Table 4.

Primer set sequences for amplification of 5 virulence factors encoding genes

Primer names	Primer sequences from 5' to 3' direction	Name of target gene	PCR product length
ExoS Forward	CGTATGAGTCAGCAAGGGCG
		ExoS	118 bp
ExoS Reverse	GCGATGTGGTCACTGGCTTC
ETA Forward	GACAACGCCCTCAGCATCACCAGC
		ETA	396 bp
ETA Reverse	CGCTGGCCCATTCGCTCCAGCGCT
oprL Forward	ATGGAAATGCTGAAATTCGGC	oprL
			504 bp
oprL Reverse	CTTCTTCAGCTCGACGCGACG	oprL
oprI Forward	ATGAACAACGTTCTGAAATTCTCTGCT	oprI
			249 bp
oprI Reverse	CTTGCGGCTGGCTTTTTCCAG	oprI
Alg Forward	TTCCCTCGCAGAGAAAACATC	Alg
			520 bp
Alg Reverse	CCTGGTTGATCAGGTCGATCT	Alg