TABLE 1.

Primers and products

Primer name	Sequence (reference)	Gene target(s)	Product size (bp)
ermB1	5′-GAA AAG GTA CTC AAC CAA ATA-3′ (forward)	ermB	639
ermB2	5′-AGT AAC GGT ACT TAA ATT GTT TAC-3′ (reverse) (16)
ermTR1	5′-GAA GTT TAG CTT TCC TAA-3′ (forward)	ermTR	395
ermTR2	5′-GCT TCA GCA CCT GTC TTA ATT GAT-3′ (reverse) (5)
mefA1	5′-AGT ATC ATT AAT CAC TAG TGC-3′ (forward)	mefA and mefE	346
mefA2	5′-TTC TTC TGG TAC TAA AAG TGG-3′ (reverse) (16)
linB1	5′-CCT ACC TAT TGT TTG TGG AA-3′ (forward)	linB	944
linB2	5′-ATA ACG TTA CTC TCC TAT TC-3′ (reverse) (2)