Phylogenicity and Virulence Profiles of Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates in the Ho Teaching Hospital of Ghana

Table 1

Primers used in the determination of phylogenetic grouping of E. coli isolates.

Target gene	Primer ID	Primer sequences (5–3)	Amplicon size (bp)	Reference
chuA	chuA_F	ATGGTACCGGACGAACCAAC	288	[8]
	chuA_R	TGCCGCCAGTACCAAAGACA
yjaA	yjaA_F	CAAACGTGAAGTGTCAGGAG	211	[8]
	yjaA_R	AATGCGTTCCTCAACCTGTG
TspE4.C2	TsepC4.C2_F	CACTATTCGTAAGGTCATCC	152	[8]
	TsepC4.C2_R	AGTTTATCGCTGCGGGTCGC
arpA	arpA_F	AACGCTATTCGCCAGCTTGC	400	[8]
	arpA_R	TCTCCCCATACCGTACGCTA
ArpAgpE	ArpAgpE_F	GATTCCATCTTGTCAAAATATGCC	301	[16]
	ArpAgpE_R	GAAAAGAAAAAGAATTCCCAAGAG
TrpAgpC	trpAgpC_F	AGTTTTATGCCCAGTGCGAG	219	[16]
	trpAgpC_R	TCTGCGCCGGTCACGCCC