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Table 1 Amplification of Clostridium species commonly isolated in gut model samples using the Clostridium specific primers

From: Method comparison for the direct enumeration of bacterial species using a chemostat model of the human colon

Strain

Primers

Sg-clept-F and Sg-clept-R

Eub338F and Erec482R

Cdiff-F and Cdiff-R

Clostridium difficile

–

+

+

Clostridium hathewayi

–

+

–

Clostridium celerecrescens/ Clostridium sphenoidesa

–

+

–

Clostridium sporogenes

–

–

–

Clostridium paraputrificum

–

+

–

Clostridium tertium

–

+

–

Clostridium butyricum

–

–

–

Clostridium clostridioforme

–

+

–

Clostridium symbiosum

–

+

–

Clostridium bolteae

–

+

–

Clostridium innocuum

–

–

–

Clostridium scindens

–

+

–

Escherichia colib

–

–

–

  1. aStrains sharing 98% of 16S rRNA gene homology [25], Maldi-ToF identification did not provide reliable distinction between species
  2. bIncluded in each assay as negative control