Table 1 Oligonucleotides used in this study

CVD432F

5'-CTG GCG AAA GAC TGT ATC AT-3'

AA probe (CVD 432)

CVD432R

5'-CAA TGT ATA GAA ATC CGC TGT T-3'

aapF

5'-CTT GGG TAT CAG CCT GAA TG-3'

aap, encoding the enteroaggregative E. coli plasmid-borne anti-aggregation protein, dispersin

aapR

5'-AAC CCA TTC GGT TAG AGC AC-3'

aggAF

5'-TTA GTC TTC TAT CTA GGG-3'

aggA, encoding the structural subunit of aggregative adherence fimbriae I

aggAR

5'-AAA TTA ATT CCG GCA TGG-3'

aggRF

5'-CTA ATT GTA CAA TCG ATG TA-3'

aggR, encoding the enteroaggregative E. coli plasmid-borne aggregative adherence regulator

aggRR

5'-AGA GTC CAT CTC TTT GAT AAG-3'

M13F

5'-GGT TTT CCC AGT CAC GAC-3'

Vector priming sequencing primer

M13R

5'-CAG GAA ACA GCT ATG ACC-3'

Vector priming sequencing primer

aafBdaaDF

5'-CCTGCGGGATGTTACT-3'

aafB from EAEC and daaD from DAEC

aafBdaaDR

5'-GCCATCACATCAAAAA-3'