Table 2.

Primers for the research of Listeria monocytogenes virulence genes.

Target	Name	Primer sequence 5’-3’	Dimensions (bp)	Bibliography
Rrn	rrn-F	CAG CAG CCG CGG TAA TAC	938	Tell M., et al. 2007
	rrn-R	CTC CAT AAA GGT GAC CCT
hlyA	hlyA-F	CCT AAG ACG CCA ATC GAA	702
	hlyA-R	AAG CGC TTG CAA CTG CTC
Act	actA-F	GAC GAA AAT CCC GAA GTC AA	268 the 385
	actA-R	CTA GCG AAG GTG CTG TTT CC
inlA	inlA-F	CCT AGC AGG TCT AAC CGC AC	255
	inlA-R	TCG CTA ATT TGG TTA TGC CC
inlB	inlB-F	AAA GCA CGA TTT CAT GGG AG	146
	inlB-R	ACA TAG CCT TGT TTG GTC GG
plcA	plcA-F	CCG CGG ACA TCT TTT AAT GT	192
	plcA-R	CGA GCA AAA CAG CAA CGA TA
plcB	plcB- F	ATT TTC GGG TAG TCC GCT TT	261
	plcB-R	GGG AAA TTT GAC ACA GCG TT
iap	iap-F	ACA AGC TGC ACC TGT TGC AG	131	Yadav et al. 2010
	iap-R	TGA CAG CGT GTG TAG TAG CA
iap	prfA	CTG TTG GAG CTC TTC TTG GTG AAG CAA TCG	274	Wernars et al. 1992
	PrfB	AGC AAC CTC GGT ACC ATA TAC TAA CTC		Jofrè et al. 2005
	lip1	GAT ACA GAA ACA TCG GTT GGC
	lip2	GTG TAA CTT GAT GCC ATC AGG