TABLE 1.

Two S. parasanguinis-specific primer pairs based on the groEL gene^a.

Primer Pair	Sequence (5′ to 3′)b	Product size/bp
Spa146f/Spa525r	AACAATGCGATYCCAGTATCRAG/CTACGACATTAAAGGTACCDCGG	424
Spa93f/Spa525r	TCCGYCGTGGGATTGAGACC/CTACGACATTAAAGGTACCDCGG	474

^aThe two primer pairs consist of three primers, two forward primers Spa146f and Spa93f, and one reverse primer Spa525r. ^bIUPAC ambiguity codes: R (A or G), Y (C or T), D (G or A or T).