Table 1.

Primer sequences used in the PCR assays and the expected sizes of the products.

Primer	Size (in bp)	Sequence (5′-3′)	GenBank Accession No.	Target Gene	Gene Location (bp)
CJF	323	ACTTCTTTATTGCTTGCTGC	Z36940	C. jejuni hipO	1662–1681
CJR		GCCACAACAAGTAAAGAAGC			1984–1965
CCF	126	GTAAAACCAAAGCTTATCGTG	AF136494	C. coli glyA	337–357
CCR		TCCAGCAATGTGTGCAATG			462–444
CLF	251	TAGAGAGATAGCAAAAGAGA	AF136495	C. lari glyA	318–337
CLR		TACACATAATAATCCCACCC			568–549