Table 1.

PCR primers set used for detection of Campylobacter spp., C. jejuni and C. coli.

Targeted species	Targeted gene	Sequence 5′-3′	Amplicon size (bp)	References
Campylobacter	Cadf	F:TTG AAG GTA ATT TAG ATA TG	400	Konkel et al., 1999
		R:CTA ATA CCT AAA GTT GAA AC
C. jejuni	Oxidoreductase subunit	F:ATG AAA AAA TAT TTA GTT TTT GCA	160	Winters and Slavik, 1995
		R:ATT TTA TTA TTT GTA GCA GCG
C. coli	Ceu	F:CAA ATA AAG TTA GAG GTA GAA TGT	894	Gonzalez et al., 1997
		R:GGA TAA GCA CTA GCT AGC TGA T