Table 2

Polymerase chain reaction primers used for the amplification of bacterial DNA

PrimerSequence
fup-15′-GTG GAG CTT CTT CGG CAG CAT-3′
fup-25′-ATG ACG ACG ATT CTT TTG AA-3′
rpsU-L25′-AGG CGC TTG TGC AGG CGC-3′
fliC-15′-GAT CGG CGG CGG CAT GGT TCA GA-3′
fliC-25′-CCG AGC GTT GCC TGC AGA TTG TT-3′
fliC-35′-GCA GCA CCG GCC AGG AGA CGA C-3′
fliC-45′-GCC CGT CTG CGT GCT GAT GTC-3′