Table 1.

Nucleotide sequences of primers and expected size of PCR products (bp) of staphylococcal superantigenic toxins used in this study

Gene	Primer	Oligonucleotides sequence (5′to 3′)	PCR product (bp)	PCR set	References
sea	SEA-F	CAGCATACTATATTGTTTAAAGGC	400	1	This study
	SEA-R	CCTCTGAACCTTCCCATC
seb	SEB-F	GTATGGTGGTGTAACTGAGCA	351	1	This study
	SEB-R	TCAATCTTCACATCTTTAGAATCA
sec	SEC-F	CTCAAGAACTAGACATAAAAGCTAG G	271	1	(Becker et al., 1998)
	SEC-R	TCAAAATCGGATTAACATTATCC
sed	SED-F	CTAGTTTGGTAATATCTCCTTTAAAC G	319	1	(Becker et al., 1998)
	SED-R	TTAATGCTATATCTTATAGGGTAAAC ATC
see	SEE-F	CAGTACCTATAGATAAAGTTAAAAC AAGC	178	1	(Becker et al., 1998)
	SEE-R	TAACTTACCGTGGACCCTTC
seg	SEG-F	AAGTAGACATTTTTGGCGTTCC	287	2	(Omoe et al., 2002)
	SEG-R	AGAACCATCAAACTCGTATAGC
seh	SEH-F	GTCTATATGGAGGTACAACACT	213	2	(Omoe et al., 2002)
	SEH-R	GACCTTTACTTATTTCGCTGTC
sei	SEI-F	GGTGATATTGGTGTAGGTAAC	454	2	(Omoe et al., 2002)
	SEI-R	ATCCATATTCTTTGCCTTTACCAG
selj	SEJ-F	ATAGCATCAGAACTGTTGTTCCG	152	2	(Omoe et al., 2005)
	SEJ-R	CTTTCTGAATTTTACCACCAAAGG
selk	SEK-F	TAGGTGTCTCTAATAATGCCA	293	3	(Omoe et al., 2005)
	SEK-R	TAGATATTCGTTAGTAGCTG
sell	SEL-F	TAACGGCGATGTAGGTCCAGG	383	4	(Omoe et al., 2005)
	SEL-R	CATCTATTTCTTGTGCGGTAAC
selm	SEM-F	GGATAATTCGACAGTAACAG	379	3	(Omoe et al., 2005)
	SEM-R	TCCTGCATTAAATCCAGAAC
seln	SEN-F	CATCATGCTTATACGGAGGAG	301	4	This study
	SEN-R	CCCACTGAACCTTTTACGTT
selo	SEO-F	TGTGTAAGAAGTCAAGTGTAG	214	3	(Omoe et al., 2005)
	SEO-R	TCTTTAGAAATCGCTGATGA
selp	SEP-F	TGATTTATTAGTAGACCTTGG	381	2	(Omoe et al., 2005)
	SEP-R	ATAACCAACCGAATCACCAG
selq	SEQ-F	TCAAGGAGTTAGTTCTGGAAATT	251	4	This study
	SEQ-R	GCTTACCATTGACCCAGAGA
selr	SER-F	GGATAAAGCGGTAATAGCAG	166	4	(Omoe et al., 2005)
	SER-R	GTATTCCAAACACATCTAAC
selu	SEU-F	ATCAGAAACAAACATTAAAGCCCA	500	4	This study
	SEU-R	TGACCATTTCCTTCGATAAACTTTAT
tst1	TST-F	AAGCCCTTTGTTGCTTGCG	447	3	(Becker et al., 1998)
	TST-R	ATCGAACTTTGGCCCATACTTT