Research Article

Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) Oil to Tackle Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Table 1

Primer pairs used to specifically amplify target gene coding for virulence factors (1–9 = toxins; 9–15 fimbriae) of E. coli and 16S rRNA (16-17).

Target gene coding for virulence factors Oligonucleotide sequences of primersReference

(1) LT F 5′-ATT TAC GGC GTT ACT ATC CTC-3′ 
R 5′-TTT TGG TCT CGG TCA GAT ATG-3′
[25]

(2) StaF 5′-TCC GTG AAA CAA CAT GAC GG-3′ 
R 5′-ATA ACA TCC AGC ACA GGC AG-3′
[26]

(3) STbF 5′-GCC TAT GCA TCT ACA CAA TC-3′ 
R 5′-TGA GAA ATG GAC AAT GTC CG-3′
[26]

(4) Stx1allF 5′-CGC TGA ATG TCA TTC GCT CTG C-3′ 
R 5′-CGT GGT ATA GCT ACT GTC ACC-3′
[27]

(5) Stx2allF 5′-CTT CGG TAT CCT ATT CCC GG-3′ 
R 5′-CTG CTG TGA CAG TGA CAA AAC GC-3′
[27]

(6) Stx2e F 5-ATG AAG AAG ATG TTT ATA GCG-3′ 
R 5′-TCA GTT AAA CTT CAC CTG GGC-3′
[25]

(7) EAST1 F 5′-CCA TCA ACA CAG TAT ATC CGA-3′ 
R 5′-GGT CGC GAG TGA CGG CTT TGT-3′
[28]

(8) eaeF 5′-GGA ACG GCA GAG GTT AAT CTGCAG-3′ 
R 5′-GGC GCT CAT CAT AGT CTTTC-3′
[27]

(9) hlyAF 5′-AGCTGCAAGTGCGGGTCTG-3′ 
R 5′-TACGGGTTATGCCTGCAAGTTCAC-3′
[29]

(10) F4 (K88)F 5′-GCT GCA TCT GCT GCA TCT GGTATG G-3′ 
R 5′-CCA CTG AGT GCT GGTAGT TAC AGC C-3′
[30]

(11) F5 (K99) F 5′-TGC GAC TAC CAA TGC TTC TG-3′ 
R 5′-TAT CCA CCA TTA GAC GGA GC-3′
[26]

(12) F6 (P987) F 5′-TCT GCT CTT AAA GCT ACT GG-3′ 
R 5′-AAC TCC ACC GTT TGT ATC AG-3′
[25]

(13) F17F 5′-GGG CTG ACA GAG GAG GTG GGGC-3′ 
R 5′-CCC GGC GAC AAC TTC ATCACC GG-3′
[30]

(14) F18F 5′-GTG AAA AGA CTA GTG TTT ATT TC-3′ 
R 5′-CTT GTA AGT AAC CGC GTA AGC-3′
[31]

(15) F41 F 5′-GAG GGA CTT TCA TCT TTT AG-3′ 
R 5′-AGT CCA TTC CAT TTA TAG GC-3′
[26]

(16) E16SIF 5′-CCCCCTGGACGAAGACTCAC-3′ 
R 5′-ACCGCTGGCAACAAAGGATA -3′
[29]

(17) E16SIIF 5′-AGAGTTTGATGGCTCAG-3′ 
R 5′-GGACTACCAGGGTATCTAAT-3′
[31]