Table 2 Salmonella virulence genes detected by PCR analysis

avrA

Inhibits the proinflammatory, antiapoptotic NF-kappa B pathway

CCTGTATTGTTGAGCGTCTGG

422

[8]

AGAAGAGCTTCGTTGAATGTCC

ssaQ

Secretion system apparatus protein, component of second T3SS

AATGAGCTGGGTAGGGTGTG

216

This study

ATGCAACGCTAGCTGATGTG

mgtC

Intramacrophage survival protein

TGACTATCAATGCTCCAGTGAAT

677

[8]

ATTTACTGGCCGCTATGCTGTTG

siiD

HLYD family secretion protein

GTTCATGGTCAGGGCGTTAT

416

This study

GCAAGCAATGCGAGTTCTTT

sopB

Translocated effector protein (phosphoinositide phosphatase) via T3SS

TAACGTCAATGGCAAACCAA

334

This study

CCCTCATAAGCACTGGGAAA

gipA

Peyer’s patch-specific virulence factor

GCAAGCTGTACATGGCAAAG

212

[9]

GGTATCGGTGACGAACAAAT

gogB

Type III-secreted substrate of the infection process

GCTCATCATGTTACCTCTAT

598

[10]

AGGTTGGTATTTCCCATGCA

sopE

Translocated T3SS effector protein

CGAGTAAAGACCCCGCATAC

363

[10]

GAGTCGGCATAGCACACTCA

gtgB

Translocated T3SS effector protein

TGCACGGGGAAAACTACTTC

436

[9]

TGATGGGCTGAAACATCAAA

sspH1

Salmonella secreted protein H1

TGCAGAAAAAGGGGAATACG

246

This study

GCAGCCTGAAGGTCTGAAAC

sspH2

Salmonella secreted protein H2

GCACAACTGGCTGAAGATGA

203

This study

TTTCCCAGACGGAACATCTC

gtgE

SPI2 type III secreted effector protein

AGGAGGAGTGTAAAGGT

1114

[11]

GTAGAACTGGTTTATGAC

sodC1

Periplasmmic Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutases

TATTGTCGCTGGTAGCTG

468

[11]

CAGGTTTATCGGAGTAAT

spvC

Spv region promotes rapid growth and survival within the host

ACTCCTTGCACAACCAAATGCGGA

571

[12]

TGTCTTCTGCATTTCGCCACCATCA

invA

Enables the bacteria to invade cells

ACAGTGCTCGTTTACGACCTGAAT

244

[12]

AGACGACTGGTACTGATCGATAAT

stfE

Minor fimbrial subunit of the Salmonella Typhi flagella

ATTTGGCAATGTGTTGACGA

185

This study

TTTGCAGACGGATACCCAAT

safC

Pilin outer membrane usher protein

CTCGCTGTCATTGAACTGGA

158

This study

CACCGTGTGATGGTGAAGTC

csgA

Major fimbrial subunit of thin curled fimbriae

GGATTCCACGTTGAGCATTT

212

This study

CGGAGTTTTTAGCGTTCCAC

ipfD

The Ipf fimbrial operon mediates adhesion to Peyer’s patches

TTCCCTCAATACGCAGGAAG

183

This study

CTCAGGGCTGTGAACTCTCC

bcfC

Bovine colonization factor, fimbrial usher

CAGCTTTTCATGACGCGATA

241

This study

CAATGTCTCTGGTTGCGAGA

stbD

Stability protein involved in a toxin-antitoxin system and in plasmid stability

GGCTGTAATATTCGCCGGTA

201

This study

GCACGCCCTATTCCAGTAAA

pefA

Major fimbrial subunit of the plasmid encoded fimbria

ACACGCTGCCAATGAAGTGA

450

[18]

ACTGCGAAAGATGCCACAGA

fimA

Type 1 major fimbrial unit

CCTTTCTCCATCGTCCTGAA

85

This study

TGGTGTTATCTGCCTGACCA

agfA

Aggregative fimbria A

GGATTCCACGTTGAGCATTT

312

[18]

GTTGTTGCCAAAACCAACCT