Polymerase (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, U.S.A.) according to the manufacturer’s
instructions. Briefly, the PCR reactions were carried out using 30 ng of
genomic DNA in a final volume of 20 µl, containing 1 U Phusion DNA
polymerase, 0.2 mM dNTP, 0.5 nM gene-specific primers, and 3% volume DMSO under the
following conditions: denaturing at 98°C for 30 sec, 35 cycles at 98°C for 10 sec, 70°C
for 30 sec, 70°C for 30 sec per kilobase (kb), followed by an extended elongation at 72°C
for 10 min. The PCR products were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. The amplicons
were purified using the innuPREP PCRpure kit (Analytik Jena AG, Jena, Germany), and then
sequenced at Fasmac Co., Ltd. (Atsugi, Japan). The sequences of primers used for
successful amplification of EBLs are listed in
(negative for PCR or sequencing primers) are available upon request. The determined
sequences were deposited in DDBJ (accession numbers LC378417-LC378424).