Table 1.

PCR primers used in this study

Primer	Nucleotide sequence	Amplicon size (bp)	Primer used in 25 μl RXN (pmol)	Annealing temperature (°C)	References
ompW (F)	GGTAGCCTTGGTGATATTGGTG	208	12	59	This study
ompW (R)	TAGCAGCAAGTCCCCATGAGT		12
ctxB (F)	GCCGGGTTGTGGGAATGCTCCAAG	536	9	59	Goel et al. (2007)
ctxB (R)	CATGCGATTGCCGCAATTAGTATGGC		9
rfbO1 (F)	TCTATGTGCTGCGATTGGTG	638	10	59	Goel et al. (2007)
rfbO1 (R)	CCCCGAAAACCTAATGTGAG		10
tcp-F	CGTTGGCGGTCAGTCTTG	805	10	59	Goel et al. (2007)
tcp-R	CGGGCTTTCTTCTTGTTCG		10
zot (F)	TCGCTTAACGATGGCGCGTTTT	947	8	59	Singh et al. (2001)
zot (R)	AACCCCGTTTCACTTCTACCCA		8
rtxC-F	CGACGAAGATCATTGACGAC	265	10	59	Chow et al. (2001)
rtxC-R	CATCGTCGTTATGTGGTTGC		10
ace-F	TAAGGATGTGCTTATGATGGACACCC	309	10	59	Kumar et al. (2009)
ace-R	CGTGATGAATAAAGATACTCATAGG		10
hlyA-F	GAGCCGGCATTCATCTGAAT	480	10	59	Kumar et al. (2009)
hlyA-R	CTCAGCGGGCTAATACGGTTTA		10
toxr-F	CCTTCGATCCCCTAAGCAATAC	779	10	59	Kumar et al. (2009)
toxr-R:	AGGGTTAGCAACGATGCGTAAG		10
ompU-F:	ACGCTGACGGAATCAACCAAAG	869	10	59	Kumar et al. (2009)
ompU-R	GCGGAAGTTTGGCTTGAAGTAG		10
ctx-F	GATACACATAATAGAATTAAGGATG	461	10	59	Olsvik et al. (1993)
ctx-R	GGTTGCTTCTCA TCATCGAACCAC		10
ERIC-F	ATGTAAGCTCCTGGGGATTCAC	Variable	10	52	Rivera et al. (1995)
ERIC-R	AAGTAAGTGACTGGGTGAGCG
BOX A1R	CTACGGCAAGGCGACGCTGACG	Variable	10	53	Versalovic et al. (1994)
qacEΔ1-F	ATCGCAATAGTTGGCGAAGT	800	10	58	Dalsgaard et al. (2000)
Sul1-B	GCAAGGCGGAAACCCGCC		10
int1-F	GCTGGATAGGTTAAGGGCGG	592	10	55	Hochhut et al. (2001)
int1-R	CTCTATGGGCACTGTCCACATTG		10
in-F	GGCATCCAAGCAGCAAGC		10		Collis and Hall (1992)
aadA-R*	ATTGCCCAGTCGGCAGCG	650	10	55	Kazama et al. (1995)
blaP1-R*	CTGGTTCATTTCAGATAGCG	874	10	52	Kazama et al. (1995)
strA-F	TTGATGTGGTGTCCCGCAATGC	383	10	57	Hochhut et al. (2001)
strA-R	CCAATCGCAGATAGAAGGCAA		10
floR-F	TTATCTCCCTGTCGTTCCAGCG	526	10	57	Iwanaga et al. (2004)
floR-R	CCTATGAGCACACGGGGAGC		10

* Paired with in-F