Gene

Primer sequence

Reference

Annealing (˚C)

Size (bp) of the PCR product

UreC

F5-AAGCTTTTAGGGGTGTTAGGGGTTT-3

[15]

57

294

R5-AAGCTTACTTTCTAACACTAACGC-3

vacA

s1s2

[16]

54

259 - 286

F5-ATGGAAATACAACAAACACAC-3

R5-CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC-3

m1

55

290

F5-GGTCAAAATGCGGTCATGG-3

R5-CCATTGGTACCTGTAGAAAC-3

m2

51

192

F5-GGAGCCCCAGGAAACATTG-3

R5-CATAACTAGCGCCTTGCAC-3

cagA

F5-ATAATGCTAAATTAGACAACTTGAGCGA-3

[17]

56

297

R5-TTAGAATAATCAACAAACATAACGCCAT-3

cagE

F5-TTGAAAACTTCAAGGATAGGATAGAGC-3

[11]

50

509

R5-GCCTAGCGTAATATCACCATTACCC-3

virB11

F5-TTAAATCCTCTAAGGCATGCTAC-3

[11]

49

491

R5-GATATAAGTCGTTTTACCGCTTC-3