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Table 2 Primers used for the detection of Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, as well as the detection and characterisation of Vibrio cholerae

From: Diarrheagenic pathogens in adults attending a hospital in Singapore

Parameter

Target gene

Forward primer (5ā€²-3ā€²)

Reverse primers (5ā€²-3ā€²)

Concentration (Ī¼M)

Size

(bp)

References

Aeromonas spp.

16Ā s rDNA

GGGAGTGCCTTCGGGAATCAGA

TCACCGCAACATTCTGATTTG

0.5

356

[14]

Campylobacter spp.

16Ā s rDNA

GGTGTAGGATGAGACTATATA

TTCCATCTGCCTCTCCCY

0.5

439

[54]

Salmonella spp.

invA

ACAGTGCTCGTTTACGACCTGAAT

AGACGACTGGTACTGATCGATAAT

0.5

244

[55]

Listeria monocytogenes

InlA

ACGAGTAACGGGACAAATGC

CCCGACAGTGGTGCTAGATT

0.5

800

[56]

V. cholerae

toxR

GAAGCTGCTCATGACATC

AAGATCAGGGTGGTTATTC

0.01

275

[57]

V. cholerae serogroup O1

Wbe (O1)

GTTTCACTGAACAGATGGG

GGTCATCTGTAAGTACAAC

0.05

192

[15]

V. cholerae biotype (El Tor)

tcpA

CACGATAAGAAAACCGGTCAAGAG

CGAAAGCACCTTCTTTCACGTTG

0.05

451

[58]

V. cholerae virulence genes

ctxA

ACAGAGTGAGTACTTTGACC

ATACCATCCATATATTTGGGAG

0.05

308

[15]

Ā 

ctxB

ATGAGGCGTTTTATTATTCCATACAC

TACCAGGTAGTCAACATATAGATTCA

0.05

128

[59]