Table 1.
Primer sequences.
| Target gene | Sense primer | Antisense primer | Amplicon |
|---|---|---|---|
| cagA | ACCGCTCGAGAACCCTAGTCGGTAATGGG | ATATCGATTTAAGCCAATTTTTGATTCCTTG | 500 bp |
| cagA (full length) | CCATCGATGG TAAAAATGTG AATCGT (454) | CAGGTACCGC GGCCGCTTAA GATTTTTGGA AACCAC (1314) | 3658 bp |
| vacA s1 | CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC | ATGGAAATACAACAAACACAC | 259 bp |
| vacA s2 | CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC | ATGGAAATACAACAAACACAC | 286 bp |
| vacA m1 | GGTCAAAATGCGGTCATGG | CCATTGGTACCTGTAGAAAC | 290 bp |
| vacA m2 | CATAACTAGCGCCTTGCAC | CATAACTAGCGCCTTGCAC | 352 bp |
| atpA | GGACTAGCGTTAAACGCACG | CTTGAAACCGACAAGCCCAC | 841 bp |
| efp | GGCAATTTGGATGAGCGAGCTC | CTTCACCTTTTCAAGATACTC | 559 bp |
| mutY | GTGGTTGTAGYTGGAAACTTTACAC | CTTAAGCGTGTGTYTTTCTAGG | 676 bp |
| ppa | GGAGATTGCAATGAATTTAGA | GTGGGGTTAARATCGTTAAATTG | 706 bp |
| trpC | TAGAATGCAAAAAAGCATCGCCCTC | TAAGCCCGCACACTTTATTTTCGCC | 633 bp |
| ureI | AGGTTATTCGTAAGGTGCG | GTTTAAATCCCTTAGATTGCC | 686 bp |
| yphC | CACGCCTATTTTTTTGACTAAAAAC | CATTYACCCTCCCAATGATGC | 734 bp |
| pbp1a | GATTGTCATAGGGTTGTTAGC (PP-14) | GGGTTCTTCGCTATCGTC (PP-15) | 1928 bp |
| pbp2 | GTCTTCGCTATAAGCTTTTG (PP-54) | CTCATAGAGTTTGTTGCTC (PP-55) | 1745 bp |
| pbp3 | TGATCCTTACTTCAACCCA (PP-56) | GTTTTGAATCGCAATAGAGGG (PP-57) | 1797 bp |
| dupA | CTACAATATAGCTCTCAAAAG(WS539) | AGCAATAAAACGCTTAAAAGTCTC(WS606) | 2935 bp |
| dupA | GTATTCCTAGCCAATATTCTTTAG(WS677) | AAAAATTTAGGCTCAAAGTCTG (WS678) | 597 bp |