Table 1.

PCR primers used for amplification of virulence genes in Salmonella isolates.

Virulence genes	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Size (bp)	Reference
invA	F- TATCGCCACGTTCGGCAA	275	Nayak et al., 2004
pefA	R- TCGCACCGTCAAAGGAACC	700	Murugkar et al., 2003
hilA	F- TGTTTCCGGGCTTGTGCT	854	Cardona-Castro et al., 2002
sopB	R- CAGGGCATTTGCTGATTCTTCC	517	Huehn et al., 2010
stn	F- CGGAAGCTTATTTGCGCCATGCTGAGGTAG	617	Murugkar et al., 2003
spvC	R- GCATGGATCCCCGCCGGCGAGAT TGTG	669	Swamy et al., 1996
	F- TCAGAAGRCGTCTAACCACTC
	R- TACCGTCCTCATGCACACTC
	F- TTGTGTCGCTATCACTGGCAACC
	R- ATTCGTAACCCGCTCTCGTCC
	F- CGGAAATACCATCAAATA
	R- CCCAAACCCATACTTACTCTG