Research Article

Characterization of the Emerging Enteropathogen Escherichia Albertii Isolated from Urine Samples of Patients Attending Sapporo Area Hospitals, Japan

Table 1

PCR primers used in this study.

Target genesSequences (5′ to 3′)Sizes of PCR product (bp)Reference

Escherichia albertiimdhCTGGAAGGCGCAGATGTGGTACTGATT115[9]
CTTGCTGAACCAGATTCTTCACAATACCG
lysPGGGCGCTGCTTTCATATATTCTT252[9]
TCCAGATCCAACCGGGAGTATCAGGA
cplXTGGCGTCGAGTTGGGCA384[2]
TCCTGCTGCGGATGTTTACG

Diarrheagenic E. colieaeTGGCGTCGAGTTGGGCA881[11]
TCCTGCTGCGGATGTTTACG
Escherichia coli16S rRNAGGAAGAAGCTTGCTTCTTTGCTGA544[12]
AGGCCCGGGGATTTCACATCTGACTT