Research Article

Efficacy of Ethanolic Extract of Syzygium aromaticum in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates Associated with Urinary Tract Infections

Table 1

Target genes, primers, sequences, cycling conditions, and amplicon sizes. All specific sequences were amplified in this experiment (Metabion, Germany). A 16Sr DNA gene of P. aeruginosa was also examined.

Target geneSequenceAmplified product (bp)Primary denaturationAmplifications (35 cycles)References
Secondary denaturationAnnealingExtensionFinal extension

P. aeruginosa 16Sr DNAGGGGGATCTTCGGACCTCA
TCCTTAGAGTGCCCACCCG
95694°C/5 min94°C/30 sec52°C/45 sec72°C/1 min72°C/10 min[24]

Antibiotic-resistant genes
blaTEMATCAGCAATAAACCAGC
CCCCGAAGAACGTTTTC
51694°C/5 min94°C/30 sec54°C/45 sec72°C/45 sec72°C/10 min[25]
blaSHVAGGATTGACTGCCTTTTTG
ATTTGCTGATTTCGCTCG
39294°C/5 min94°C/30 sec54°C/45 sec72°C/45 sec72°C/10 min[25]
blaCTXATGTGCAGYACCAGTAARTKATGGC
TGGGTRAARTARGTSACCAGAAYCAGCGG
59394°C/5 min94°C/30 sec54°C/40 sec72°C/45 sec72°C/10 min[26]

Virulence genes
toxAGACAACGCCCTCAGCATCACCAGC
CGCTGGCCCATTCGCTCCAGCGCT
39694°C/5 min94°C/30 sec55°C/40 sec72°C/40 sec72°C/10 min[27]
lasBACAGGTAGAACGCACGGTTG
GATCGACGTGTCCAAACTCC
122094°C/5 min94°C/30 sec54°C/40 sec72°C/1 min72°C/12 min[28]
pslATCCCTACCTCAGCAGCAAGC
TGTTGTAGCCGTAGCGTTTCTG
65694°C/5 min94°C/30 sec60°C/40 sec72°C/45 sec72°C/10 min[29]
fliCTGAACGTGGCTACCAAGAACG
TCTGCAGTTGCTTCACTTCGC
18094°C/5 min94°C/30 sec56.2°C/30 sec72°C/30 sec72°C/7 min[29]