Table 1.

PCR primers used to detect C. jejuni and C. coli in stool samples

Primer name	Organism detected	Gene name and size (bp)	Sequence (5’-3’) and annealing temperature	References
Hip 1a Hip 2b	C. jejuni	Hippuricase gene, 176	-ATG ATG GCT TCT TCG GAT AG- -GCT CCT ATG CTT ACA ACT GC- 58 °C	Linton et al. [14]
CC18F CC519R	C. coli	Aspartokinase gene and the downstream ORF of C. coli, 500	-GGT ATG ATT TCT ACA AAG CGA G- -ATA AAA GAC TAT CGT CGC GTG- 66 °C	Linton et al. [14]