAAAATCAAG TTAAAACAATACATAGCCTATGGTTGTAGACAAATGTGTTGGCA GATGTTTGGACGTGGGTTCGACTCCCACCGGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 109 Streptococcus gordonii tmRNA GGGGUCGUUACGGAUUCGACAGGCAUUAUGAGGCAUAUUUUG CGACUCAUCUAGCGGAUGUAAAACGCCAGUUAAAUAUAACUGC AAAAAAUAAUACUUCUUACGCUUUAGCUGCCUAAAAACCAGCG GGCGUGACCCGAUUCGGAUUGCUUGUGUCUGAUGACAGGUCU UAUUAUUAGCAAGCUACGGUAGAAUCUUGUCUAGUGAUUUUA CAAGAGAUUGAUAGACUCGCUUGAUUUGGGCUUGAGUUAUGU GUCAAAAUCAAGUUAAAACAAUACAUAGCCUAUGGUUGUAGA CAAAUGUGUUGGCAGAUGUUUGGACGUGGGUUCGACUCCCACC GGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 110 Streptococcus mutans ssrA GGGGTCGTTACGGATTCGACAGGCATTATGAGACCTATTTTGCG ACTCATCTAGCGGATGTAAAACGCCAGTTAAATATAACTGCAAA AAATACAAATTCTTACGCAGTAGCTGCCTAAAAACCAGCCTGTG TGATCAATAACAAATTGCTTGTGTTTGTTGATTGGTCTTATTGTTA ACAAGCTACGTTAGAACTGAGTCAGGCTGTTCTAAAAGAGTTCT ACTGACTCGCATCGTTAGAGTTTGAGTTATGTATTGTAACGGTGT TAAATAAACACATAACCTATAGTTGTAGACAAATGGGTTAGCAG ATGTTTGGACGTGGGTTCGACTCCCACCGGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 1 1 Streptococcus mutans tmRNA GGGGUCGUUACGGAUUCGACAGGCAUUAUGAGACCUAUUUUG CGACUCAUCUAGCGGAUGUAAAACGCCAGUUAAAUAUAACUGC AAAAAAUACAAAUUCUUACGCAGUAGCUGCCUAAAAACCAGCC UGUGUGAUCAAUAACAAAUUGCUUGUGUUUGUUGAUUGGUCU UAUUGUUAACAAGCUACGUUAGAACUGAGUCAGGCUGUUCUA AAAGAGUUCUACUGACUCGCAUCGUUAGAGUUUGAGUUAUGU AUUGUAACGGUGUUAAAUAAACACAUAACCUAUAGUUGUAGA CAAAUGGGUUAGCAGAUGUUUGGACGUGGGUUCGACUCCCACC GGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 12 Streptococcus pneumoniae ssrA GGGGTCGTTACGGATTCGACAGGCATTATGAGGCATATTTTGCG ACTCGTGTGGCGACGTAAACGCTCAGTTAAATATAACTGCAAAA AATA AC ACTTCTTACGCTCTAGCTGCCTAAAAACCAGC AGGCGT GACCCGATTTGGATTGCTCGTGTTCAATGACAGGTCTTATTATTA GCGAGATACGATTAAGCCTTGTCTAGCGGTTTGATAAGAGATTG ATAGACTCGCAGTTTCTAGACTTGAGTTATGTGTCGAGGGGCTGT TAAAATAATACATAACCTATGGTTGTAGACAAATATGTTGGCAG GTGTTTGGACGTGGGTTCGACTCCCACCGGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 13 Streptococcus pneumoniae tmRNA GGGGUCGUUACGGAUUCGACAGGCAUUAUGAGGCAUAUUUUG CGACUCGUGUGGCGACGUAAACGCUCAGUUAAAUAUAACUGCA AAAAAUAACACUUCUUACGCUCUAGCUGCCUAAAAACCAGCAG GCGUGACCCGAUUUGGAUUGCUCGUGUUCAAUGACAGGUCUU AUUAUUAGCGAGAUACGAUUAAGCCUUGUCUAGCGGUUUGAU AAGAGAUUGAUAGACUCGCAGUUUCUAGACUUGAGUUAUGUG 5 UCGAGGGGCUGUUAAAAUAAUACAUAACCUAUGGUUGUAGAC AAAUAUGUUGGCAGGUGUUUGGACGUGGGUUCGACUCCCACC GGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 14 Streptococcus pyogenes ssrA l o GGGGTTGTTACGGATTCG AC AGGC ATTATGAGGC ATGTTTTGCGT CCCATCGGCAGATGTAAATTGCCAGTTAAATATAACTGCAAAAA ATACAAACTCTTACGCTTTAGCTGCCTAAAAACCAGCTAGCGTG ACTTCTACAAGATTGCTTGTGTCCTGTTAGAAGTCTCAAAATAGC AAGCTACGGTTACGAAATTGTCTAGTTTCGTGACAAGAGATTGA 15 TAGACTCGC AAACTAATGGCTTGAGTTATGTGTCTTTAGTTTGTT AAATGAAGACATAACCTATGGACGTAGACAAATATGTTGGCAGG TGTTTGGACGTGGGTTCGACTCCCACCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 115 0 Streptococcus pyogenes tmRNA GGGGUUGUUACGGAUUCGACAGGCAUUAUGAGGCAUGUUUUG CGUCCCAUCGGCAGAUGUAAAUUGCCAGUUAAAUAUAACUGCA AAAAAUACAAACUCUUACGCUUUAGCUGCCUAAAAACCAGCUA GCGUGACUUCUACAAGAUUGCUUGUGUCCUGUUAGAAGUCUC 5 AAAAUAGCAAGCUACGGUUACGAAAUUGUCUAGUUUCGUGAC AAGAGAUUGAUAGACUCGCAAACUAAUGGCUUGAGUUAUGUG UCUUUAGUUUGUUAAAUGAAGACAUAACCUAUGGACGUAGAC AAAUAUGUUGGCAGGUGUUUGGACGUGGGUUCGACUCCCACC AGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 116 Synechococcus sp. PCC6301 ssrA GGGGCTGTAATGGTTTCGACGTGTTGGTGAATCCTTCACCGTGAT TCAGGCCGAGAGGGAGTCCACTCTCGTAAATCCAGGCTCAACCA AAAGTAACTGCGAACAACATCGTTCCTTTCGCTCGTAAGGCTGCTCC TGTAGCTGCTTAAACGCCACAAACTTTCTGGCTCGAGCGTCTAGTCG TAGACTCCGTTAATACGCCTAGACTTAAACCCCCAACGGATGCT CGAGTGGCGGCCTCAGGTCCGTCCTCTCGCTAAGCAAAAACCTG AGCATCCCGCCAACGGGGATAATCGTTGGCTCCCGCACAGTGGG TCAACCGTGCTAAGCCTGTGAACGAGCGGAAAGTTACTAGTCAA TGCGGACAGCGGTTCGATTCCGCTCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 17 Synechococcus sp. PCC6301 tmRNA GGGGCUGUAAUGGUUUCGACGUGUUGGUGAAUCCUUCACCGU GAUUCAGGCCGAGAGGGAGUCCACUCUCGUAAAUCCAGGCUCA ACCAAAAGUAACUGCGAACAACAUCGUUCCUUUCGCUCGUAAG GCUGCUCCUGUAGCUGCUUAAACGCCACAAACUUUCUGGCUCG AGCGUCUAGUCGUAGACUCCGUUAAUACGCCUAGACUUAAACC CCCAACGGAUGCUCGAGUGGCGGCCUCAGGUCCGUCCUCUCGC UAAGCAAAAACCUGAGCAUCCCGCCAACGGGGAUAAUCGUUGG CUCCCGCACAGUGGGUCAACCGUGCUAAGCCUGUGAACGAGCG GAAAGUUACUAGUCAAUGCGGACAGCGGUUCGAUUCCGCUCAG CUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 18 Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 ssrA GGGGCCGCAATGGTTTCGACAGGTTGGCGAAAGCTTGCCCGTGA TACAGGTCGAGAGTGAGTCTCCTCTCGCAAATCAAAGGCTCAAA AAAAAGTAACTGCGAATAACATCGTCAGCTTCAAACGGGTAGCC ATAGCAGCCTAGTCTGTAAAAGCTACATTTTCTTGTCAAAGACCG TTTACTTCTTTTCTGACTCCGTTAAGGATTAGAGGTTAACCCCAA CGGATGCTTTGTTTGGCTCTTCTCTAGTTAGCTAAACAATCAAGA CTCAGACTAGAGCATCCCACCATCAGGGATAATCGATGGTCCCC GTCCTAGGGCTAGAAGGACTAAACCTGTGAATGAGCGGAAAGTT AATACCCAGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCAATTCTGCTCGGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 1 19 Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 tmRNA GGGGCCGCAAUGGUUUCGACAGGUUGGCGAAAGCUUGCCCGUG AUACAGGUCGAGAGUGAGUCUCCUCUCGCAAAUCAAAGGCUCA AAAAAAAGUAACUGCGAAUAACAUCGUCAGCUUCAAACGGGU AGCCAUAGCAGCCUAGUCUGUAAAAGCUACAUUUUCUUGUCAA AGACCGUUUACUUCUUUUCUGACUCCGUUAAGGAUUAGAGGU UAACCCCAACGGAUGCUUUGUUUGGCUCUUCUCUAGUUAGCUA AACAAUCAAGACUCAGACUAGAGCAUCCCACCAUCAGGGAUAA UCGAUGGUCCCCGUCCUAGGGCUAGAAGGACUAAACCUGUGAA UGAGCGGAAAGUUAAUACCCAGUUUGGACAGCAGUUCAAUUC UGCUCGGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 120 Thermotoga maritima ssrA GGGGGCGAACGGGTTCGACGGGGATGGAGTCCCCTGGGAAGCG AGCCGAGGTCCCCACCTCCTCGTAAAAAAGGTGGGACAAAGAAT AAGTGCCAACGAACCTGTTGCTGTTGCCGCTTAATAGATAAGCG GCCGTCCTCTCCGAAGTTGGCTGGGCTTCGGAAGAGGGCGTGAG AGATCCAGCCTACCGATTCAGCTTCGCCTTCCGGCCTGAATCGGG AAAACTCAGGAAGGCTGTGGGAGAGGACACCCTGCCCGTGGGA GGTCCCTCCCGAGAGCGAAAACACGGGCTGCGCTCGGAGAAGCC CAGGGGCCTCCATCTTCGGACGGGGGTTCGAATCCCCCCGCCTC CACCA SEQ ID NO: 121 Thermotoga maritima tmRNA GGGGGCGAACGGGUUCGACGGGGAUGGAGUCCCCUGGGAAGC GAGCCGAGGUCCCCACCUCCUCGUAAAAAAGGUGGGACAAAGA AUAAGUGCCAACGAACCUGUUGCUGUUGCCGCUUAAUAGAUA AGCGGCCGUCCUCUCCGAAGUUGGCUGGGCUUCGGAAGAGGGC GUGAGAGAUCCAGCCUACCGAUUCAGCUUCGCCUUCCGGCCUG AAUCGGGAAAACUCAGGAAGGCUGUGGGAGAGGACACCCUGCC CGUGGGAGGUCCCUCCCGAGAGCGAAAACACGGGCUGCGCUCG GAGAAGCCCAGGGGCCUCCAUCUUCGGACGGGGGUUCGAAUCC CCCCGCCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 122 Thermus thermophilus ssrA GGGGGTGAAACGGTCTCGACGGGGGTCGCCGAGGGCGTGGCTG CGCGCCGAGGTGCGGGTGGCCTCGTAAAAACCCGCAACGGCATA ACTGCCAACACCAACTACGCTCTCGCGGCTTAATGACCGCGACC TCGCCCGGTAGCCCTGCCGGGGGCTCACCGGAAGCGGGGACACA AACCCGGCTAGCCCGGGGCCACGCCCTCTAACCCCGGGCGAAGC TTGAAGGGGGCTCGCTCCTGGCCGCCCGTCCGCGGGCCAAGCCA GGAGGACACGCGAAACGCGGACTACGCGCGTAGAGGCCCGCCG TAGAGACCTTCGGACGGGGGTTCGACTCCCCCCACCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 123 Thermus thermophilus tmRNA GGGGGUGAAACGGUCUCGACGGGGGUCGCCGAGGGCGUGGCU GCGCGCCGAGGUGCGGGUGGCCUCGUAAAAACCCGCAACGGCA U AACUGCC A AC ACC A ACUACGCUCUCGCGGCUUAAUGACCGCG ACCUCGCCCGGUAGCCCUGCCGGGGGCUCACCGGAAGCGGGGA CACAAACCCGGCUAGCCCGGGGCCACGCCCUCUAACCCCGGGC GAAGCUUGAAGGGGGCUCGCUCCUGGCCGCCCGUCCGCGGGCC AAGCCAGGAGGACACGCGAAACGCGGACUACGCGCGUAGAGGC CCGCCGUAGAGACCUUCGGACGGGGGUUCGACUCCCCCCACCU CCACCA SEQ ID NO: 124 Treponema pallidum ssrA GGGGATGACTAGGTTTCGACTAGGGATGTGGGGTGTTGCGCTGC AGGTGGAGTGTCGATCTCCTGATTCGGCGCCTTTATAACTGCCAA TTCTGACAGTTTCGACTACGCGCTCGCCGCGTAATCGCGGGCCTG TGTTTGCGCTGCTCTGAGCGAACATATCGGCCCGACGCCAAACG GAGCTTGCTCTTACGTTGTGCACGGCGGACGTAGGGGGACTTTT GTCTGTGCTAAGACTCTGGCGCGTGCGGTGCAGGCCTAGCAGAG TCCGACAAACGCAGTACGCACCGCTAAACCTGTAGGCGCGCAGC ACTCGCTCTTTAGGACGGGGGTTCGATTCCCCCCATCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 125 Treponema pallidum tmRNA GGGGAUGACUAGGUUUCGACUAGGGAUGUGGGGUGUUGCGCU GCAGGUGGAGUGUCGAUCUCCUGAUUCGGCGCCUUUAUAACUG CCAAUUCUGACAGUUUCGACUACGCGCUCGCCGCGUAAUCGCG GGCCUGUGUUUGCGCUGCUCUGAGCGAACAUAUCGGCCCGACG CCAAACGGAGCUUGCUCUUACGUUGUGCACGGCGGACGUAGGG GGACUUUUGUCUGUGCUAAGACUCUGGCGCGUGCGGUGCAGGC CUAGCAGAGUCCGACAAACGCAGUACGCACCGCUAAACCUGUA GGCGCGCAGCACUCGCUCUUUAGGACGGGGGUUCGAUUCCCCC CAUCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 126 Vibrio cholerae ssrA GGGGCTGATTCAGGATTCGACGGGAATTTTGCAGTCTGAGGTGC ATGCCGAGGTGCGGTAGGCCTCGTTAACAAACCGCAAAAAAATA GTCGCAAACGACGAAAACTACGCACTAGCAGCTTAATACCCTGC TCAGAGCCCTTCCTCCCTAGCTTCCGCTTGTAAGACGGGGAAATC AGGAAGGTCAAACCAAATCAAGCTGGCGTGGATTCCCCCACCTG AGGGATGAAGCGCGAGATCTAATTCAGGTTAGCCATTCGTTAGC GTGTCGGTTCGCAGGCGGTGGTGAAATTAAAGATCGACTAAGCA TGTAGTACCAAAGATGAATGGTTTTCGGACGGGGGTTCAACTCC CCCCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 127 Vibrio cholerae tmRNA GGGGCUGAUUCAGGAUUCGACGGGAAUUUUGCAGUCUGAGGU GCAUGCCGAGGUGCGGUAGGCCUCGUUAACAAACCGCAAAAAA AUAGUCGCAAACGACGAAAACUACGCACUAGCAGCUUAAUACC CUGCUCAGAGCCCUUCCUCCCUAGCUUCCGCUUGUAAGACGGG GAAAUCAGGAAGGUCAAACCAAAUCAAGCUGGCGUGGAUUCCC CCACCUGAGGGAUGAAGCGCGAGAUCUAAUUCAGGUUAGCCAU UCGUUAGCGUGUCGGUUCGCAGGCGGUGGUGAAAUUAAAGAU CGACUAAGCAUGUAGUACCAAAGAUGAAUGGUUUUCGGACGG GGGUUCAACUCCCCCCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 128 Yersinia pestis ssrA GGGGCTGATTCTGGATTCGACGGGATTCGCGAAACCCAAGGTGC ATGCCGAGGTGCGGTGGCCTCGTAAAAAACCGCAAAAAAAATA GTTGCAAACGACGAAAACTACGCACTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGC TTAGAGCCCTCTCTGCCTAGCCTCCGCTCTTAGGACGGGGATCAA GAGAGGTCAAACCTAAAAGAGCTCGTGTGGAAACCTTGCCTGGG GTGGAAGCATTAAAACTAATCAGGATAGTTTGTCAGTAGCGTGT CCATCCGCAGCTGGCCGGCGAATGTAATGATTGGACTAAGCATG TAGTGCCGACGGTGTAGTAATTTCGGACGGGGGTTCAAATCCCC CCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 129 Yersinia pestis tmRNA 5 GGGGCUGAUUCUGGAUUCGACGGGAUUCGCGAAACCCAAGGU GCAUGCCGAGGUGCGGUGGCCUCGUAAAAAACCGCAAAAAAAA UAGUUGCAAACGACGAAAACUACGCACUAGCAGCUUAAUAACC UGCUUAGAGCCCUCUCUGCCUAGCCUCCGCUCUUAGGACGGGG AUCAAGAGAGGUCAAACCUAAAAGAGCUCGUGUGGAAACCUU l o GCCUGGGGUGGAAGC AUUA AAACUA AUC AGGAUAGUUUGUC A GUAGCGUGUCCAUCCGCAGCUGGCCGGCGAAUGUAAUGAUUGG ACUAAGCAUGUAGUGCCGACGGUGUAGUAAUUUCGGACGGGG GUUCAAAUCCCCCCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 130 5 Campylobacter fetus ssrA, internal partial AGGAGTAAGTCTGCTTAGATGGCATGTCGCTTTGGGCAAAGCGT AAAAAGCCCAAATAAAATTAAACGCAAACAACGTTAAATTCGCT CCTGCTTACGCTAAAGCTGCGTAAGTTCAGTTGAGCCTGAAATTT AAGTCATACTATCTAGCTTAATTTTCGGTCATCTTTGATAGTGTA 0 GCCTTGCGTTTGACAAGCGTTGAGGTGAAATAAAGTCTTAGCCTT GCTTTTGAGTTTTGGAAGATGAGCGAAGTAGGGTGAAGTAGTCA TCTTTGCTAAGCATGTAGAGGTCTTTGTGGGATTATTTTTGG SEQ ID NO: 131 Campylobacter fetus tmRNA, internal partial AGGAGUAAGUCUGCUUAGAUGGCAUGUCGCUUUGGGCAAAGC GUAAAAAGCCCAAAUAAAAUUAAACGCAAACAACGUUAAAUU CGCUCCUGCUUACGCUAAAGCUGCGUAAGUUCAGUUGAGCCUG AAAUUUAAGUCAUACUAUCUAGCUUAAUUUUCGGUCAUCUUU GAUAGUGUAGCCUUGCGUUUGACAAGCGUUGAGGUGAAAUAA AGUCUUAGCCUUGCUUUUGAGUUUUGGAAGAUGAGCGAAGUA GGGUGAAGUAGUCAUCUUUGCUAAGCAUGUAGAGGUCUUUGU GGGAUUAUUUUUGG SEQ ID NO: 132 Campylobacter coli (BM2509) ssrA, internal partial AGGAGTAAGTCTGCTTAGATGGCATGTCGCTTTGGACAAAGCGT AAAAAGTCCAAATTAAAATTAAACGCAAATAACGTTAAATTTGC TCCTGCTTACGCTAAAGCTGCGTAAGTTCAGTTGAGCCCGAAACT C AAGTG ATGCTATCTAGCTTGAATTTTGGTC ATCTTTG ATAGTGT AGATTGAAAATTGACAACTTTTAATCGAAGTTAAAGTCTTAGTCT AGCTTGAAATTTTGGAAGGTGAGTTTAGCCAGATGAAGTTTTCA CCTTTGCTAAACATGTAGAAGTCTTTGTGGGGTTATTTTTGG SEQ ID NO: 133 Campylobacter coli (BM2509) tmRNA, internal partial AGGAGUAAGUCUGCUUAGAUGGCAUGUCGCUUUGGACAAAGC GUAAAAAGUCCAAAUUAAAAUUAAACGCAAAUAACGUUAAAU UUGCUCCUGCUUACGCUAAAGCUGCGUAAGUUCAGUUGAGCCC GAAACUCAAGUGAUGCUAUCUAGCUUGAAUUUUGGUCAUCUU UGAUAGUGUAGAUUGAAAAUUGACAACUUUUAAUCGAAGUUA AAGUCUUAGUCUAGCUUGAAAUUUUGGAAGGUGAGUUUAGCC AGAUGAAGUUUUCACCUUUGCUAAACAUGUAGAAGUCUUUGU GGGGUUAUUUUUGG SEQ ID NO: 134 5 Camplyobacter chicken isolate ssrA, internal partial ACAGGAGTAAGTCTGCTTAGATGGCATGTCGCTTTGGGCAAAGC GTAAAAAGCCCAAATAAAATTAAACGCAAACAACGTTAAATTCG CTCCTGCTTACGCTAAAGCTGCGTAAGTTCAGTTGAGCCTGAAAT l o TTAAGTC ATACTATCTAGCTTAATTTTCGGTC ATTTTTGATAGTGT AGCCTTGCGTTTGACAAGCGTTGAGGTGAAATAAGGTCTTAGCC TTGCTTTTGAGTTTTGGAAGATGAGCGAAGTAGGGTGAAGTAGT CATCTTTGCTAAGCATGTAGAGGTCTTTGTGGGATTATTTTTGG SEQ ID NO: 135 15 Camplyobacter chicken isolate tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGAGUAAGUCUGCUUAGAUGGCAUGUCGCUUUGGGCAAA GCGUAAAAAGCCCAAAUAAAAUUAAACGCAAACAACGUUAAA UUCGCUCCUGCUUACGCUAAAGCUGCGUAAGUUCAGUUGAGCC 0 UGAAAUUUAAGUCAUACUAUCUAGCUUAAUUUUCGGUCAUUU UUGAUAGUGUAGCCUUGCGUUUGACAAGCGUUGAGGUGAAAU AAGGUCUUAGCCUUGCUUUUGAGUUUUGGAAGAUGAGCGAAG UAGGGUGAAGUAGUCAUCUUUGCUAAGCAUGUAGAGGUCUUU GUGGGAUUAUUUUUGG SEQ ID NO: 136 5 Clostridium perfringens ssrA, internal partial ACGGGGGTAGGATGGGTTTGATAAGCGAGTCGAGGGAAGCATG GTGCCTCGATAATAAAGTATGCATTAAAGATAAACGCACGAGAT AATTTTGCATTAGCAGCTTAAGTTAGCGCTGCTCATCCTTCCTCA ATTGCCCACGGTTGAGAGTAAGGGTGTCATTTAAAAGTGGGGAA CCGAGCCTAGCAAAGCTTTGAGCTAGGAACGGAATTTATGAAGC TTACCAAAGAGGAAGTTTGTCTGTGGACGTTCTCTGAGGGAATTT TAAAACACAAGACTACACTCGTAGAAAGTCTTACTGGTCTGCTTT CGG SEQ ID NO: 137 Clostridium perfringens tmRNA, internal partial ACGGGGGUAGGAUGGGUUUGAUAAGCGAGUCGAGGGAAGCAU GGUGCCUCGAUAAUAAAGUAUGCAUUAAAGAUAAACGCACGA GAUAAUUUUGCAUUAGCAGCUUAAGUUAGCGCUGCUCAUCCU UCCUCAAUUGCCCACGGUUGAGAGUAAGGGUGUCAUUUAAAA GUGGGGAACCGAGCCUAGCAAAGCUUUGAGCUAGGAACGGAA UUUAUGAAGCUUACCAAAGAGGAAGUUUGUCUGUGGACGUUC UCUGAGGGAAUUUUAAAACACAAGACUACACUCGUAGAAAGU CUUACUGGUCUGCUUUCGG SEQ ID NO: 138 Haemophilus ducreyi (NCTC 10945) -?-.rA, internal partial ACGGGATTAGCGAAGTCCAAGGTGCACGTCGAGGTGCGGTAGGC CTCGTAACAAACCGCAAAAAAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAACAAT ACGCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGCATTTAGCCTTCGCGCCCTAG CTTTCGCTCGTAAGACGGGGAGCACGCGGAGTCAAACCAAAACG AGATCGTGTGGACGCTTCCGCTTGTAGATGAAACACTAAATTGA ATCAAGCTAGTTTATTTCTTGCGTGTCTGTCCGCTGGAGATAAGC GAAATTAAAGACCAGACTAAACGTGTAGTACTGAAGATAGAGTA ATTTCGGACCCGGGTTCGACTC SEQ ID NO: 139 Haemophilus ducreyi (NCTC 10945) tmRNA, internal partial ACGGGAUUAGCGAAGUCCAAGGUGCACGUCGAGGUGCGGUAG GCCUCGUAACAAACCGCAAAAAAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAACA AUACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAACCUGCAUUUAGCCUUCGCGCC CUAGCUUUCGCUCGUAAGACGGGGAGCACGCGGAGUCAAACCA AAACGAGAUCGUGUGGACGCUUCCGCUUGUAGAUGAAACACU AAAUUGAAUCAAGCUAGUUUAUUUCUUGCGUGUCUGUCCGCU GGAGAUAAGCGAAAUUAAAGACCAGACUAAACGUGUAGUACU GAAGAUAGAGUAAUUUCGGACCCGGGUUCGACUC SEQ ID NO: 140 Listeria innocua (food isolate # 1 ) ssrA, internal partial GGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAACCAGT AGCATAGCTGATCCTCCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGG GTCTCACTCTAAGTGGGCTACACTAGTTAATCTCCGTCTGAGGTT AAATAGAAGAGCTTAATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTAC CGGGCTGATGTTTATGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCG TAGATATTCAA SEQ ID NO: 141 Listeria innocua (food isolate # 1 ) tmRNA, internal partial GGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAACCAG UAGCAUAGCUGAUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAA GGGUCUCACUCUAAGUGGGCUACACUAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGA GGUUAAAUAGAAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCC UGUUACCGGGCUGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGAC UACGCUCGUAGAUAUUCAA SEQ ID NO: 142 Listeria innocua (food isolate #2) ssrA, internal partial GGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGT AGCATAGCTGATCCTCCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGG GTCTCACTCTAAGTGGGCTACACTAGTTAATCTCCGTCTGAGGTT AAATAGAAGAGCTTAATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTAC CGGGCCGATGTTTATGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCG TAGATATTTAA SEQ ID NO: 143 Listeria innocua (food isolate #2) tmRNA, internal partial GGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAG UAGCAUAGCUGAUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAA GGGUCUCACUCUAAGUGGGCUACACUAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGA GGUUAAAUAGAAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCC UGUUACCGGGCCGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGAC UACGCUCGUAGAUAUUUAA SEQ ID NO: 144 Listeria innocua (food isolate #3) ssrA, internal partial GGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGT AGAATAGCTGATCCTCCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGG GTCTCACTCTAAGTGGGCTACACTAGTTAATCTCCGTCTGAGGTT 5 AAATAGAAGAGCTTAATCGGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTAC CGGGCCGATGTTTATGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCG TAGATATTTAA SEQ ID NO: 145 Listeria innocua (food isolate #3) tmRNA, internal partial l o GGC AAAGAA AA AC AAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGC AG UAGAAUAGCUGAUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAA GGGUCUCACUCUAAGUGGGCUACACUAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGA GGUUAAAUAGAAGAGCUUAAUCGGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCC UGUUACCGGGCCGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGAC is UACGCUCGUAGAUAUUUAA SEQ ID NO: 146 Listeria innocua (ATCC 12210) ssrA, internal partial GGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGT AGCATAGCTGATCCTCCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGG 0 GTCTCACTCTAAGTGGGCTACACTAGTTAATCTCCGTCTGGGGTT AAATAGAAGAGCTTAATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTAC TGGGCCGATGTTTATGCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCG TAGATATTTAA SEQ ID NO: 147 Listeria innocua (ATCC 12210) tmRNA, internal partial GGCAAAGAAAAACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAG UAGCAUAGCUGAUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAA GGGUCUCACUCUAAGUGGGCUACACUAGUUAAUCUCCGUCUGG GGUUAAAUAGAAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCC UGUUACUGGGCCGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGAC UACGCUCGUAGAUAUUUAA SEQ ID NO: 148 Listeria ivanovii (NCTC 1 1846) ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC TCGTTATTAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACA AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTCACTTTAAGTGG GCTACACTAAATAATCTCCGTCTGGGGTTAGTTAGAAGAGCTTA ATC AGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCTGATGTTTAT GCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTTAAGTGC CGATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 149 Listeria ivanovii (NCTC 1 1846) tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU CCUCGUUAUUAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAA AACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCU GAUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACU UUAAGUGGGCUACACUAAAUAAUCUCCGUCUGGGGUUAGUUA GAAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGG GCUGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGACUCGCUCGUA GAUAUUUAAGUGCCGAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 150 Listeria seeligeri (NCTC 1 1856) ssrA, internal partial 5 ACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC TCGTTATCAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACA AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGAAAGGGTCTCACTTTAAGTG GGCTACACTAAATAATCTCCGTCTGGGGTTAGTTAGAAGAGCTT l o AATC AGACTAGCTG AATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCTGATGTTTA TGCGAAATACTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTTAAGTG CCCATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 151 Listeria seeligeri (NCTC 1 1856) tmRNA, internal partial 15 ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU CCUCGUUAUCAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAAA ACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCUG AUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGAAAGGGUCUCACUU UAAGUGGGCUACACUAAAUAAUCUCCGUCUGGGGUUAGUUAG 0 AAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGGG CUGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUACUAAUACGGUGACUACGCUCGUA GAUAUUUAAGUGCCCAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 152 Salmonella enteritidis ssrA, internal partial ACGGGATTTGCGAAACCCAAGGTGCATGCCGAGGGGCGGTTGGC CTCGTAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAAACCT ACGCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAACCTGCTTAGAGCCCTCTCTCCCTAG CCTCCGCTCTTAGGACGGGGATCAAGAGAGGTCAAACCCAAAAG AGATCGCGTGGATGCCCTGCCTGGGGTTGAAGCGTTAAAACGAA TCAGGCTAGTCTGGTAGTGGCGTGTCCGTCCGCAGGTGCCAGGC GAATGTAAAGACTGACTAAGCATGTAGTACCGAGGATGTAGGAA TTTCGG SEQ ID NO: 153 Salmonella enteritidis tmRNA, internal partial ACGGGAUUUGCGAAACCCAAGGUGCAUGCCGAGGGGCGGUUG GCCUCGUAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAAAC CUACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAACCUGCUUAGAGCCCUCUCUCC CUAGCCUCCGCUCUUAGGACGGGGAUCAAGAGAGGUCAAACCC AAAAGAGAUCGCGUGGAUGCCCUGCCUGGGGUUGAAGCGUUA AAACGAAUCAGGCUAGUCUGGUAGUGGCGUGUCCGUCCGCAGG UGCCAGGCGAAUGUAAAGACUGACUAAGCAUGUAGUACCGAG GAUGUAGGAAUUUCGG SEQ ID NO: 154 Staphylococcus epidermidis (NCTC 1 1047) ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGGTCCCCCGAGCTTATTAAGCGTGTCGGAGGGTTGGCTC CGTCATCAACACATTTCGGTTAAATATAACTGACAAATCAAACA ATAATTTCGCAGTAGCTGCGTAATAGCCACTGCATCGCCTAACA GCATCTCCTACGTGCTGTTAACGCGATTCAACCCTAGTAGGATAT GCTAAACACTGCCGCTTGAAGTCTGTTTAGATGAAATATAATCA AGCTAGTATCATGTTGGTTGTTTATTGCTTAGCATGATGCGAAAA TTATCAATAAACTACACACGTAGAAAGATTTGTATCAGGACCTC TGG SEQ ID NO: 155 5 Staphylococcus epidermidis (NCTC 11047) tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGGUCCCCCGAGCUUAUUAAGCGUGUCGGAGGGUUGGCU CCGUCAUCAACACAUUUCGGUUAAAUAUAACUGACAAAUCAAA CAAUAAUUUCGCAGUAGCUGCGUAAUAGCCACUGCAUCGCCUA l o AC AGC AUCUCCUACGUGCUGUUAACGCG AUUC AACCCUAGUAG GAUAUGCUAAACACUGCCGCUUGAAGUCUGUUUAGAUGAAAU AUAAUCAAGCUAGUAUCAUGUUGGUUGUUUAUUGCUUAGCAU GAUGCGAAAAUUAUCAAUAAACUACACACGUAGAAAGAUUUG UAUCAGGACCUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 156 15 Streptococcus agalactiae (NCTC 8181) ssrA, internal partial ACAGGCATTATGAGGTATATTTTGCGACTCATCGGCAGATGTAA AATGCCAGTTAAATATAACTGCAAAAAATACAAATTCTTACGCA TTAGCTGCCTAAAAAACAGCCTGCGTGATCTTCACAAGATTGTTT 0 GCGTTTTGCTAGAAGGTCTTATTTATCAGCAAACTACGTTTGGCT ACTGTCTAGTTAGTTAAAAAGAGATTTATAGACTCGCTATGTGA GGGCTTGAGTTATGTGTCATCACCTAGTTAAATCAATACATAACC TATAGTTGTAGACAAATATATTAGCAGATGTTTGG SEQ ID NO: 157 5 Streptococcus agalactiae (NCTC 8181) tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGCAUUAUGAGGUAUAUUUUGCGACUCAUCGGCAGAUGU AAAAUGCCAGUUAAAUAUAACUGCAAAAAAUACAAAUUCUUA CGCAUUAGCUGCCUAAAAAACAGCCUGCGUGAUCUUCACAAGA UUGUUUGCGUUUUGCUAGAAGGUCUUAUUUAUCAGCAAACUA CGUUUGGCUACUGUCUAGUUAGUUAAAAAGAGAUUUAUAGAC UCGCUAUGUGAGGGCUUGAGUUAUGUGUCAUCACCUAGUUAA AUCAAUACAUAACCUAUAGUUGUAGACAAAUAUAUUAGCAGA UGUUUGG SEQ ID NO: 158 Bordetella bronchiseptica ssrA GGGGCCGATCCGGATTCGACGTGGGTCATGAAACAGCTCAAGGC ATGCCGAGCACCAGTAAGCTCGTTAATCCACTGGAACACTACAA ACGCCAACGACGAGCGTTTCGCTCTCGCCGCTTAAGCGGTGAGC CGCTGC ACTG ATCTGTCCTTGGGTC ACGCGGGGGAA SEQ ID NO: 159 Bordetella bronchiseptica tmRNA GGGGCCGAUCCGGAUUCGACGUGGGUCAUGAAACAGCUCAAGGC AUGCCGAGCACCAGUAAGCUCGUUAAUCCACUGGAACACUACAA ACGCCAACGACGAGCGUUUCGCUCUCGCCGCUUAAGCGGUGAGC CGCUGCACUGAUCUGUCCUUGGGUCACGCGGGGGAA SEQ ID NO: 160 Chlamydia pneumoniae (CWL029), ssrA GGGGGTGTATAGGTTTCGACTTGAAAATGAAGTGTTAATTGCAT GCGGAGGGCGTTGGCTGGCCTCCTAAAAAGCCAACAAAACAATA AATGCCGAACCTAAGGCTGAATGCGAAATTATTAGCTTGTTTGA CTCAGTAGAGGAAAGACTAGCTGCTTAATTAGCAAAAGTTGTTA GCTAGATAATCTCTAGGTAACCCGGTATCTGCGAGCTCCACCAG AGGCTTGCAAAATACCGTCATTTATCTGGTTGGAACTTACTTTCT CTAATTCTCAAGGAAGTTCGTTCGAGATTTTTGAGAGTCATTGGC TGCTATAGAGGCTTCTAGCTAAGGGAGTCCAATGTAAACAATTC TAGAAGATAAGCATGTAGAGGTTAGCAGGGAGTTTGTCAAGGAC GAGAGTTCGAGTCTCTCCACCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 161 Chlamydia pneumoniae (CWL029) tmRNA GGGGGUGUAUAGGUUUCGACUUGAAAAUGAAGUGUUAAUUGC AUGCGG AGGGCGUUGGCUGGCCUCCU AAA AAGCC A AC AAAAC A AUAAAUGCCGAACCUAAGGCUGAAUGCGAAAUUAUUAGCUUG UUUGACUCAGUAGAGGAAAGACUAGCUGCUUAAUUAGCAAAA GUUGUUAGCUAGAUAAUCUCUAGGUAACCCGGUAUCUGCGAG CUCCACCAGAGGCUUGCAAAAUACCGUCAUUUAUCUGGUUGGA ACUUACUUUCUCUAAUUCUCAAGGAAGUUCGUUCGAGAUUUU UGAGAGUCAUUGGCUGCUAUAGAGGCUUCUAGCUAAGGGAGU CCAAUGUAAACAAUUCUAGAAGAUAAGCAUGUAGAGGUUAGC AGGGAGUUUGUCAAGGACGAGAGUUCGAGUCUCUCCACCUCCA CCA SEQ ID NO: 162 Francisella tularensis ssrA GGGGGCGAATATGGTTTCGACATGAATGTCAAAATCTAAGGTGC ATGCCGAGGAAGTACCGTAACCTCGTTAATAACAGTACAAATGC CAATAATAACTGGCAACAAAAAAGCAAACCGCGTAGCGGCTAA CGACAGCAACTTTGCTGCTGTTGCTAAAGCTGCCTAGTCTAGCTT AATAATCTAGATGCGCACGGATATGATAGTCTTTCTTATGACACT ATCTATACATCCGTTCATATTCCGCATAAGACGGTCTTTGCTTTTT GTCTGGGAGTTAAGGCTGTATTTAACAGACTCGCTAACTATTACC CTGGCTAATTGGGGAATAGTCAAGCTAAACTCAAATAGATTAGC CTAAGCATGTAGATCCAAAGATCTAGAGTTTGTGGACGCGGGTT CAAATCCCGCCGCCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 163 Francisella tularensis tmRNA GGGGGCGAAUAUGGUUUCGACAUGAAUGUCAAAAUCUAAGGU GC AUGCCGAGGAAGUACCGUAACCUCGUUAAUAAC AGUAC A A A UGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAACAAAAAAGCAAACCGCGUAGCGGC UAACGACAGCAACUUUGCUGCUGUUGCUAAAGCUGCCUAGUCU AGCUUAAUAAUCUAGAUGCGCACGGAUAUGAUAGUCUUUCUU AUGACACUAUCUAUACAUCCGUUCAUAUUCCGCAUAAGACGGU CUUUGCUUUUUGUCUGGGAGUUAAGGCUGUAUUUAACAGACU CGCUAACUAUUACCCUGGCUAAUUGGGGAAUAGUCAAGCUAA ACUCAAAUAGAUUAGCCUAAGCAUGUAGAUCCAAAGAUCUAG AGUUUGUGGACGCGGGUUCAAAUCCCGCCGCCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 164 Guillardia theta (plastid) ssrA GGGGCTGATTTGGATTCGACATATAAATTTGCGTGTTTCATTATG AAGCAAGTCAAGTTTAATGATCTTGTAAAAAACATTAAAGTACA AATAAATGCAAGCAATATAGTTTCATTTAGTTCAAAACGTTTAGT CTCTTTTGCATAAGCAAAATGTGTTAATAACTTTCTTAGTAGAAA TTGGAGAAGTTTACTAAGATTTATATTTACTCCATAATTATTTTA AAGATGGTAAAAAGGTGATTCATCATTTGTATGTTTCTAAACTTT GTGAAAGAATAGTGGGCTCCATTTATAATGAACGTGGGTTCAAA TCCCACCAGCTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 165 Guillardia theta (plastid) tmRNA GGGGCUGAUUUGGAUUCGACAUAUAAAUUUGCGUGUUUCAUU AUGAAGCAAGUCAAGUUUAAUGAUCUUGUAAAAAACAUUAAA GUACAAAUAAAUGCAAGCAAUAUAGUUUCAUUUAGUUCAAAA CGUUUAGUCUCUUUUGCAUAAGCAAAAUGUGUUAAUAACUUU CUUAGUAGAAAUUGGAGAAGUUUACUAAGAUUUAUAUUUACU CCAUAAUUAUUUUAAAGAUGGUAAAAAGGUGAUUCAUCAUUU GUAUGUUUCUAAACUUUGUGAAAGAAUAGUGGGCUCCAUUUA UAAUGAACGUGGGUUCAAAUCCCACCAGCUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 166 Thalassiosira Weissflogii (plastid) ssrA GGGGCTGATTTGGTTTCGACATTTAAAACTTCTTTCTATGTGTCA GGTCAAAGTTTGTATTCTTTGTAAAAAAATACTAAAATACTAATA AATGCTAATAATATAATACCGTTTATTTTTAAAGCAGTAAAAAC AAAAAAAGAAGCAATGGCTTTAAATTTTGCTGTATAGTTCATTA ACTTAGGTTATTAAATATTTTTTCATTATAACTGGACTTTTCTCTA GTTTATAGTTTAGAATAAATTTAAATTTTGCAAAACTCGTTCGAA AATTTTCGGGCTAAACCTGTAAACGCAAATACTAAGAAATTTTA 5 GATGGACATGGGTTCAATTCCCATCAGTTCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 167 Thalassiosira Weissflogii (plastid) tmRNA GGGGCUGAUUUGGUUUCGACAUUUAAAACUUCUUUCUAUGUG l o UC AGGUC A AAGUUUGUAUUCUUUGUA AAAAAAUACU AAA AUA CUAAUAAAUGCUAAUAAUAUAAUACCGUUUAUUUUUAAAGCA GUAAAAACAAAAAAAGAAGCAAUGGCUUUAAAUUUUGCUGUA UAGUUCAUUAACUUAGGUUAUUAAAUAUUUUUUCAUUAUAAC UGGACUUUUCUCUAGUUUAUAGUUUAGAAUAAAUUUAAAUUU 15 UGC AAAACUCGUUCGAAAAUUUUCGGGCUAAACCUGU A AACGC AAAUACUAAGAAAUUUUAGAUGGACAUGGGUUCAAUUCCCAU CAGUUCCACCA SEQ ID NO: 168 0 Helicobacter pylori ssrA, (clinical isolate 1), internal partial TGGGGATGTTACGGTTTCGACAGGGGTAGTTCGAGCTTAGGTGG CGAGTCGAGGGGATCGGCCTCGTTAAAACGTCAAAGCCTATAAC TGGCAAACAACAAAACAACTTCGCTTTAGCAGCTTAATAAGCTC TTAGCGGTTCCTCCCTCCATCGCCCATGTGGTAGGGTAAGGGACT 5 CAAATTAAGTGGGCTACGCTGGATTCCACCGTCTGAGGATGAAA GAAGAGAACAACCAGACTAGCTACCCGGACGCCCGTCGATAGG CAGATGGAGTAGCGAATCGCGAATATATCGACTACACTCGTAGA AGCTTAAGTGCCGATATTCTTGGACGTGGGTTCGACTCCC SEQ ID NO: 176 Helicobacter pylori tmRNA, (clinical isolate 1), internal partial UGGGGAUGUUACGGUUUCGACAGGGGUAGUUCGAGCUUAGGU GGCGAGUCGAGGGGAUCGGCCUCGUUAAAACGUCAAAGCCUAU AACUGGCAAACAACAAAACAACUUCGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAA GCUCUUAGCGGUUCCUCCCUCCAUCGCCCAUGUGGUAGGGUAA GGGACUCAAAUUAAGUGGGCUACGCUGGAUUCCACCGUCUGAG GAUGAAAGAAGAGAACAACCAGACUAGCUACCCGGACGCCCGU CGAUAGGCAGAUGGAGUAGCGAAUCGCGAAUAUAUCGACUAC ACUCGUAGAAGCUUAAGUGCCGAUAUUCUUGGACGUGGGUUC GACUCCC SEQ ID NO: 177 Helicobacter pylori ssrA, (clinical isolate 2), internal partial TGGGGACGTTACGGTTTCGACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTAGGTTG CGAGTCGAGGGGATCGGCCTCGTTAAAACGTCAAAGCCTATAAT TGGCAAACAAAACAATCTTTCTTTAGCTGCTTAATTGCACTAAAG GTTCCTCCCTCCATCGTCCATGTGGTAGGGTAAGGGACTCAAACT AAGTGGACTACGCCGGAGTTCGCCGTCTGAGGACAAAGGAAGA GAACAACCAGACTAGCAACTTGGAAGCCTGTCGATAGGCCGAAG AGTTCGCGAAATGCTAATATATCGACTACACTCGTAGAAGCTTA AGTGCCGATATTTTTGGACGTGGGTTCGATTCCCT SEQ ID NO: 178 Helicobacter pylori tmRNA, (clinical isolate 2), internal partial UGGGGACGUUACGGUUUCGACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUAGGU UGCGAGUCGAGGGGAUCGGCCUCGUUAAAACGUCAAAGCCUAU 5 AAUUGGCAAACAAAACAAUCUUUCUUUAGCUGCUUAAUUGCA CUAAAGGUUCCUCCCUCCAUCGUCCAUGUGGUAGGGUAAGGGA CUCAAACUAAGUGGACUACGCCGGAGUUCGCCGUCUGAGGACA AAGGAAGAGAACAACCAGACUAGCAACUUGGAAGCCUGUCGA UAGGCCGAAGAGUUCGCGAAAUGCUAAUAUAUCGACUACACUC l o GUAG AAGCUUAAGUGCCG AUAUUUUUGGACGUGGGUUCGAUU CCCU SEQ ID NO: 179 Listeria seeligeri (NCTC 1 1856) ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC 15 TCGTTATC AACGTC AA AGCC AATAATA ACTGGC A AAGAA AAAC A AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGAAAGGGTCTCACTTTAAGTG GGCTACACTAAATAATCTCCGTCTGGGGTTAGTTAGAAGAGCTT AATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCTGATGTTTA 0 TGCGAAATACTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTTAAGTG CCCATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 180 Listeria seeligeri (NCTC 1 1856) tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU 5 CCUCGUUAUCAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAAA ACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCUG AUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGAAAGGGUCUCACUU UAAGUGGGCUACACUAAAUAAUCUCCGUCUGGGGUUAGUUAG AAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGGG CUGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUACUAAUACGGUGACUACGCUCGUA GAUAUUUAAGUGCCCAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 181 Listeria ivanovii (NCTC 1 1846) ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGATAGTTCGAGCTTGAGTTGCGAGTCGGGGGGATCGTCC TCGTTATTAACGTCAAAGCCAATAATAACTGGCAAAGAAAAACA AAACCTAGCTTTCGCTGCCTAATAAGCAGTAGCATAGCTGATCCT CCGTGCATCGCCCATGTGCTACGGTAAGGGTCTCACTTTAAGTGG GCTACACTAAATAATCTCCGTCTGGGGTTAGTTAGAAGAGCTTA ATCAGACTAGCTGAATGGAAGCCTGTTACCGGGCTGATGTTTAT GCGAAATGCTAATACGGTGACTACGCTCGTAGATATTTAAGTGC CGATATTTCTGG SEQ ID NO: 182 Listeria ivanovii (NCTC 1 1846) tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGAUAGUUCGAGCUUGAGUUGCGAGUCGGGGGGAUCGU CCUCGUUAUUAACGUCAAAGCCAAUAAUAACUGGCAAAGAAA AACAAAACCUAGCUUUCGCUGCCUAAUAAGCAGUAGCAUAGCU GAUCCUCCGUGCAUCGCCCAUGUGCUACGGUAAGGGUCUCACU UUAAGUGGGCUACACUAAAUAAUCUCCGUCUGGGGUUAGUUA GAAGAGCUUAAUCAGACUAGCUGAAUGGAAGCCUGUUACCGG GCUGAUGUUUAUGCGAAAUGCUAAUACGGUGACUCGCUCGUA GAUAUUUAAGUGCCGAUAUUUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 183 Mycobacterium africanum (clinical isolate) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCGACCAAATAAGCGCCGATTCACA TCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACGGCTAGTCTGTC AGACCGGGAACGCCCTCGGCCCGGACCCTGGCATCAGCTAGAGG GATCCACCGATGAGTCCGGTCGCGGGACTCCTCGGGACAACCAC AGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTAGTTCGCGTGACCGGGAGA TCCGAGCAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAG GGAATGCCGTA SEQ ID NO: 184 Mycobacterium africanum (clinical isolate) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGC AUCG A AUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGC AGGC AAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCGACCAAAUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACGGCUAGUC UGUCAGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGGCCCGGACCCUGGCAUCAGCU AGAGGGAUCCACCGAUGAGUCCGGUCGCGGGACUCCUCGGGAC AACCACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCUCGGCUAGUUCGCGUGAC CGGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAAG CCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUA SEQ ID NO: 185 Mycobacterium gordonae( clinical isolate)ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACCATATAAGCGCCGATTCACA TCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACGGCTAGTCTGTC GGACCGGGAACGCCCTCGCCCCGGACCCCGGCATCAGCTAGAGG GATCAACCGATGAGTTCGGTCGCGGGACTCATCGGGACACCAAC AGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTAGTCCGTGTGACCAGGAGA TCCGAGCAGAGACATAGCGGACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAG GGAATGCCGTA SEQ ID NO: 186 Mycobacterium gordonae (clinical isolate) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACCAUAUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACGGCUAGUC UGUCGG ACCGGGAACGCCCUCGCCCCGGACCCCGGC AUC AGCU AGAGGGAUCAACCGAUGAGUUCGGUCGCGGGACUCAUCGGGAC ACCAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUAGUCCGUGUGAC CAGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGACAUAGCGGACUGCGCACGGAGAAG CCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUA SEQ ID NO: 187 Mycobacterium kansasii (clinical isolate) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACCAAATAAGCGCCGATTCACA TCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACGGCTAGTCTGTC AGACCGGGACCGCCCTCGACCCGGACTCTGGCATCAGCTAGAGG GATCAACCGATGAGTTCGGTCGCGGGACTCGTCGGGACACCAAC AGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTAGTTCGCGTGACCAGGAGA TCCGAGCAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAG GGAATGCCGTA SEQ ID NO: 188 Mycobacterium kansasii (clinical isolate) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACCAAAUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACGGCUAGUC UGUCAGACCGGGACCGCCCUCGACCCGGACUCUGGCAUCAGCU AGAGGGAUCAACCGAUGAGUUCGGUCGCGGGACUCGUCGGGAC ACCAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUAGUUCGCGUGAC CAGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAAG CCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUA SEQ ID NO: 189 Mycobacterium chelonae ssrA, internal partial ACAGCGAGTCTCGACTTAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGTAAGCGTCATTGCAACCAATTAAGCGCCGATTCTC ATCAGCGCGACTACGCACTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACTGCGTGTCTG TCAGACCGGGAGCGCCCTCAGCCCGGACCCTGGCATCAGCTAGA GGGACAAACTACGGGTTCGGTCGCGGGACCCGTAGGGACATCAA ACAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTTGTTCGCGGGACCGAGA GATCCAAGTAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTA ATGAACGGCCGTTG SEQ ID NO: 190 Mycobacterium chelonae tmRNA, internal partial ACAGCGAGUCUCGACUUAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCAUUGCAACCAAUUAAGCGCCGAUUCU CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCACUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACUGCGUGUC UGUCAGACCGGGAGCGCCCUCAGCCCGGACCCUGGCAUCAGCU AGAGGGACAAACUACGGGUUCGGUCGCGGGACCCGUAGGGACA UCAAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCUCGGCUUGUUCGCGGGAC CGAGAGAUCCAAGUAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAA GCCUUAAUGAACGGCCGUUG SEQ ID NO: 191 Mycobacterium szulgai (ATCC 35799) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACCAATTAAGCGCCGAGAACAC TCAGCGCGACTTCGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACAGCAAGTCCGT CAGACCGGGAAAGCCCTCGACCCGGACCCTGGCGTCATCTAGAG GGATCCACCGGTGAGTTCGGTCGCGGGACTCATCGGGACACCAA CAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTAGTTCGCGTGACCAGGAG ATCCGAGTAGAGACATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGA GGGAATGCCGTAG SEQ ID NO: 192 Mycobacterium szulgai (ATCC 35799) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACCAAUUAAGCGCCGAGAAC ACUCAGCGCGACUUCGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACAGCAAGUC CGUCAGACCGGGAAAGCCCUCGACCCGGACCCUGGCGUCAUCU AGAGGGAUCCACCGGUGAGUUCGGUCGCGGGACUCAUCGGGAC ACCAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUAGUUCGCGUGAC CAGGAGAUCCGAGUAGAGACAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAA GCCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUAG SEQ ID NO: 193 5 Mycobacterium malmoense (clinical isolate) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACCATATAAGCGCCGTTTCAAC ACAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACAGCTAGTCCGT l o C AG ACCGGG A ACGCCCTCGACCCGGAGCCTGGCGTC AGCTGG AG GGATCCACCGGTGAGTCCGGTCGCGGGACTCATCGGGACATACA CAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTGGTTCGCGTGACCGGGAG ATCCGAGCAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGA GGGAATGCCGTAG SEQ ID NO: 194 15 Mycobacterium malmoense (clinical isolate) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACCAUAUAAGCGCCGUUUCA ACACAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACAGCUAGUC 0 CGUCAGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGACCCGGAGCCUGGCGUCAGCU GGAGGGAUCCACCGGUGAGUCCGGUCGCGGGACUCAUCGGGAC AUACACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUGGUUCGCGUGAC CGGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAAG CCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUAG SEQ ID NO: 195 5 Mycobacterium flavescens ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGAGCGTCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACCAATTAAGCGCCGATTCCA ATCAGCGCGACTACGCACTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACTGCGTGTCTG TCAGCCCGGGAGAGCCCTCGACCCGGTGTCTGGCATCAGCTAGA GGGATAAACCGGTGGGTCCGGTCGCGGGACTCATCGGGACATCA AACAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGACTTGTTCGCGTGATCAGG AGATCCGAGTAGAGACATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTT GAGGGAACGCCGTAG SEQ ID NO: 196 Mycobacterium flavescens tιτιRN.4, internal partial ACUUCGAGCGUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACCAAUUAAGCGCCGAUUCC AAUCAGCGCGACUACGCACUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACUGCGUGUC UGUC AGCCCGGGAGAGCCCUCGACCCGGUGUCUGGC AUC AGCU AGAGGGAUAAACCGGUGGGUCCGGUCGCGGGACUCAUCGGGAC AUCAAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGACUUGUUCGCGUGA UCAGGAGAUCCGAGUAGAGACAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGA AGCCUUGAGGGAACGCCGUAG SEQ ID NO: 197 Mycobacterium marinum ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGATGCAACTAGATAAGCGCCGATTCACA TCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACGGCTAGTCTGTC GGACCGGGAACGCCCTCGCCCCGGACCCCGGCATCAGCTAGAGG GATCAACCGATGAGTTCGGTCGCGGGGCTCATCGGGACATCAAC AGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTAGTTCGCGTGACCAGGAGA TCCGAGCAGAGACCTAGCGGACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAG GGAATGCCGTAG SEQ ID NO: 198 Mycobacterium marinum tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGAUGCAACUAGAUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACGGCUAGUC UGUCGGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGCCCCGGACCCCGGCAUCAGCU AGAGGGAUCAACCGAUGAGUUCGGUCGCGGGGCUCAUCGGGAC AUCAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUAGUUCGCGUGAC CAGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGACCUAGCGGACUGCGCACGGAGAAG CCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUAG SEQ ID NO: 199 Mycobacterium microti (environmental isolate) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCGACCAAATAAGCGCCGATTCACA TCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACGGCTAGTCTGTC AGACCGGGAACGCCCTCGGCCCGGACCCTGGCATCAGCTAGAGG GATCCACCGATGAGTCCGGTCGCGGGACTCCTCGGGACAGCCAC AGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTAGTTCGCGTGACCGGGAGA TCCGAGCAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTGAG GGAATGCCGTA SEQ ID NO: 200 Mycobacterium microti (environmental isolate) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCGACCAAAUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACGGCUAGUC UGUCAGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGGCCCGGACCCUGGCAUCAGCU AGAGGGAUCCACCGAUGAGUCCGGUCGCGGGACUCCUCGGGAC AGCCACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCUCGGCUAGUUCGCGUGAC CGGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAAG CCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUA SEQ ID NO: 201 Mycobacterium smegmatis (A TCC 10143) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGAGCATCGAATCCAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACCAATTAAGCGCCGATTCCAA TC AGCGCGACTACGCCCTCGCTGCCTAAGCG ACGGCTGGTCTGT CAGACCGGGAGTGCCCTCGGCCCGGATCCTGGCATCAGCTAGAG GGACCCACCCACGGGTTCGGTCGCGGGACCTGTGGGGACATCAA ACAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTTGTTCGTGTGACCGGGA GATCCGAGTAGAGACATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTCG AGGACATGCCGTAG SEQ ID NO: 202 Mycobacterium smegmatis (ATCC 10143) ssrA, internal partial ACUUCGAGCAUCGAAUCCAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACCAAUUAAGCGCCGAUUCC AAUCAGCGCGACUACGCCCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACGGCUGGUC UGUCAGACCGGGAGUGCCCUCGGCCCGGAUCCUGGCAUCAGCU AGAGGGACCCACCCACGGGUUCGGUCGCGGGACCUGUGGGGAC AUCAAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCUCGGCUUGUUCGUGUGA CCGGGAGAUCCGAGUAGAGACAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAA GCCUCGAGGACAUGCCGUAG SEQ ID NO: 203 5 Mycobacterium xenopi (clinical isolate) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAGA GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACTAAATAAGCGCCGATTCACA TCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACAGCTAGTCCGT i o C AGGCCGGGAGTTCCCTCGACCCGG ATCCTGGCGTC AGCTAGAG GGATCCACCGATGGGTTCGGTCGCGGGACCCATCGGGACACCAC ACAGCGACTGGGATCGCCGTCCCGGCTAGTTCGCGAGACCGGGA GATCCGAGTAAGGGCAAAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGCCTTG AGGGTATGCCGTA SEQ ID NO: 204 15 Mycobacterium xenopi (clinical isolate) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACUAAAUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACAGCUAGUC 0 CGUCAGGCCGGGAGUUCCCUCGACCCGGAUCCUGGCGUCAGCU AGAGGGAUCCACCGAUGGGUUCGGUCGCGGGACCCAUCGGGAC ACCACACAGCGACUGGGAUCGCCGUCCCGGCUAGUUCGCGAGA CCGGGAGAUCCGAGUAAGGGCAAAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAA GCCUUGAGGGUAUGCCGUA SEQ ID NO: 205 5 Mycobacterium intracellulare (NCTC 10425) ssrA, internal partial ACTTCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAACC GACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAAACAGATAAGCGCCGATTCACA TCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACAGCTAGTCCGT CAGACCGGGAACGCCCTCGACCCGGAGCCTGGCGTCAGCTAGAG GGATCCACCGATGAGTCCGGTCGCGGGACTTATCGGGACACCAA CAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTTGTTCGCGTGACCGGGAG ATCCGAGTAGAGGCATAGCGAACTGCGCACGGAGAAGTCTTGAG GGAATGCCGTAG SEQ ID NO: 206 Mycobacterium intracellulare (NCTC 10425) tmRNA, internal partial ACUUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAC CGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAAACAGAUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACAGCUAGUC CGUC AGACCGGGAACGCCCUCGACCCGGAGCCUGGCGUC AGCU AGAGGGAUCCACCGAUGAGUCCGGUCGCGGGACUUAUCGGGAC ACCAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCUCGGCUUGUUCGCGUGAC CGGGAGAUCCGAGUAGAGGCAUAGCGAACUGCGCACGGAGAA GUCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUAG SEQ ID NO: 207 Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (NCTC 10803) ssrA, internal partial ACATCGCGCATCGAATCAAGGGAAGCGTGCCGGTGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGTAAGCGTCGTTGCAACCAATTAAGCGCCGATTCAC ATCAGCGCGACTACGCTCTCGCTGCCTAAGCGACAGCTAGTCCG TCAGACCGGGAAAGCCCTCGACCCGGAGCCTGGCGTCAGCTAGA GGGATCAACCGATGAGTTCGGTCGCGGGACTCATCGGGACACCA ACAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCCTGGCTAGTCCGCGTGACCAGGA GATCCGAGCAGAGGCATAGCGGACTGCGCACGGAGAAGTCTTG AGGGAATGCCGTTG SEQ ID NO: 208 5 Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (NCTC 10803) tmRNA, internal partial ACAUCGCGCAUCGAAUCAAGGGAAGCGUGCCGGUGCAGGCAAG AGACCACCGUAAGCGUCGUUGCAACCAAUUAAGCGCCGAUUCA CAUCAGCGCGACUACGCUCUCGCUGCCUAAGCGACAGCUAGUC l o CGUC AGACCGGG A AAGCCCUCGACCCGGAGCCUGGCGUC AGCU AGAGGGAUCAACCGAUGAGUUCGGUCGCGGGACUCAUCGGGAC ACCAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCCUGGCUAGUCCGCGUGAC CAGGAGAUCCGAGCAGAGGCAUAGCGGACUGCGCACGGAGAAG UCUUGAGGGAAUGCCGUUG SEQ ID NO: 209 15 Nocardia asteroides ssrA, internal partial ACTGTGTGCGCCGAGGTAGGGGAAGCGTGTCGGTGCAGGCTGGA GACCACCGTTAAGCGTCGCGGCAACCAATTAAGCGCCGATTCCA ATCAGCGCGACTACGCCCTCGCTGCCTGATCAGCGACGGCTAGC 0 TGTCGGCCCGGGTTGTGTTCCCGAACCCGGATGCCGGCATCATCT CAGGGAACTCACCGTGTTCGCCGGTCGCGGACGGACACGGGACA GCAAACAGCGACTGGGATCGTCATCTCGGCTTGTTCGCGTGACC GGGAGATCCAAGTAGAGACATAGCGGACTGCACACGGAGAAGC CCTACTGACTCGACACAG SEQ ID NO: 210 5 Nocardia asteroides tmRNA, internal partial ACUGUGUGCGCCGAGGUAGGGGAAGCGUGUCGGUGCAGGCUG GAGACCACCGUUAAGCGUCGCGGCAACCAAUUAAGCGCCGAUU CCAAUCAGCGCGACUACGCCCUCGCUGCCUGAUCAGCGACGGC UAGCUGUCGGCCCGGGUUGUGUUCCCGAACCCGGAUGCCGGCA UCAUCUCAGGGAACUCACCGUGUUCGCCGGUCGCGGACGGACA CGGGACAGCAAACAGCGACUGGGAUCGUCAUCUCGGCUUGUUC GCGUGACCGGGAGAUCCAAGUAGAGACAUAGCGGCUGCACACG GAGAAGCCCUACUGACUCGACACAG SEQ ID NO: 21 1 Salmonella enteritidis ssrA, internal partial ACGGGATTTGCGAAACCCAAGGTGCATGCCGAGGGGCGGTTGGC CTCGTAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAATAGTCGCAAACGACGAAACCT ACGCTTTAGC AGCTTAATA ACCTGCTTAGAGCCCTCTCTCCCTAG CCTCCGCTCTTAGGACGGGGATCAAGAGAGGTCAAACCCAAAAG AGATCGCGTGGATGCCCTGCCTGGGGTTGAAGCGTTAAAACGAA TCAGGCTAGTCTGGTAGTGGCGTGTCCGTCCGCAGGTGCCAGGC GAATGTAAAGACTGACTAAGCATGTAGTACCGAGGATGTAGGAA TTTCGG SEQ ID NO: 212 Salmonella enteritidis tmRNA, internal partial ACGGGAUUUGCGAAACCCAAGGUGCAUGCCGAGGGGCGGUUG GCCUCGUAAAAAGCCGCAAAAAAAUAGUCGCAAACGACGAAAC CUACGCUUUAGCAGCUUAAUAACCUGCUUAGAGCCCUCUCUCC CUAGCCUCCGCUCUUAGGACGGGGAUCAAGAGAGGUCAAACCC AAAAGAGAUCGCGUGGAUGCCCUGCCUGGGGUUGAAGCGUUA AAACGAAUCAGGCUAGUCUGGUAGUGGCGUGUCCGUCCGCAGG UGCCAGGCGAAUGUAAAGACUGACUAAGCAUGUAGUACCGAG GAUGUAGGAAUUUCGG SEQ IDNo: 213 5 Staphylococcus epidermidis (NCTC 1 1047) ssrA, internal partial ACAGGGGTCCCCCGAGCTTATTAAGCGTGTCGGAGGGTTGGCTC CGTCATCAACACATTTCGGTTAAATATAACTGACAAATCAAACA ATAATTTCGCAGTAGCTGCGTAATAGCCACTGCATCGCCTAACA i o GC ATCTCCTACGTGCTGTTAACGCG ATTC AACCCTAGTAGGATAT GCTAAACACTGCCGCTTGAAGTCTGTTTAGATGAAATATAATCA AGCTAGTATCATGTTGGTTGTTTATTGCTTAGCATGATGCGAAAA TTATCAATAAACTACACACGTAGAAAGATTTGTATCAGGACCTC TGG SEQ ID NO: 214 15 Staphylococcus epidermidis (NCTC 1 1047) tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGGGUCCCCCGAGCUUAUUAAGCGUGUCGGAGGGUUGGCU CCGUCAUCAACACAUUUCGGUUAAAUAUAACUGACAAAUCAAA CAAUAAUUUCGCAGUAGCUGCGUAAUAGCCACUGCAUCGCCUA 0 ACAGCAUCUCCUACGUGCUGUUAACGCGAUUCAACCCUAGUAG GAUAUGCUAAACACUGCCGCUUGAAGUCUGUUUAGAUGAAAU AUAAUCAAGCUAGUAUCAUGUUGGUUGUUUAUUGCUUAGCAU GAUGCGAAAAUUAUCAAUAAACUACACACGUAGAAAGAUUUG UAUCAGGACCUCUGG SEQ ID NO: 215 5 Streptococcus agalactiae (NCTC 8181) ssrA, internal partial ACAGGCATTATGAGGTATATTTTGCGACTCATCGGCAGATGTAA AATGCCAGTTAAATATAACTGCAAAAAATACAAATTCTTACGCA TTAGCTGCCTAAAAAACAGCCTGCGTGATCTTCACAAGATTGTTT GCGTTTTGCTAGAAGGTCTTATTTATCAGCAAACTACGTTTGGCT ACTGTCTAGTTAGTTAAAAAGAGATTTATAGACTCGCTATGTGA GGGCTTGAGTTATGTGTCATCACCTAGTTAAATCAATACATAACC TATAGTTGTAGACAAATATATTAGCAGATGTTTGG SEQ ID NO: 216 Streptococcus agalactiae (NCTC 8181) tmRNA, internal partial ACAGGCAUUAUGAGGUAUAUUUUGCGACUCAUCGGCAGAUGU AAAAUGCCAGUUAAAUAUAACUGCAAAAAAUACAAAUUCUUA CGCAUUAGCUGCCUAAAAAACAGCCUGCGUGAUCUUCACAAGA UUGUUUGCGUUUUGCUAGAAGGUCUUAUUU AUC AGC AAACUA CGUUUGGCUACUGUCUAGUUAGUUAAAAAGAGAUUUAUAGAC UCGCUAUGUGAGGGCUUGAGUUAUGUGUCAUCACCUAGUUAA AUCAAUACAUAACCUAUAGUUGUAGACAAAUAUAUUAGCAGA UGUUUGG SEQ ID NO: 217 Ofthe above sequences SEQ ID NOs 47 to 62, 65 to 68, 71 and 72, 98 and 99, 159 to 168 and 176-217 are novel sequences. The above mentioned sequences can be used to form a database of ssrA gene sequences which can be used to identify a bacterial species, or for the generation of nucleic acid diagnostic assays. Representative probes identified in accordance with the invention are as follows: Salmonella: 1) Genius specific probe: 5'-CGAATCAGGCTAGTCTGGTAG-3' SEQ ID NO: 218 Mycobacteria: 2) Oligonucleotide probe for detection of tuberculosis complex TBOl 5'-ACTCCTCGGACA (A/G) CCACAGCGA-3' SEQ ID NO: 219 3) Oligonucleotide probes for detection of M. avium and M. paratuberculosis sequences Probe 1 : PA VI - 5' - GTTGCAAATAGATAAGCGCC-3 ' SEQ ID NO: 220 Probe 2: PAV2 - 5' - TCCGTCAGCCCGGGAACGCC-3' SEQ ID NO: 221 Listeria: 4) Oligonucleotide probe used in the determination of tmRNA integrity after heat killing treatment of cells: LVtm: 5' - TTTTGTTTTTCTTTGCCA - 3' SEQ ID NO: 222 Escherichia coli: 5) Oligonucleotide probe used in the determination of tmRNA integrity after heat killing treatment of cells: Evtm: 5' - AGTTTTCGTCGTTTGCGA - 3' SEQ ID NO: 223 Further representative primers identified in accordance with the invention are as follows: Mycobacteria: 1) Degenerative oligonucleotide primers for the amplification of all mycobacterial sequences 5' Primer 10SAAM3 - 5' - CAGGCAA (G/C) (A/T/C) GACCACCGTAA-3' SEQ ID O: 224 3' Primer 10SAAM4 - 5' GGATCTCC(C/T)G(A/G)TC(A/T)C(A/G)CG(A/G)AC (A/T)A-3 * SEQ ID NO: 225 2) Oligonucleotide primers for the amplification of M. avium and M. paratuberculosis 5' Primer: API for- 5'-TGCCGGTGCAGGCAACTG-3' SEQ ID NO: 226 3 ' Primer: AP2rev - 5 ' - CACGCGAACAAGCCAGGA-3 ' SEQ ID NO: 227 Brief Description of the Drawings In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a clustal alignment of E. coli and V. cholerae ssrA gene sequences; Fig. 2 is a photograph of an agarose gel of total cellular RNA prepared from E. coli and V. cholerae cells; Fig. 3 is a photograph of an autoradiogram of hybridisation of a V. cholerae oligonucleotide probe to tmRNA transcripts of E. coli and V. cholerae; Fig. 4 is a photograph of an agarose gel ofthe amplified products of universal ssrA gene amplification primers from a panel of organisms; Fig. 5 is a clustal alignment ofthe ssrA gene sequences from the Listeria species; Fig. 6 is a clustal alignment ofthe L. monocytogenes and B. subtilus ssrA/tmRNA gene sequences; Fig. 7 is a photograph of an agarose gel ofthe amplified products of Listeria genus specific PCR amplification primers from a panel of organisms; Fig. 8 is a photograph of an autoradiogram of hybridised Listeria genus specific oligonucleotide probe to a panel of organisms as prepared in Example 4; Fig. 9 is a photograph of an autoradiogram of hybridised L. monocytogenes species specific probe to a panel of organisms as prepared in Example 7; Fig. 10 is a computer scanned image of a nylon membrane strip used in the multiple colorimetric probe detection of Listeria ssrA gene sequences as described in Example 6. Fig. 1 1 is a clustal alignment of ssrA gene sequences from C. trachomatis strains; Fig. 12 is a clustal alignment of ssrA gene sequences from H. pylori strains; Fig. 13 is a clustal alignment of ssrA gene sequences from M. genitalium strains; Fig. 14 is a clustal alignment of ssrA gene sequences from N. gonorrhoeae strains; Fig. 15 is a clustal alignment of ssrA gene sequences from L. monocytogenes strains; Fig. 16 is a clustal alignment of ssrA gene sequences from L. monocytogenes strains and the L. innocua strain; Fig. 17 is a photograph of an autoradiogram hybridised Listeria oligonucleotide probe (Evtm) to total RNA samples isolated after medium heat treatment of E. coli cells; Fig. 18 is a photograph of an autoradiogram hybridised Listeria oligonucleotide probe (Evtm) to total RNA samples isolated after extreme heat treatment of E. coli cells; Fig. 19 is a photograph of an autoradiogram hybridised Listeria oligonucleotide probe (Lvtm) to total RNA samples isolated after medium heat treatment of L. monocytogenes cells; Fig. 20 is a photograph of an autoradiogram hybridised Listeria oligonucleotide probe (Lvtm) to total RNA samples isolated after extreme heat treatment of L. monocytogenes cells; and Fig. 21 is a photograph of an agarose gel of RT-PCR generated tmRNA products at various time points post heat treatment. The invention will be further illustrated by the following Examples. Modes for carrying out the Invention Example 1 Examination ofthe primary nucleotide sequences of available tmRNA sequences. A comparative primary nucleotide sequence alignment of available tmRNA sequences using the Clustal W nucleic acid alignment programme demonstrated that tmRNA sequences from prokaryotes show a more significant degree of nucleotide sequence variability and non-homology than other bacterial high copy number RNA, as demonstrated in Table 1. Table Percentage nucleotide sequence homology between RNA molecules from different bacteria. These regions of non-homology between tmRNA sequences from different bacteria are located in the middle ofthe molecule, and the extent of nucleotide sequence non-homology within the tmRNA molecule indicated that genus as well as species specific probes could be generated to distinguish between and/or detect bacteria. Nucleotide sequence alignments had previously shown that the 5 ' and 3' flanking regions ofthe tmRNA molecules share a high degree of homology both within species and within genus. This observation indicated that universal oligonucleotide primers could be generated to amplify the ssrA gene or its encoding tmRNA from a wide variety of bacteria. We have now demonstrated that these regions of homology and non- homology within the nucleotide sequence of tmRNA molecules from different organisms can be used as the basis of identifying and detecting organisms at the molecular level. Example 2 Development of a V. cholerae tmRNA specific probe. A nucleotide sequence alignment of the E. coli (SEQ ID NO. 37) and V. cholerae (SEQ ID NO. 127) ssrA sequences as depicted in Fig. 1 , shows that these two bacterial species are phylogenetically closely related. There are however, regions of non-homology between the sequences as evidenced by the absence of asterix marks. An oligonucleotide probe, complementary to the variable region of the V. cholerae ssrA nucleotide sequence underlined in Fig. 1 , was synthesised. The sequence ofthe V. cholerae tmRNA specific probe is 5 '- AACGAATGGCTAACCTGAA-3 ' SEQ ID NO. 169 Total RNA was isolated from liquid cultures of E. coli and V. cholerae at the mid-exponential phase and the stationary phase of growth. Equivalent amounts ofthe isolated total RNA were electrophoresed on a denaturing formaldehyde agarose gel and blotted onto HYBOND-N nylon membrane as shown in Fig. 2 in which the Lanes 1 -4 represent the following: Lane 1 : Total E. coli RNA mid-log phase Lane 2: Total V. cholerae RNA mid-log phase Lane 3 : Total E. coli RNA stationary phase Lane 4: Total V. cholerae RNA stationary phase The resulting Northern blot was then hybridised with the V. cholerae tmRNA specific probe end-labelled with γP . The results ofthe hybridisation experiment shown in Fig. 3 demonstrate the specificity of the probe as only V. cholerae tmRNAs were detected. Moreover, a greater degree of hybridisation signal intensity was observed with the V. cholerae tmRNA isolated from cultures during the stationary phase of growth, indicating that a higher copy number of the tmRNA molecule is present in V. cholerae cells during this phase. Example 3 Generation of universal ssrA/tmRNA oligonucleotide amplification primers for the characterisation of unknown ssrA gene and tmRNA sequences. Clustal W alignment of all available ssrA gene and tmRNA sequences indicated that degenerate oligonucleotide primers could be designed to amplify ssrA gene and tmRNA nucleotide sequences for a wide variety of organisms. Degenerate oligonucleotide primers were synthesised to PCR amplify ssrA gene sequences from total genomic DNA preparations from a broad range of bacteria. The sequences ofthe synthesised degenerate oligonucleotides are as follows: (a) tmU5': 5' in vitro PCR amplification primer 5'- GGG(A/C)(C/T)TACGG(A/T)TTCGAC- 3' SEQ ID NO: 170 (b) tmU3 ': 3 ' in vitro PCR amplification primer 5'- GGGA(A/G)TCGAACC(A/G)(C/G)GTCC- 3' SEQ ID NO: 171 Degenerate base positions are in parentheses. The products of PCR reactions were electrophoresed on an agarose gel and a 350 base pair (approx.) PCR product was amplified in all cases, as shown in Fig. 4, demonstrating the "universality" ofthe degenerate tmRNA primers. In Fig. 4 the lanes represent the following: Lane A: Molecular weight marker V Lane 1 : Escherichia coli Lane 2: Salmonella poona Lane 3 : Klebsiella aerogenes Lane 4: Proteus mirabilis Lane 5: Proteus rettgeri Lane 6: Aeromonas hydrophilia Lane 7: Staphyloccus aureus Lane 8: Enter ococcus faecalis Lane 9: Lactobacillus lactis Lane 10 Bacillus subtilus Lane 1 1 Listeria monocytogenes Lane 12 Listeria innocua Lane 13 Listeria murrayi Lane 14 Listeria welshimeri Lane 15 Listeria grayi Lane 16 Mycobacterium bovis Lane B: Molecular weight marker V The universal primers amplified the ssrA gene from both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, as shown in Table 2. Table 2 Bacterial species tested with universal amplification primers. Example 4 Isolation and characterisation of previously unknown bacterial ssrA/tmRNA nucleotide sequences. The PCR products amplified from genomic DNA from the Listeria species of bacteria and that from the M. bovis bacterium, from Example 2, were subcloned into a T-tailed plasmid vector for the purposes of DNA sequencing. Three recombinant clones were selected for each species and sequenced by the di-deoxy sequencing method. The sequence of both DNA strands for each subclone was determined. The nucleotide sequence determined for the M. bovis ssrA gene shared 100% homology with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ssrA gene sequence. A clustal W alignment ofthe novel ssrA gene sequences obtained for the Listeria species (SEQ ID NOS 51, 53, 55, 59 and 61) is shown in Fig. 5. This analysis indicated that genus-specific probes and oligonucleotide amplification primers can be generated for Listeria bacteria. Furthermore, the alignment also indicated that a species specific oligonucleotide probe can be generated which will distinguish L. monocytogenes from the other Listeria species. In Fig. 5 the proposed genus specific oligonucleotide primers, Ltm 1 and Ltm 2, are boxed, as is the genus specific Listeria oligonucleotide probe, LGtm. The proposed L. monocytogenes species specific oligonucleotide probe sequence, LStm, is underlined and italicised. To further illustrate that the ssrA gene/tmRNA nucleic acid target is a suitable target for bacterial diagnostics, a comparative alignment of the L. monocytogenes ssrA gene nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO. 55) with the available B. subtilis ssrA gene nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO. 1 1 ) (a phylogenetically closely related bacteria to Listeria) was carried out as shown in Fig. 6. Analysis of the sequence alignment showed a percentage nucleotide sequence homology of 41%, whereas the corresponding 16S rRNA alignment exhibits a nucleotide sequence percentage homology of 87%, (data not shown). Example 5 Generation and application of ssrA gene/tmRNA genus-specific amplification primers, genus-specific and species-specific probes for the Listeria bacterial species. Using the Listeria genus ssrA gene/tmRNA nucleotide sequence alignment of Example 4, regions of the ssrA gene/tmRNA nucleotide sequence were analysed to determine their suitability for the generation of genus-specific amplification primers, and genus-specific and species- specific oligonucleotide probes. In this analysis , regions which demonstrated the greatest sequence differences to B. subtilis, were selected in the design of these amplification primers and probes. The sequences ofthe synthesised oligonucleotides are as follows: (a) Ltml : 5' Listeria genus specific amplification primer 5' -AAAGCCAATAATAACTGG- 3' SEQ ID NO: 172 (b) Ltm2: 3 ' Listeria genus specific amplification primer 5' -CCAGAAATATCGGCACTT- 3' SEQ ID NO: 173 (c) LGtm: Listeria genus specific hybridisation probe 5' -GTGAGACCCTTACCGTAG- 3' SEQ ID NO: 174 (d) LStm: L. monocytogenes species specific hybridisation probe 5' -TCTATTTAACCCCAGACG- 3' SEQ ID NO: 175 The genus specific amplification primers Ltm l and Ltm2 were used in a series of PCR reactions with total genomic DNA from twenty different strains as the template in each case. Only ssrA gene sequences from the Listeria species were amplified (260 base pair product) with these primers (Fig. 7 and Table 3) demonstrating that the ssrA gene/tmRNA is a suitable target for specific in vitro amplification of a bacterial genus. No amplification products were observed for any other bacterial species tested, although PCR products were obtained from the DNA from these bacterial species using the universal primers (tmU5' and tmU3') described in Example 2. In Fig. 7 the lanes represent the following: Lane A: Molecular weight marker V Lane 1 : E. coli Lane 2: S. poona Lane 3 : K. aerogenes Lane 4: P. mirabilis Lane 5: P. rettgeri Lane 6: A. hydrophilia Lane 7: S. aureus Lane 8: E. faecalis Lane 9: L. lactis Lane 10: B. subtilus Lane 1 1 : L. monocytogenes strain 1 Lane 12: L. monocytogenes strain 2 Lane 13: L. monocytogenes strain 3 Lane 14 L. monocytogenes strain 4 Lane 15 L. monocytogenes clinical isolate Lane 16 L. innocua Lane 17 L. murrayi Lane 18 L. welshimeri Lane 19 L. grayi Lane 20 M. bovis Lane B: Molecular weight marker V Table 3 Bacterial species tested with Listeria specific amplification primers. The Listeria genus specific oligonucleotide probe, LGtm, was hybridised to the Southern blot depicted in Fig. 4. Positive hybridisation signals were observed only with Listeria species as shown in Fig. 8 and Table 4, demonstrating the utility of the tmRNA sequence as a target in detecting a specific genus. In Fig. 8 the lanes represent the following: Lane A: Molecular weight marker V Lane 1 : Escherichia coli Lane 2 : Salmonella poona Lane 3 : Klebsiella aerogenes Lane 4: Proteus mirabilis Lane 5: Proteus rettgeri Lane 6: Aeromonas hydrophilia Lane 7: Staphyloccus aureus Lane 8: Enterococcus faecalis Lane 9: Lactobacillus lactis Lane 10: Bacillus subtilus Lane 1 1 : Listeria monocytogenes Lane 12: Listeria innocua Lane 13 : Listeria murrayi Lane 14: Listeria welshimeri Lane 15 : Listeria grayi Lane 16: Mycobacterium bovis Lane B: Molecular weight marker V The PCR products generated using the genus-specific amplification described in this Example, and shown in Fig. 7, were Southern blotted and hybridised to the L. monocytogenes species-specific oligonucleotide probe. A positive hybridisation signal was observed with three of the four typed strains and the clinical isolate of L. monocytogenes as shown in Fig. 9 and Table 4. In Fig. 9 the lanes represent the following: Lane A: Molecular weight marker V Lane 1 : E. coli Lane 2: S. poona Lane 3 : K aerogenes Lane 4: P. mirabilis Lane 5: P. rettgeri Lane 6: A. hydrophilia Lane 7: S. aureus Lane 8: E. faecalis Lane 9: L. lactis Lane 10 B. subtilus Lane 1 1 L. monocytogenes strain 1 Lane 12 L. monocytogenes strain 2 Lane 13 L. monocytogenes strain 3 Lane 14 L. monocytogenes strain 4 Lane 15 L. monocytogenes clinical isolate Lane 16 L. innocua Lane 17 L. murrayi Lane 18 L. welshimeri Lane 19 L. grayi Lane 20 M. bovis Lane B : Molecular weight marker V Table 4 Specificity of the Listeria genus-specific probe and the L. monocytogenes species-specific probe. One ofthe typed L. monocytogenes strains, strain 4, failed to generate a positive signal with this probe. DNA sequencing ofthe PCR amplified ssrA gene from this strain demonstrated that it contained a probe target region identical to L. innocua. It should be noted however that the ssrA gene from this strain contains other regions where the sequence is identical to the previously characterised L. monocytogenes strain and that these sequences are different to the L. innocua sequence, as shown in Fig. 15. Therefore a species specific oligonucleotide directed to one of these variable regions can be synthesised which would recognise each strain type (isolate) within the species, for example L. monocytogenes. Example 6 Multiple colorimetric probe detection of Listeria ssrA gene sequences. LGTm (A), LStm (B) and a Campylobacter upsaliensis 16S - 23 S rRNA spacer (C - 5' CATTAAACTTTAGCAAGGAAGTG 3') SEQ ID NO: 228 oligonucleotide probe were irreversibly bound to nylon membrane strips and hybridised to with amplified ssrA PCR product, using the genus specific primers Ltml and Ltm2 ( Ltml was labelled with biotin at the 5' end), from L. monocytogenes (1-6), L. innocua (7-10), 'L. ivanovii (1 1), L. murrayi (12), L. seeligeri (13), L. Welshmen (14) and L. grayii (15). The ssrA amplified PCR products, using tmU5' and tmU3' (tmU5' was labelled with biotin at the 5' end), were also hybridised to the nylon membrane strips from the Gram-positive bacteria, B. subtilus, L. lactis, S. aureus, S. epidermis, E. faecalis, C. perfringins (16-21) and the Gram-negative bacteria E. coli, S. enteritidis, P. Rettgeri, K. aerogenes (22-25). As shown in Fig. 10 after hybridisation, development ofthe colorimetric assay to biotin revealed the following: Strips 1-6 demonstrates that the ssrA amplified PCR product originated from L. monocytogenes combined with the confirmation that the PCR product amplified is from the genus Listeria - A and B give colour detection; Strips 7 - 15 demonstrate that these PCR products originated from the genus Listeria - only A gives colour detection; and Strips 16 - 25 demonstrate that the PCR products are not from the genus Listeria - no colour detection. C is a negative oligonucleotide control probe and D is a positive control colorimetric detection assay for all samples. Example 7 Use of ssrA / tmRNA sequences to distinguish between species of organisms. Clustal W alignments as shown in Figs. 1 1 (SEQ ID NOS. 19 and 21), 12 (SEQ ID NOS. 41 and 43), 13 (SEQ ID NOS. 77 and 79), 14 (SEQ ID NOS. 83 and 85), 15 and 16 (SEQ ID NO. 53, 55 and 57), indicate that there are nucleotide differences within the ssrA/tmRNA sequences of different strains ofthe same bacteria. This suggests that the ssrA/tmRNA sequences could potentially be used to discriminate between individual and/or groups of strains within a bacterial species. This may have useful applications in epidemiology and bacterial population analysis. Example 8 tmRNA integrity analysis after medium and extreme heat treatment of bacterial cells. E. coli and L. monocytogenes cultures were heat treated at 80°C , for 20 min. in the case of E. coli and 40 min. in the case of . monocytogenes and at 120°C for 15 min. (autoclaving) after overnight growth and tested for viability at Oh, lh, 2h, 6h, 12h, 24h and 48h after heat treatment. No viability was observed at each time period tested. Total RNA was also isolated at these time periods and electrophoresed on denaturing 1.2% agarose gels and Northern blotted. Each blot was hybridised to, in the case ofE. coli (Figs. 17 and 18) with a radioactively labelled oligonucleotide probe Evtm and in the case of L. monocytogenes (Figs. 19 and 20) with a radiolabelled LVtm. No tmRNA transcript was detected with each sample tested, demonstrating that tmRNA transcript is degraded after heat treatment. The lanes represented with the notation +ve is a positive control total RNA sample. Example 9 Use ofthe tmRNA transcript in distinguishing between viable and non- viable bacteria. A 100 ml culture of/., monocytogenes was grown overnight in liquid culture. After growth, serial dilutions ofthe cells were carried out and viability was determined by spread plating on nutrient agar plates. Simultaneously, total RNA was isolated from a 1 ml aliquot of these cells, The remainder ofthe cells were heated at 65°C for 20 min. Cells were then removed for both viability analysis and total RNA isolation. Samples were taken for viability and RNA isolation at time periods of 0 h, 2 h, 6 h and 24 h after treatment. Spread plating on nutrient agar plates indicated that heat treatment killed L. monocytogenes cells, with no viable colony forming units observed. Each RNA sample isolated was then treated with DNase to remove any contaminating DNA and total RNA samples (100 ng) were subjected to Reverse Transcriptase-PCR amplification using the Listeria genus specific ssrA/tmRNA oligonucleotide primers Ltml and Ltm2. Negative control amplification reactions included primers, target, and Taq polymerase, but no Reverse Transcriptase. The results ofthe amplification reactions are shown in Fig. 12. Amplified tmRNA RT-PCR products were only observed with the RNA sample which was not heat treated. All other samples gave no RT- PCR product indicating that the tmRNA molecules in these samples may have been degraded in the non-viable heat treated cells. In Fig. 21 the lanes represent the following: Lane A: Molecular weight marker V; Lane 1 : PCR amplification of RNA (no heat treatment of cells) - Reverse Transcriptase (RT), + Taq polymerase (TP); Lane 2 : RT-PCR of RNA (no heat treatment of cells), + RT, +TP; Lane 3 : PCR amplification of RNA (at 0 time after heat treatment), -RT, +TP; Lane 4: RT-PCR of RNA (at 0 time after heat treatment), +RT, +TP; Lane 5: PCR amplification of RNA (at 1 h time after heat treatment), -RT, +TP; Lane 6: RT-PCR of RNA (at 1 h time after heat treatment), +RT, +TP; Lane 7: PCR amplification of RNA (at 2 h time after heat treatment), -RT, +TP; Lane 8 : RT-PCR of RNA (at 2 h time after heat treatment), +RT, +TP; Lane 9: PCR amplification of RNA (at 6 h time after heat treatment), -RT, +TP; Lane 10: RT-PCR of RNA (at 6 h time after heat treatment), +RT, +TP; Lane 1 1 : PCR amplification of RNA (at 24 h time after heat treatment), -RT, +TP; Lane 12 : RT-PCR of RNA (at 24 h time after heat treatment), +RT, +TP; Lane B: Molecular weight marker V.

Claims: Claims: - 1. Use of the ssrA gene or a fragment thereof as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay for a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. 2. Use according to Claim 1, wherein a fragment ofthe ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 5' end of the DNA molecule is used as a universal target region. 3. Use according to Claim 1, wherein a fragment ofthe ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 3' end of the DNA molecule is used as a universal target region. 4. Use according to Claim 1, wherein a fragment ofthe ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of low homology is used as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay to distinguish between species. 5. Use according to Claim 1, wherein a fragment of the ssrA gene molecule corresponding to a region of low homology is used as a target region for the generation of a genus specific probe. 6. Use of tmRNA, an RNA transcript ofthe ssrA gene, or a fragment thereof as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay for a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. 7. Use according to Claim 6, wherein a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 5' end ofthe tmRNA molecule is used as a universal target region. 8. Use according to Claim 6, wherein a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of high homology from the 3' end of the tmRNA molecule is used as a universal target region. 9. Use according to Claim 6, wherein a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of low homology is used as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay to distinguish between species. 10. Use according to Claim 6, wherein a fragment of a tmRNA molecule corresponding to a region of low homology is used as a target region for the generation of a genus specific probe. 1 1. Use according to any preceding claim, wherein said ssrA gene fragment or said tmRNA fragment is used as the basis of a primer to be used in an amplification procedure. 12. Use according to Claim 1 1 , wherein the product ofthe amplification procedure is used as a target region in a nucleic acid probe assay. 13. Use according to any one of Claims 6 - 12, wherein a cDNA transcript of a tmRNA molecule is used as a probe in a nucleic acid hybridisation assay. 14. Use according to any preceding claim, where the assay is carried out in vitro. 15. Use according to any one of Claims 1-13, where the assay is carried out in situ. 16. Use according to any preceding claim, wherein the target region is used as the basis of an assay for distinguishing between living and dead prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. 17. Use according to any preceding claim, wherein the target region is used in a multiple probe format for broad scale detection and/or identification of prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. 18. Use according to Claim 17, wherein an ssrA gene probe or a tmRNA transcript probe is linked to a microarray gene chip system for the broad scale high throughput detection and identification of prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. 19. Use according to any preceding claim, wherein the target region is used as a probe in an assay to detect prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms in a sample of matter. 20. Use according to any one of Claims 1-13, wherein a fragment ofthe ssrA gene or the tmRNA transcript is used in an assay to obtain a DNA profile of a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism and, thereby, distinguish between strains ofthe same species. 21. Use according to any one of Claims 1-13, wherein the ssrA gene, the tmRNA transcript or a DNA sequence complementary thereto, or a fragment thereof, is used to design an agent directed against infectious prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms for therapeutic purposes. 22. Use according to any one of Claims 1-15, wherein the target region is used to monitor the efficacy of drug therapies against infectious agents. 23. Use according to any one of Claims 1-15, wherein the target region is used to monitor the viability and level of health-promoting organisms in the gastrointestinal tract. 24. Use according to any one of Claims 1-15, wherein the assay is used for the quantification of prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms. 25. Use according to any one of Claims 1-5 and 1 1-15, wherein a database of ssrA gene sequences is used to identify a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. 26. An ssrA sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 47, 49, 51 , 53, 55, 57, 59, 61 , 65, 67, 71 , 99, 159, 161 , 163, 165, 167, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190, 192, 194, 196, 198, 200, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212, 214 and 216. 27. A tmRNA sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 66, 68, 72, 98, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 177, 179, 181 , 183, 185, 187, 189, 191, 193, 195, 197, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 21 1, 213, 215 and 217. 28. An oligonucleotide probe selected from any one of SEQ ID NOS: 169, 174, 175, 218-223 and 228. 29. An oligonucleotide primer selected from any one of SEQ ID NOS: 170-173 and 224-227.

Inventors: BARRY THOMAS GERARD, SMITH TERENCE JAMES, BARRY, THOMAS, GERARD, SMITH, TERENCE, JAMES
Applicants: BARRY THOMAS GERARD, ENTPR IRELAND TRADING AS BIORE, NAT UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALW, SMITH TERENCE JAMES, BARRY, THOMAS, GERARD, ENTERPRISE IRELAND (TRADING AS BIORESEARCH IRELAND), NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY, SMITH, TERENCE, JAMES
Application year: 2000
Main classification: C12Q1
IPC codes: A61K31, A61K38, A61K48, A61P31, A61P33, C12N15, C12Q1, G01N33, G01N37