Table 2.

PCR primers used in the study.

Target Gene	Sequences (5′–3′)	Product Size (bp)	Annealing Temperature °C	References
16S rRNA for Campylobacter spp.	F-ATCTAATGGCTTAACCATTAAAC	857	58	[62]
	R GGACGGTAACTAGTTTAGTATT
mapA for C. jejuni	F-CTATTTTATTTTTGAGTGCTTGTG	589	58	[62]
	R-GCTTTATTTGCCATTTGTTTTATTA
ceuE for C. coli	F-AATTGAAAATTGCTCCAACTATG	462	58	[62]
	R-TGATTTTATTATTTGTAGCAGCG
flaA-SVR	F-CTA TGG ATG AGC AAT T(AT)A AAA T	383	53	[63]
	R-CAA G(AT)C CTG TTC C(AT)A CTG AAG
flaA	F-AATAAAAATGCTGATAAAACAGGTG	855	53	[53]
	R-TACCGAACCAATGTCTGCTCTGATT
flhA	F-GGAAGCGGCACTTGGTTTGC	735	53	[64]
	R-GCTGTGAGTGAGATTATAGCAG
dnaJ	F-ATTGATTTTGCTGCGGGTAG	177	50	[65]
	R-ATCCGCAAAAGCTTCAAAAA
cadF	F-TTGAAGGTAATTTAGATATG	400	45	[66]
	R-CTAATACCTAAAGTTGAAAC
virB11	F-TCTTGTGAGTTGCCTTACCCCTTTT	494	53	[53]
	R-CCTGCGTGTCCTGTGTTATTTACCC
docA	F-ATAAGGTGCGGTTTTGGC	725	50	[64]
	R-GTCTTTGCAGTAGATATG
iam	F-GCGCAAAATATTATCACCC	518	52	[67]
	R-TTCACGACTACTATGCGG
ciaB	F-TGCGAGATTTTTCGAGAATG	527	54	[65]
	R-TGCCCGCCTTAGAACTTACA
racR	F-GATGATCCTGACTTTG	584	45	[53]
	R-TCTCCTATTTTTACCC
pldA	F-AAGCTTATGCGTTTTT	913	45	[53]
	R-TATAAGGCTTTCTCCA
cdtA	F-CCTTGTGATGCAAGCAATC	370	49	[53]
	R-ACACTCCATTTGCTTTCTG
cdtB	F-CAGAAAGCAAATGGAGTGTT	620	51	[53]
	R-AGCTAAAAGCGGTGGAGTAT
cdtC	F-CGATGAGTTAAAACAAAAAGATA	182	47	[53]
	R-TTGGCATTATAGAAAATACAGTT
wlaN	F-TGCTGGGTATACAAAGGTTGTG	330	55	[64]
	R-ATTTTGGATATGGGTGGGG
cgtB	F-TAAGAGCAAGATATGAAGGTG	561	52	[68]
	R-GCACATAGAGAACGCTACAA