Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from the Uteri Horn, Mouth, and Rectum of Bitches Suffering from Pyometra: Virulence Factors, Antimicrobial Susceptibilities, and Clonal Relationships among Strains

Table 1

PCR: genes, primer sequences, and amplicons size.

Genes	Primer sequence (5′–3′)	Size (bp)	Reference
fim H	TGCAGAACGGATAAGCCGTGG; GCAGTCACCTGCCCTCCGGTA	508	Siqueira et al., 2009 [8]
iuc D	TACCGGATTGTCATATGCAGACCGT; AATATCTTCCTCCAGTCCGGAGAAG	602	Siqueira et al., 2009 [8]
hly F	GGCCACAGTCGTTTAGGGTGCTTACC; GGCGGTTTAGGCATTCCGATACTCAG	450	Johnson et al., 2008 [14]
usp	ATGCTACTGTTTCCGGGTAGTGTGT; CATCATGTAGTCGGGGCGTAACAAT	1000	Siqueira et al., 2009 [8]
iss	CAGCAACCCGAACCACTTGATG; AGCATTGCCAGAGCGGCAGAA	323	Johnson et al., 2008 [14]
papGII	GGAATGTGGTGATTACTCAAAGG; TCCAGAGACTGTTCAAGAAGGAC	562	Siqueira et al., 2009 [8]