Table 2 Primers used to detect virulence genes

hilA

F: 5′- CGTGAAGGGATTATCGCAGT −3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- GTCCGGGAATACATCTGAGC −3′

invA

F: 5′- ACAGTGCTCGTTTACGACCTGAAT − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- AGACGACTGGTACTGATCGATAAT − 3′

pefA

F: 5′- TTGCACTGGGTGGTTCTGG − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- TGTAACCCACTGCGAAAG − 3′

rck

F: 5′- AACGGACGGAACACAGAGTC − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- TGTCCTGACGAAAGTGCATC − 3′

sefA

F: 5′- GCAGCGGTTACTATTGCAGC − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- TGTGACAGGGACATTTAGCG − 3′

sipA

F: 5′- CCATTCGACTAACAGCAGCA − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- CGGTCGTACCGGCTTTATTA − 3′

sipC

F: 5′- AGACAGCTTCGCAATCCGTT − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- ATTCATCCCTTCGCGCATCA − 3′

sopB

F: 5′- CCTCAAGACTCAAGATG − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- TACGCAGGAGTAAATCGGTG − 3′

sopE

F: 5′- CGAGTAAAGACCCCGCATAC − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- GAGTCGGCATAGCACACTCA − 3′

spvC

F: 5′- ACTCCTTGCACAACCAAATGCGGA − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- TGTCTCTGCATTTCGCCACCATCA − 3′

ssaR

F: 5′- GTTCGGATTTGCTTCGG − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- TCTCCAGTGACTAACCCTAACCAA − 3′

ssrA

F: 5′- CTTACGATTACGCCATTTACGG − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- ATTTGGTGGAGCTGGCGGGACT − 3′

stnP1

F: 5′- TTGTCTCGCTATCACTGGCAACC − 3′

Fardsanei et al., 2017 [25]

R: 5′- ATTCGTAACCCGCTCTCGTCC − 3′