Research Article

A Fast, Reliable, and Sensitive Method for Detection and Quantification of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Products by MPN-qPCR

Table 1

Primers and probes used in qPCR assays.

Target geneSequence (5′-3′)Fragment sizeReference

hlyA Forward primer CATGGCACCACCAGCATCT64 bp
Reverse primer ATCCGCGTGTTTCTTTTCGA[24]
Probe FAM-CGCCTGCAAGTCCTAAGACGCCA-TAMRA

rfbE Forward primer TTTCACACTTATTGGATGGTCTCAA88 bp
Reverse primer CGATGAGTTTATCTGCAAGGTGAT[26]
Probe VIC-AGGACCGCAGAGGAAAGAGAGGAATTAAGG-TAMRA

fliC H7Forward primer CCACGACAGGTCTTTATGATCTGA96 bp
Reverse primer CAACTGTGACTTTATCGCCATTCC [26]
Probe FAM-CCGAAAATACCTTGTTAACTACCGATGCTGC-BHQ