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bacteria test method according to the invention tests for the presence or absence of
bacteria in a sample, and includes amplifying a
conserved sequence in bacterial 23S rRNA by PCR using a primer set consisting of a primer (1) and a primer (2). Primer (1): A primer having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and / or a primer having a sequence in which one to three bases have been modified in the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. Primer (2): At least one selected from the group consisting of primers having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, primers having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 in which one to three bases have been modified, primers having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, primers having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 in which one to three bases have been modified, primers having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39, primers having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39 in which one to three bases have been modified, primers having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, and primers having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41 in which one to three bases have been modified.