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Table 1 PCR primers for amplification of cagA, vacA, iceA and oipA sequences

From: Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA, cagA, iceA and oipA genotypes in Tunisian patients

Region

Primer

Primer sequence (5'-3')

Size of PCR product (bp)

References

cagA

F1

GATAACAGCCAAGCTTTTGAGG

349

[36]

 

B1

CTGCAAAAGATTGTTTGGCAGA

  

vacA

    

m1

VA3-F

GGTCAAAATGCGGTCATGG

290

 
 

VA3-R

CCATTGGTACCTGTAGAAAC

  

m2

VA4-F

GGAGCCCCAGGAAACATTG

352

 
 

VA4-R

CATAACTAGCGCCTTGCAC

  

s1/s2

VA1-F

ATGGAAATACAACAAACACAC

259/286

[12]

 

VA1-R

CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC

  

s1b

SS3-R

AGCGCCATACCGCAAGAG

187

 
 

VA1-R

CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC

  

s1a

SS1-R

GTCAGCATCACACCGCAAC

190

 
 

VA1-R

CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC

  

s2

SS2-R

GCTAACACGCCAAATGATGC

199

 
 

VA1-R

CTGCTTGAATGCGCCAAAC

  

iceA 1

iceA1-F

GTGTTTTTAACCAAAGTATC

247

[37]

 

iceA1-R

CTATAGCCASTYTCTTTGCA

  

iceA 2

iceA2-F

GTTGGGTATATCACAATTTAT

229/334

[37]

 

iceA2-R

TTRCCCTATTTTCTAGTAGGT

  

oipA

HPO638F

GTTTTTGATGCATGGGATTT

401

[38]

 

HPO638R

GTGCATCTCTTATGGCTTT