Table 1

Primers and probes for Shigella/EIEC, Salmonella and Campylobacter

Micro-organismGenePrimer/probeSequence 5’−3’
Shigella/EIEC ipaH ForwardCCT TTT CCG CGT TCC TTG A
ReverseCGG AAT CCG GAG GTA TTG C
ProbeROX - CGCCTTTCCGATACCGTCTCTGCA - BHQ2
Salmonella ttrC ForwardCTC ACC AGG AGA TTA CAA CAT GG
ReverseAGC TCA GAC CAA AAG TGA CCA TC
ProbeJOE-CACCGACGGCGAGACCGACTTT-TAM
Campylobacter jejuni mapA ForwardCTG GTG GTT TTG AAG CAA AGA TT
ReverseCAA TAC CAG TGT CTA AAG TGC GTT TAT
ProbeFAM - AAT TCC AAC ATC GCT AAT G
Campylobacter coli ceuE ForwardTCT CGC TTT GGA ATC ATT CAT G
ReverseCAT GTG TGC CTA CTT TTA CAT TTT CA
ProbeFAM - TGT TTT AGG AAT CAA TGC TG
  • Table was created by the authors.

  • EIEC, entero-invasive Escherichia coli.