Table 3.

Oligonucleotide primers used in this study

Primer name	Sequence (5′→3′)	Target	Reference
mecC1 + 2_F	5′-AAGTTAATCAAAAATGGGTTCAGC-3′	mecC	This work
mecC1 + 2_R	5′GGTTGTAATGCTGTACCAGATCC-3′	mecC	This work
blaZ_XI_F	5′-CGTTTTGCWTATGCTTCCAC-3′	blaZ	This work
blaZ_XI_R	5′-CKGGTTCTTTTCTAGATGGATG-3′	blaZ	This work
MecA1	GTA GAA ATG ACT GAA CGT CCG ATA A	mecA	30
MecA2	CCA ATT CCA CAT TGT TTC GGT CTA A	mecA	30
16SF	CCTATAAGACTGGGATAACTTCGGG	16S rDNA	31
16SR	CTTTGAGTTTCAACCTTGCGGTCG	16S rDNA	31