Table 1 Bacterial strains used in this study

Laboratory isolates

Salmonella Typhi CT18

-

Sanger Institute collection

Salmonella Paratyphi A AKU12601

-

Sanger Institute collection

E. coli Vu 1

-

Cloned gB target sequence - this study

E. coli Vu 2

-

Cloned STY0201 target sequence - this study

E. coli Vu 3

-

Cloned SSPA2308 target sequence - this study

Clinical isolates

Salmonella Typhi

80

OUCRU Nepal

Salmonella Paratyphi A

60

OUCRU Nepal

Staphylococcus. spp

3

OUCRU Vietnam

Streptococcus pneumoniae

1

OUCRU Vietnam

Streptococcus suis type 2

2

OUCRU Vietnam

Streptococcus group B

1

OUCRU Vietnam

Neisseria meningitidis

1

OUCRU Vietnam

Citrobacter freundii

4

OUCRU Vietnam

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

OUCRU Vietnam

Salmonella serotypes

10

OUCRU Vietnam