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Table 5 Oligonucleotide Primers for polysaccharide capsular typing

From: Prevalence and molecular characterization of group B streptococcus in pregnant women from hospitals in Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions of Namibia

Primer

Target

Primer sequence

Size bp

Ia-F

cps1aH

5′ – GGTCAGACTGGATTAATGGTATGC – 3′

521 & 1826 bp

Ia-R

cps1Ah

5′ – GTAGAAATAGCCTATATACGTTGAATGC – 3′

Ib-F

cps1bJ

5′ – TAAACGAGAATGGAATATCACAAACC – 3′

770 bp

Ib-R

cpsIbK

5′ – GAATTAACTTCAATCCCTAAACAATATCG – 3’

II-F

cps2K

5′ – GCTTCAGTAAGTATTGTAAGACGATAG – 3’

397 bp

II-R

cps2K

5′ – TTCTCTAGGAAATCAAATAATTCTATAGGG – 3’

III-F

cps1a/2/3I

5′ – TCCGTACTACAACAGACTCATCC – 3’

1826 bp

III-R

cps1a/2/3 J

5′ – AGTAACCGTCCATACATTCTATAAGC – 3’

IV-F

cps4N

5′ – GGTGGTAATCCTAAGAGTGAACTGT – 3’

578 bp

IV-R

cps4N

5′ – CCTCCCCAATTTCGTCCATAATGGT – 3’

V-F

cps5O

5′ – GAGGCCAATCAGTTGCACGTAA – 3’

701 bp

V-R

cps5O

5′ – AACCTTCTCCTTCACACTAATCCT – 3’

VI-F

cps6I

5′ – GGACTTGAGATGGCAGAAGGTGAA – 3’

487 bp

VI-R

cps6I

5′ – CTGTCGGACTATCCTGATGAATCTC – 3’

VII-F

cps7M

5′ – CCTGGAGAGAACAATGTCCAGAT – 3’

371 bp

VII-R

cps7M

5′ – GCTGGTCGTGATTTCTACACA – 3’

VIII-F

cps8J

5′ – AGGTCAACCACTATATAGCGA – 3’

282 bp

VIII-R

cps8J

5′ – TCTTCAAATTCCGCTGACTT – 3’