Research Article

Ulcerative Colitis and Its Association with Salmonella Species

Table 1

Primers used for amplification of S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi A serotypes in clinical specimens.

Primer sequenceTarget geneSalmonella serotypeAmplicon size (bp)PCR condition (number of cycles)References

ST1 5′-ACTGCTAAAACCACTACT-3′ 
ST2 5′-TTAACGCAGTAAAGAGAG-3′ 
fliC Typhi495 bp94°C, 1 min; 52°C, 1 min; 72°C, 1 min (35)Song et al. [17]
ST3 5′-AGATGGTACTGGCGTTGCTC-3′ 
ST4 5′-TGGAGACTTCGGTCGCGTAG-3′ 
364 bp94°C, 1 min; 63°C, 1 min; 72°C, 1 min (35)Frankel [18]

staA F1: 5′-TGGTTACATGACCGGTAGTC-3′ 
staA R1: 5′-TAGCTGCCGCAATGGTTATG-3′
staA Typhi537 bp94°C, 1 min; 57°C, 1 min; 72°C, 1 min (35) Pratap et al. [19]
staA F2: 5′-CATCGGCACGAACGTAAGAC-3′ 
staA R2: 5′-TCAAGCGACTGATGGTGACG-3′
377 bp94°C, 1 min; 65°C, 1 min; 72°C, 1 min (35)

stkG F1: 5′-CGTTTACTGAGGTCACAGGCATC-3′ 
stkG R1: 5′-CACATTGTTCTCGGAGACCCCA-3′
stkG Paratyphi A427 bp94°C, 1 min; 52°C, 1 min; 72°C, 1 min (35) Pratap et al. [20]
stkG F2: 5′-CAATGGCTTCTGGCGAACTGTC-3′ 
stkG R2: 5′-TGGAGAAAGATCAGACCACCGAG-3′
229 bp94°C, 1 min; 61°C, 1 min; 72°C, 1 min (35)