TABLE 1.

Primers and fluorogenic probe for specific detection of C. jejuni

Probe or primer	Sequence (5′ - 3′)	Denaturation temp (°C)a
Primers
Forward	CTG AAT TTG ATA CCT TAA GTG CAG C	60.4
Reverse	AGG CAC GCC TAA ACC TAT AGC T	60.3
Probe	TCT CCT TGC TCA TCT TTA GGA TAA ATT CTT TCA CA	66.6

^aCalculated by the nearest-neighbor algorithm with the Primer Express program (primer concentration, 300 nM; probe concentration, 20 nM; salt concentration, 55 nM).