Patent ID: 8232057

Claim:
A method for detecting the presence of pathogenic E. coli in a sample, the method comprising: (a) performing PCR amplification of the sample using a primer pair selected from the group consisting of: (i) SEQ ID NOs:2 and 3, (ii) SEQ ID NOs:5 and 6, (iii) SEQ ID NOs:8 and 9, (iv) SEQ ID NOs:10 and 11, (v) SEQ ID NOs:13 and 14, and (vi) SEQ ID NOs:16 and 17, to produce a PCR amplification result; and (b) examining the PCR amplification result of step (a) to detect for an amplification product of the primer pair, whereby a positive detection of the amplification product of the primer pair indicates the presence of pathogenic E. coli in the sample.