Table 1.
Primers used in this study.
| Primers | Sequences | Product size (bp) | EPIYA motif | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| glmM | AAGCTTTTAGGGGTG TTAGGTTT AAGCTTACTTTCTAACACTAACGC |
294 | [14] | |
| cagAF D008 cagAR R008 |
ACAATGCTAAATTAGACAACTTGAGCGA TTAGAATAATCAACAAACATCACGCCAT |
298 | [15] | |
| cag2F | GGAACCCTAGTCGGTAATG | 550 to 850 | [16, 34] | |
| cag4 | ATCTTTGAGCTTGTCTATCG | 550 to 850 | [12, 34] | |
| cagA28F | TTCTCAAAGGAGCAATTGGC | Forward for all EPIYA motifs | [16] | |
| cagA-P1C | GTCCTGCTTTCTTTTTATTAACTTKAGC | 264 | EPIYA-A | [16, 17] |
| cagA-P2TA | TTTAGCAACTTGAGTATAAATGGG | 306 | EPIYA-B | [16, 17] |
| cagAWest | TTTCAAAGGGAAAGGTCCGCC | 501 | EPIYA-C | [17] |
| cagAEast | AGAGGGAAGCCTGCTTGATT | 495 | EPIYA-D | [17] |