Skip to main content

Table 2 PCR primer used for detection of Colicin genes

From: Molecular investigation of the colicinogenic Escherichia coli strains that are capable of inhibiting E. coli O157:H7 in vitro

Name of Colicin

Primer Sequences (5′ to 3′)

Band Size (bp)

Tm (°C)

Colicins A, N, S4

CGT AGC TAT AAT GAA GCA ATG GCT TCA

ACC TCC AAC AGG AGA GGT CCC CAG TT

225

57

Colicin V

CAC GCC CTG AAG CAC CAC CA

CCG TTT TCC AAG CGG ACC CC

400

68

Colicins Ιa, Ιb

GCA CAA CAG GCC CGT CTG CTC

CAC CTT CCA CAT CCT CTG TCA CC

385

68

Colicins E2, E3, E4, E5,E6, E7, E8, E9

CGA CAG GCT AAA GCT GTT CAG GT

TGC AGC AGC ATC AAA TGC AGC CT

219

60

Colicins U, Y

GTG AAC GGA CAG AAA CCC GCC

CAA TCT GTC TGA CAG CCT CTC CC

243

68

Colicin 5, 10, K

AAA GCT GAA CTG GCG AAG GC

CAA CTC ATC ATC CCC TAT GTA AGA AG

803

60

Colicin E1

ACG GGA GTG GCT CTG GCG G

CTC TTT ACG TCG TTG TTC TGC TTC CTG

389

68