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Table 1 Specific primers used for amplification of the target genes of K. pneumoniae in this study

From: Genotypes and virulence in serotype K2 Klebsiella pneumoniae from liver abscess and non-infectious carriers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan

Serotype (target gene)

Primer

Size of PCR product (bp)

Reference

K1 (wzyKPK1)

5′-GGTGCTCTTTACATCATTGC-3′

1283

[17]

 

5′-GCAATGGCCATTTGCGTTAG-3′

  

K2 (wzyKPK2)

5′-GACCCGATATTCATACTTGACAGAG-3′

641

[17]

 

5′-CCTGAAGTAAAATCGTAAATAGATGGC-3′

  

K5 (wzxKPK5)

5′-TGGTAGTGATGCTCGCGA-3′

280

[17]

 

5′-CCTGAACCCACCCCAATC-3′

  

RmpA

5′-ACTGGGCTACCTCTGCTTCA-3′

536

[5]

 

5′-CTTGCATGAGCCATCTTTCA-3′

  

Aerobactin

5′-GCATAGGCGGATACGAACAT-3′

556

[5]

 

5′-CACAGGGCAATTGCTTACCT-3′

  

Aerobactin

5′-CTGTCGGCATCGGTTTTATT-3′

531

[5]

 

5′-TGGCGTGTCGATTATTACCA-3′

  

Alls

5′-CCGAAACATTACGCACCTTT-3′

 

[5]

 

5′-ATCACGAAGAGCCAGGTCAC-3′

  

Kfu

5′- ATAGTAGGCGAGCACCGAGA-3′

 

[5]

 

5′-AGAACCTTCCTCGCTGAACA-3′