Clostridium perfringens in central Colombia: frequency, toxin genes, and risk factors

Table 1 Primers used in the PCR to detect toxins from C. perfringens

Toxin	Primer name	Sequence (5′–3′)	Gene	Product size (bp)	Ref
Cpa	CpaF CpaR	TGCATGAGCTTCAATTAGGT TTAGTTTTGCAACCTGCTGT	Alpha-toxin	400	[13]
Cpe	CpeL CpeR	GGGGAACCCTCAGTAGTTTCA ACCAGCTGGATTTGAGTTTAATG	Entero-toxin	506	[15]
Cpb	CpbL CpbR	TCCTTTCTTGAGGGAGGATAAA TGAACCTCCTATTTTGTATCCCA	Beta-toxin	611	[15]
Cpb2	Cpb2L Cpb2R	CAAGCAATTGGGGGAGTTTA GCAGAATCAGGATTTTGACCA	Beta2—toxin	200	[15]

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