Table 1.

Primers used for the amplification of H. pylori genes.

Primer	Forward	Reverse	Reference
16s rRNA	GGAGTACGGTCGCAAGATTAAA	CTAGCGGATTCTCTCAATGTCAA	[42]
UreA	CGTGGCAAGCATGATCCAT	GGGTATGCACGGTTACGAGTTT	[43]
CagA	GAGTCATAATGGCATAGAACCTGAA	TTGTGCAAGAAATTCCATGAAA	[44]
VacA	CTCCAGAAGGCACACCAATAA	TGGCTTCCACTTCCCCATTAA	[45]
IceA2	GTTGTCGTTGTTTTAATGAA	GTCTTAAACCCCACGATTAAA	[46]
BabA2	CCAAACGAAACAAAAAGCGT	GCTTGTGTAAAAGCCGTCGT	[47]
OipA	GTTTTTGATGCATGGGATTT	GTGCATCTCTTATGGCTTT	[48]