Table 2.

Sequences of primers used for detection of virulence genes.

Gene	Primer sequence (5’–3’), F/R	Amplicon size (bp)	Tm (°C)	Reference
rmpA	ACTGGGCTACCTCTGCTTCA CTTGCATGAGCCATCTTTCA	535	54	Siu et al., 2011
fimH-1	TGCTGCTGGGCTGGTCGATG GGGAGGGTGACGGTGACATC	550	61	Schembri et al., 2005
mrkD	CCACCAACTATTCCCTCGAA ATGGAACCCACATCGACATT	226	54	El Fertas-Aissani et al., 2013
iutA	GGGAAAGGCTTCTCTGCCAT TTATTCGCCACCACGCTCTT	920	56	Compain et al., 2014
entB	CTGCTGGGAAAAGCGATTGTC AAGGCGACTCAGGAGTGGCTT	385	57	Wasfi et al., 2016
ybtS	GACGGAAACAGCACGGTAAA GAGCATAATAAGGCGAAAGA	242	52	Compain et al., 2014
K1	GGTGCTCTTTACATCATTGC GCAATGGCCATTTGCGTTAG	1283	47	Fang et al., 2007
K2	GGATTATGACAGCCTCTCCT CGACTTGGTCCCAACAGTTT	908	45	Fang et al., 2007