The present invention provides a combination of oligonucleotides
preferable for composing a rapid and specific gene testing reagent for
Shiga toxin family gene type 2 (stx) of entero-hemorrhagic Escherichia
coli (EHEC). More specifically, the present invention provides a method
for detecting stx2 RNA of EHEC by specifically amplifying only stx2 RNA
using a primer having a sequence homologous or complementary to a base
sequence specific for stx2 gene of EHEC and located at sites free of
alterations between genotypes, and an oligonucleotide that binds to a
specific site of stx2 RNA.