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Table 1 PCR primers for virulence gene detection

From: Prevalence and characterization of Escherichia coli O157 and O157:H7 in retail fresh raw meat in South China

Target gene

Primer sequence (5′-3′)

Annealing temperature (°C)

Size (bp)

Reference

fliC h7

GCGCTGTCGAGTTCTATCGAGC

CAACGGTGACTTTATCGCCATTCC

59

625

Xu et al. 2008

rfbEO157

GGATGACAAATATCTGCGCTGC

GGTGATTCCTTAATTCCTCTCTTTCC

59

291

eaeA

GACCCGGCACAAGCATAAGC

CCACCTGCAGCAACAAGAGG

60

384

Paton and Paton 1998

hlyA

GCATCATCAAGCGTACGTTCC

AATGAGCCAAGCTGGTTAAGCT

60

534

stx1

TGTAACTGGAAAGGTGGAGTATAC

GCTATTCTGAGTCAACGAAAAATAA

64

210

Sarimehmetoglu et al. 2009

stx2

ATGAAGTGTATATTTAAATGG

TCAGTCATTATTAAACTGCAC

49

1200

Bai et al. 2010