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Table 2 Primers and probes used in RT-PCR assay

From: Comparative study of bacteriological culture and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) and multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) hybridization assay in the diagnosis of bacterial neonatal meningitis

Specificity

Target

 

Primer and probe sequence (5′- 3′)

Application product (bp)

E.coli

16S rRNA

F

GGGAGTAAAGTTAATACCTTTGC

204

R

CTCAAGCTTGCCAGTATCAG

Probe

FAM-CGCGATCACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGATCGCG-BHQ1

L.monocytogenes

hly

F

CAT GGCACCACCAGC ATCT

64

R

ATC CGCGTGTTTCTTTTCGA

Probe

HEX-CGCCTG CAA GTC CTA AGA CGC CA-BHQ1

S. aureus

femA

F

TGCTGGTGGTACATCAAA

97

R

ACGGTCAATGCCATGATTTAA

Probe

FAM-ATTTTGCCGGAAGTTATGCAGTGCAATG-BHQ1

N. meningitidis

ctrA

F

TGTGTTCCGCTATACGCCATT

114

R

GCCATATTCACACGATATACC

Probe

FAM-AACCTTGAGCAA“T”CCATTTATCCTGACGTTCT-SpC6 “T”-BHQ1

H. influenzae

bexA

F

TGCGGTAGTGTTAGAAAATGGTATTATG

116

R

GGACAAACATCACAAGCGGTTA

Probe

HEX-ACAAAGCGTATCAA“T”ACTACAACGAGACGCAAAAA-SpC6 “T”-BHQ

S. pneumoniae

lytA

F

ACGCAATCTAGCAGATGAAGCA

75

R

TCGTGCGTTTTAATTCCAGCT

Probe

FAM-TGCCGAAAACGCTTGATACAGGGAG-BHQ1

S. agalactiae

cfb

F

CGCAATGAAGTCTTTAATTTTTC

260

  

R

ATGATGTATCTATCTGGAACTCTAGTG