Table 1 Primers and probes used in this study

PCR

F: TTGAAGGTAATTTAGATATG

R: CTAATACCTAAAGTTGAAAC

C. jejuni/C. coli

400 bp

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Duplex-PCR

FU: TTGAAGGTAATTTAGATATG

R1: TTTATTAACTACTTCTTTTG

R2: ATATTTTTCAAGTTCATTAG

C. coli

C. jejuni

461 bp

737 bp

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Real-time PCR

F: AACCCAAATTCTAATTGATC

R: GAAGGTAATTTAGATATGGATAA

P: FAM-AAATGATAACCAAGTCTAATCCCTGG

C. jejuni/C. coli

95 bp

This study

Biosensor

Probe 1: TTATCCATATCTAAATTACC-SH

Probe 2: SH-AGTCTAATCCCTGGTGCATA

C. jejuni/C. coli

44 bp

This study

Cloning

M13F: AGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGA

M13R: GAGCGGATAACAATTTCACAC

Recombinant plasmid (for sequencing)

193 bp

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