TABLE 2.

Primers used for detection of S. aureus protease genes by PCR

Primer	Sequence
sspA forward	5′-GAC AAC AGC GAC ACT TGT GA-3′
sspA reverse	5′-AGT ATC TTT ACC TAC AAC TAC A-3′
sspB forward	5′-TGA AGA AGA TGG CAA AGT TAG-3′
sspB reverse	5′-TTG AGA TAC ACT TTG TGC AAG-3′
aur forward	5′-TAG TAG CAC ACG AAT TAA CAC ACG-3′
aur reverse	5′-TTC CCT ATT GCT TGA ATC ACG-3′
scp forward	5′-AAA TTA TTG CAT GCA CTG ATA ATG TGT AA-3′
scp reverse	5′-ATT ACC TTC AGA ATT CAA AAC TGG-3′