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Table 1 PCR primers for diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli and 16srRNA gene

From: Prevalence, diversity of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli and associated risk factors in well water  in Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria

Type

Primer

Designation

Primers (5 to 3)

Target gene

Amplicon size (bp)

ECO

ECO-1

GACCTCGGTTTAGTTCACAGA

16SrRNA

585

ECO-2

CACACGCTGACGCTGACCA

EPEC

eae 1

CTGAACGGCGATTACGCGAA

eae

917

eae 2

CCAGACGATACGATCCAG

bfp 1

AATGGGCTTGCGCTTCCAG

bfpA

326

bfp 2

GCCGCTTTATCCAACCTGGTA

EAEC

EAEC1

CTGGCGAAAGACTGTATCAT

CVD432

630

EAEC2

CAATGTATAGAAATCCGCTGTT

ETEC

LTf

GGCGACAGATTATACCGTGC

LT

450

LTr

CAATGTATAGAAATCCGCTGTT

STf

ATTTTTMTTTCTGTATTRTCTT

ST

190

STr

CACCCGGTACARGCAGGATT

EIEC

IpaH1

GTTCCTTGACCGCCTTTCCGATACCGTC

ipaH

600

IpaH2

GCCGGTCAGCCACCCTCTGAGAGTAC

EHEC

Stx1f

ATAAATCGCCATTCGTTGACTAC

Stx1

180

Stx1r

AGAACGCCCACTGAGATCATCC

Stx2f

GGCACTGTCTGAAACTGCTCC

Stx2

255

Stx2r

TCGCCAGTTATCTGACATTCTG

  1. EIEC Enteroinvasive E. coli, EHEC Enterohemorrhagic E. coli, EAEC Enteroaggregative E. coli, EPEC Enteropathogenic E. coli, ETEC Enterotoxigenic E. coli