Table 4 Characteristics of primers used in the Enterococcus species identification [49]
Species | Primer name | Primer sequence | Product size [bp] |
|---|---|---|---|
Enterococcus spp. | 16S1 16S2 | 5’-AACGCGAAGAACCTTAC-3’ 5’-CGGTGTGTACAAGACCC-3’ | 440 |
E. faecalis | FL1 FL2 | 5’-ACTTATGTGACTAACTTAACC-3’ 5’-TAATGGTGAATCTTGGTTTGG-3’ | 360 |
E. faecium | FM1 FM2 | 5’-GAAAAAACAATAGAAGAATTAT-3’ 5’-TGCTTTTTTGAATTCTTCTTTA-3’ | 215 |