Table 1.

Primers and probes used in this study

Primer name	Sequence (5′ → 3′)	Target	Size	Reference
PCR	F: TTGAAGGTAATTTAGATATG R: CTAATACCTAAAGTTGAAAC	C. jejuni/C. coli	400 bp	[49]
Duplex-PCR	FU: TTGAAGGTAATTTAGATATG R1: TTTATTAACTACTTCTTTTG R2: ATATTTTTCAAGTTCATTAG	C. coli C. jejuni	461 bp 737 bp	[10, 49]
Real-time PCR	F: AACCCAAATTCTAATTGATC R: GAAGGTAATTTAGATATGGATAA P: FAM-AAATGATAACCAAGTCTAATCCCTGG	C. jejuni/C. coli	95 bp	This study
Biosensor	Probe 1: TTATCCATATCTAAATTACC-SH Probe 2: SH-AGTCTAATCCCTGGTGCATA	C. jejuni/C. coli	44 bp	This study
Cloning	M13F: AGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGA M13R: GAGCGGATAACAATTTCACAC	Recombinant plasmid (for sequencing)	193 bp	[50]