Table 1. Primer sequences for PCR of ompA and VNTR loci.

Primer name	Primer sequence (5′ – 3′)	Amplicon sizea (bp)	Nucleotide positiona	Reference
PCTM3	TCCTTGCAAGCTCTGCCTGTGGGGAATCCT		779,977–780,006	Lan et al [12]
NRId	CCGCAAGATTTTCTAGATTTC	1,019	778,988–779,008	Lan et al [12]
CT1291F	GCCAAGAAAAACATGCTGGT		195,536–195,555	Pedersen et al [10]
CT1291R	AGGATATTTCCCTCAGTTATTCG	225b	195,760–195,738	Pedersen et al [10]
CT1299F	TTGTGTAAAGAGGGTCTATCTCCA		291,758–291,781	Pedersen et al [10]
CT1299R	AAGTCCACGTTGTCATTGTACG	188	29,1945–291,924	Pedersen et al [10]
CT1335F	TCATAAAAGTTAAATGAAGAGGGACT		737,225–737,250	Pedersen et al [10]
CT1335R	TAATCTTGGCTGGGGATTCA	153	737,377–737,358	Pedersen et al [10]
OMPSeqF	GGTGTGACGCTATCAGCATGC		779,880–779,900	This study
OMPSeqR	GACCATTTAACTCCAATGTA	718	779,183–779,202	This study
CT1291inFd	TACAAAAGTGTTGTGATAATTC	-	195,559–195,580	This study
CT1299inRd	ACGAATCCTCTAAGTACGG	-	291,908–291,926	This study
CT1335inRd	GGATTCAACGATGATTAAGG	-	737,345–737,364	This study
OMPSeq2Rd	TATTGGAAAGAAGCICCTAA c	-	779,417–779,436	This study

^aaccording to D/UW-3/CX, accession number NC 000117.

^ban amplicon of 510 bp was seen in some samples.

^cI = inosine.

^dPrimers used for sequencing.