Table 4.

Oligonucleotides used for the detection of the icaA, icaB, icaC, and icaD genes.

Primer	5′ to 3′ Nucleotide Sequence	Amplified Product (bp)	Reference
icaAF	TCT CTT GCA GGA GCA ATC AA	187	[30]
icaAR	TCA GGC ACT AAC ATC CAG CA
icaAF	TGG CTG TAT TAA GCG AAG TC	669	[32]
icaAR	CCT CTG TCT GGG CTT GAC C
icaBF	CTG ATC AAG AAT TTA AAT CAC AAA	302	[31]
icaBR	AAA GTC CCA TAA GCC TGT TT
icaCF	TAA CTT TAG GCG CAT ATG TTT	400	[31]
icaCR	TTC CAG TTA GGC TGG TAT TG
icaDF	ATG GTC AAG CCC AGA CAG AG	198	[30]
icaDR	CGT GTT TTC AAC ATT TAA TGC AA

F: forward; R: reverse.