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Table 1 Oligonucleotide primers used for amplification of virulence genes among UPEC isolates

From: Biofilm formation, antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence genes of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from clinical isolates in Uganda

Primer name

Oligonucleotide sequence (5′-3′)

Sizes (bp)

Gene

PapC-F

GACGGCACTGCTGCAGGGTGTGGCG

328

papC

Pap-C-R

ATATCCTTTCTGCAGGGATGCAATA

  

Fim-H-F

TGTACTGCTGATGGGCTGGTC

564

fimH

Fim-H-R

GGGTAGTCCGGCAGAGTAACG

  

Sfa-F

CTCCGGAGAACTGGGTGCATCTTAC

410

Sfa

Sfa-R

CGGAGGAGTAATTACAAACCTGGCA

  

Afa-F

GCTGGGCAGCAAACTGATAACTCTC

750

Afa

Afa-R

CATCAAGCTGTTTGTTCGTCCGCCG

  

HlyA-F

AACAAGGATAAGCACTGTTCTGGCT

1177

hlyA

HlyA-R

ACCATATAAGCGGTCATTCCCGTCA

  

Cnf1-F

AAGATGGAGTTTCCTATGCAGGAG

498

cnf1

Cnf1-R

TGGAGTTTCCTATGCAGGAG

  
  1. Primers and sequences adapted from Ruike Zhao et al 2015