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Table 2 Real-time PCR assays of the pathogen panel applied in this study.

From: Real-time PCR analysis of enteric pathogens from fecal samples of irritable bowel syndrome subjects

PCR assay

(Target gene)

Sequence (5'-> 3')

Amplicon size

(bp)

Ta

(°C)

MgCl2

(mM)

Reference

Aeromonas spp.

(aerA)

F: GAGAAGGTGACCACCAAGAACA

R: AACTGACATCGGCCTTGAACTC

232

61

2

[57]

Bacillus cereus group

(16S rRNA)

F: TCGAAATTGAAAGGCGGC

R: GGTGCCAGCTTATTCAAC

288

64

3

[58]

Campylobacter jejuni

(hipO)

F: GACTTCGTGCAGATATGGATGCTT

R: GCTATAACTATCCGAAGAAGCCATCA

344

58

3

[59]

Clostridium difficile

(16S rRNA)

F: TTGAGCGATTTACTTCGGTAAAGA

R: CCATCCTGTACTGGCTCACCT

157

58

3

[55]

Clostridium perfringens

(plc)

F: AAGTTACCTTTGCTGCATAATCCC

R: ATAGATACTCCATATCATCCTGCT

283

61

4

[60]

Clostridium perfringens

(cpe)

F: GGTTCATTAATTGAAACTGGTG

R: AACGCCAATCATATAAATTACAGC

154

58

3

[61]

EHEC/EPEC

(eaeA)

F: ATGCTTAGTGCTGGTTTAGG

R: GCCTTCATCATTTCGCTTTC

248

65

4

[62]

Helicobacter pylori

(16S rRNA)

F: GAAGATAATGACGGTATCTAAC

R: ATTTCACACCTGACTGACTAT

139

58

4

[55]

Listeria monocytogenes

(iap)

F: CTAAAGCGGGAATCTCCCTT

R: CCATTGTCTTGCGCGTTAAT

174

61

4

[63]

Salmonella spp.

(invA)

F: GTGAAATTATCGCCACGTTCGGGCAA

R: TCATCGCACCGTCAAAGGAACC

281

64

2

[64]

Staphylococcus aureus

(nuc)

F: GCGATTGATGGTGATACGGTT

R: AGCCAAGCCTTGACGAACTAAAGC

279

60

3

[65]

Yersinia enterocolitica

(ail)

F: GGTCATGGTGATGTTGATTACTATTCA

R: CGGCCCCCAGTAATCCATAA

90

58

4

[66]