Research Article

Helicobacter pylori in Vegetables and Salads: Genotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Properties

Table 1

Oligonucleotide primers used for genotyping of Helicobacter pylori isolated from vegetables and salads in Iran.

Genes namesPrimer sequence (5′-3′)Size of product (bp)

ureC F*: GCTTACTTTCTAACACTAACGCGC
R**: GGATAAGCTTTTAGGGGTGTTAGGGG
296

vacA s1a F: CTCTCGCTTTAGTAGGAGC
R: CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC
213

vacA s1b F: AGCGCCATACCGCAAGAG
R: CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC
187

vacA s1c F: CTCTCGCTTTAGTGGGGYT
R: CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC
213

vacA s2 F: GCTAACACGCCAAATGATCC
R: CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC
199

vacA m1A F: GGTCAAAATGCGGTCATGG
R: CCATTGGTACCTGTAGAAAC
290

vacA m1B F: GGCCCCAATGCAGTCATGGA
R: GCTGTTAGTGCCTAAAGAAGCAT
291

vacA m2 F: GGAGCCCCAGGAAACATTG
R: CATAACTAGCGCCTTGCA
352

cagA F: GATAACAGCCAAGCTTTTGAGG
R: CTGCAAAAGATTGTTTGGCAGA
300

iceA1 F: GTGTTTTTAACCAAAGTATC
R: CTATAGCCASTYTCTTTGCA
247

iceA2 F: GTTGGGTATATCACAATTTAT
R: TTRCCCTATTTTCTAGTAGGT
229/334

oipA F: GTTTTTGATGCATGGGATTT
R: GTGCATCTCTTATGGCTTT
401

*F: forward.
**R: reverse.