TABLE 1.

Primer pairs used to amplify the drug exporter genes

Gene	Forward primer (5′-3′)	Reverse primer (5′-3′)
acrAB	CGCGGATCCATGTTCGTGAATTTACAGGCG	CGCGCATGCAACGCGTCCCCTTCTTAGC
acrD	ACGTTAGTGAGTATAAGCTTTCGCTCTGCGGAGGG	CGCAGCAATCGAGTAAATGAGCTCCACCACGGTATATTG
acrEF	CGCGCATGCGCGAAGGTTAATCTATCACCT	TATTGGTGTGAACCAGTCGACCCTGATCGTCATAAACCGG
mdtABC	CGCGCATGCTCCTTATTTATGGCCCCTTCC	CGCGAATTCTTACTCGGTTACCGTTTGTTT
mdtEF(yhiUV)	CGTTGCCCGAATGCCTGCAGGAACTGTTGGCAGAACGGC	CTCGGCATGTTTGGGATCCTTAAGCTGACAATTCATACG
emrAB	GGCGCGGTAGGTATTTTGGTCGACACCATTGGCATCGCC	CGTGCTGAAAGTGCAGGATCCGAATCAGATCCCGGAACTG
emrKY	CGCGCATGCCCTGGGATAATGTGCAACACA	CGCGGATCCTTACCCGCTATAACCCCCTCC
mdfA	GGTTAAACTGGGTACCGCGGCATCGTCTTATTTCCC	ATGTGGCTCCTGCGCCAGCTCAAGCTTACCGCCCGC
macAB	CGCCAGCTGCAGCCCGGGGGTATTCAAATATAAGC	CGCCAGTGTTATTGTGCCCGTCGACGTAGAAGCGGC
emrE	CGCCCCGGGTCTTTCATTCGCTGAAAGTGG	CGCGGATCCGAATGCACTTAATCCTAAATC
mdtK(ydhE)	CATTCTGTTCAGCACAACTGCAGGTGGAAAACGCCC	GCCAGACGAAGACGGGATCCGCGCAACGCTCCAGCC