Table 1. Primers Used in This Study for Detection of EPEC Strains and β-Lactamase Genes.

Gene	Primer Sequence (5' to 3')	Size of Amplicon, bp	Annealing Temperature, °C
eae		229	55
	F-CTGAACCAGATCGTAACGGC
	R-TGATAAGCTGCAGTCGAATCC
bfp		326	58
	F-AATGGTGCTTGCGCTTGCTGC
	R-GCCGCTTTATCCAACCTGGTA
stx1		302	55
	F-CGCTGAATGTCATTCGCTCTGC
	R-CGTGGTATAGCTACTGTCACC
stx2		516	56
	F-CCTCGGTATCCTATTCCCGG
	R-CTGCTGTGACAGTGACAAAACGC
blaCTX-M1		863	54
	F-GGTTAAAAAATCACTGCGTC
	R-TTGGTGACGATTTTAGCCGC
blaCTX-M2		865	54
	F-ATGATGACTCAGAGCATTCG
	R-TGGGTTACGATTTTCGCCGC
blaCTX-M9		869	54
	F-ATGGTGACAAAGAGAGTGCA
	R-CCCTTCGGCGATGATTCTC
blaCTX-M15		995	55
	F-CACACGTGGAATTTAGGGACT
	R-GCCGTCTAAGGCGATAAACA
SHV		230	56
	F-AAGATCCACTATCGCCAGCAG
	R-ATTCAGTTCCGTTTCCCAGCGG
bla TEM		856	53
	F-ATGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGC
	R-CAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGG