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Table 10 Primers and probes for real-time PCR detection of virulence genes developed for this study

From: Virulence gene profiling of enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) and enteropathogenic (EPEC) Escherichia coli strains: a basis for molecular risk assessment of typical and atypical EPEC strains

Target genea

Forward primer, reverse primer and probe sequences (5'-3')

Location within sequences

Gene Bank accession no.

nleG6-2 (Z2150)

ATATGCTCTCTATATGATAAGGATG

1928877-1928901

AE005174

 

AAAGTGACATTCGTCTTTTCTCATA

1928996-1928872

 
 

[6FAM]CGTTAGTGCAACTTGTTGAAACTGGTGGAA[BHQ1]

1928902-1928931

 

nleG5-2 (Z2151)

AGACTATTCGTGGAGAAGCTCAAG

1929199-1929222

AE005174

 

TATTGAAGGCCAATCTGGATG

1929337-1929317

 
 

[6FAM]TGGATATTTTATGGGAAGTCTTAACCAGGATGG[BHQ1]

1929269-1929301

 

espK

ATTGTAACTGATGTTATTTCGTTTGG

1673295-1673320

AE005174

 

GRCATCAAAAGCGAAATCACACC

1673419-1673397

 
 

[6FAM]CAGATACTCAATATCACAATCTTTGATATATAAACGACC[BHQ1]

1673330-1673368

 

bfpA

CCAGTCTGCGTCTGATTCCA

2756-2775

FM180569

 

CGTTGCGCTCATTACTTCTGAA

2816-2795

 
 

TAAGTCGCAGAATGC-MGB

2777-2791

 
  1. a) Z2150 and Z2151 derive from OI-57 [24]