Table 1

Oligonucleotide primers for cagA and ureA PCR

GeneAccession numberPrimerPositionExpected product size
cagA
SenseX 70039GATAACGCTGTCGCTTCATACG 631–652409
AntisenseCTGCAAAAGATTGTTTGGCAGA1039–1018
ureA
SenseM 60398GCCAATGGTAAATTAGTT2962–2979411
AntisenseCTCCTTAATTGTTTTTAC3372–3355