TABLE 2.
Primers
| Primer | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| orfXfor | GAGAAATATTGGAAGCAAGCC | Detects orfX |
| orfXrev | CGCATAATCTTAAATGCTCTG | |
| mecAfor | CTCATATAGCTCATCATACACTTTACC | Detects mecA |
| mecArev | CACTTATTTTAATAGTTGTAGTTGTCGG | |
| cc1rev | CGTAATGTCATTGAGTTGC | Detects ccrA |
| cc4for | GCTATGTCACTAAAAAGGGTAAACC | |
| cc4rev | GCATTCATGTTTTTAGGACAGACG | Detects ccrB |
| cc1for | CGTACCATGTTCATATCTTAAGC | |
| ccrCF | CAGTAATGTCAAGATGTCGATGAATGC | Detects ccrC |
| ccrCR | CCGTCGACATACCATATTATTGCCG | |
| I1-F | GTTCCAGACGAAAAAGCACCAG | Amplifies attB |
| I1-R | CATTTTATGAGTCTCGCAAATTGTCAG | |
| colA | GTTCCCAGTAGCAACCTTCC | Amplifies the circular, excised SCCmec element in S. aureus 450 M |
| colB | CAATGAAAGCTTGGAAGAAGGGC | |
| unirev | GCACAGTGGGAATTAATCGAAGC | Reverse primer for long-range PCR |
| 252R | CCACTATTTAACTGACTTGATATACC | Alternate reverse primer for long-range PCR |
| uniF | GCTTCAAATTCATCTAGTAGTGC | Amplifes unirev binding site |
| uniR | GATAAAAGATTTAATGCCACTGATG | |
| a252F | CCTTCAAAAATAAATGTATGGTC | Amplifies 252R binding site |
| a252R | CATCATAAATACAATTAATACGTTGAC | |
| LE1F | CTAATGCTCAATGCATTTTCTTCAG | PCR primer walking of the region outside of SCCmec type II in strain MRSA252 |
| LE1R | GCATAGCGAAGCCATTTAATAGCG | |
| LE2F | CGTAGTCATCAAAGTTTGATTCAGC | |
| LE2R | GGGAGGCGTCAAAATTTGAGG | |
| LE3F | CATTTCGAAAGCGCCAGCTAATCTC | |
| LE3R | CATATGTAGGTAGTAAAATTTTTAAAAGC | |
| LE4F | GCAATATGCCATAATGCTATCTCC | |
| LE4R | GATAGATTATAATGATACAACATTGG | |
| LE5F | GTAATACAAACTGAAAGCAAGGG | |
| LE5R | GATGATGTTACAACAAGCTCTGG |