Hi-PCR® Generic E. coli Probe PCR Kit

Escherichia coli is a Gram negative, facultative anaerobic rod?shaped bacterium of the genus Escherichia that are normal inhabitants of the human gastrointestinal tract but are not harmful for the host animal. They are classified into 150 to 200 serotypes based on somatic (O), capsular (K), fimbrial (F) and flagellar (H) antigens. Only a small proportion of strains are pathogenic, producing virulence factors permitting them to cause disease.Hi-PCR® Generic E. coli Probe PCR Kit is designed to detect the E. coli in FAM channel and internal control in JOE channel. The kit allows sensitive and specific detection of Generic E. coli in a single tube reaction.