Research Article

Phylogenetic Groups of Escherichia coli Strains from Patients with Urinary Tract Infection in Iran Based on the New Clermont Phylotyping Method

Table 1

Primer sequences used in the extended quadruplex phylotyping method [6].

PCR reactionPrimer IDTargetPrimer sequencePCR product (bp)

QuadruplexchuA.1bchuA 5-ATGGTACCGGACGAACCAAC-3288
chuA.25-TGCCGCCAGTACCAAAGACA-3
yjaA.1byjaA 5-CAAACGTGAAGTGTCAGGAG-3211
yjaA.2b5-AATGCGTTCCTCAACCTGTG-3
TspE4C2.1bTspE4C2 5-CACTATTCGTAAGGTCATCC-3152
TspE4C2.2b5-AGTTTATCGCTGCGGGTCGC-3
AceK.farpA 5-AACGCTATTCGCCAGCTTGC-3400
ArpA1.r5-TCTCCCCATACCGTACGCTA-3

Group EArpAgpE.farpA 5-GATTCCATCTTGTCAAAATATGCC-3301
ArpAgpE.r5-GAAAAGAAAAAGAATTCCCAAGAG-3

Group CtrpAgpC.1trpA 5-AGTTTTATGCCCAGTGCGAG-3219
trpAgpC.25-TCTGCGCCGGTCACGCCC-3

Internal controltrpBA.ftrpA 5-CGGCGATAAAGACATCTTCAC-3489
trpBA.r5-GCAACGCGGCCTGGCGGAAG-3