PCR primers for detecting Bifidobacterium infantis comprising: a pair of a
first oligonucleotide having a sequence of 20 or more continuous
nucleotides selected from a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a
second oligonucleotide having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or a
nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 in which 0 to 7 nucleotides has been
deleted from its 5'-terminal side is used to perform PCR using a
chromosomal DNA or 16S rRNA of test bacteria as a template, and whether
an amplicon of Bifidobacterium infantis is present or not is determined.