Table 1. Sequences of primers utilised to determine the bla _KPC genetic environment in this study.

Primer	Sequence (5′-3′)	Productsize (bp)	reference
pre-KPC-15	For, ACTGGATGGAGGCGGATAA	700	The study (based on GenBank accession no. AY395881)
	Rev, CACAGCGGCAGCAAGAAA
pre-KPC-15 (sequencing)	For, TAAGCCCTCCCGTATCGTAG		The study (based on GenBank accession no. AY395881)
	Rev, TATCCGCCTCCATCCAGT
KPC-15	For, CGAGCAACTATGGATGAACG	1,431	The study (based on GenBank accession no. AY395881)
	Rev, GTATCTGTGAGGGCGAAGG
KPC-15 (sequencing)	For, CGGAACCATTCGCTAAACTCG		The study (based on GenBank accession no. AY395881)
	Rev, CGCCAACTCCTTCAGCAACA
tnpA1	For, ATCCGCATCGGGAAAGCC	1144	The study (based on GenBank accession no. JX500679)
	Rev, CTGCTCGTCGGCAAAGGA
tnpA2	For, GCCAAGACACTGCTGCCTAA	1082	The study (based on GenBank accession no. JX500679)
	Rev, TTGACGGAAGCGAAACACG
tnpA3	For, CAAGTTTCTGTCGGCCTTCA	1434	The study (based on GenBank accession no. JX500679)
	Rev, CACGCCTTTGCTCCTGGGT
tnpA	For, ATACGCCATTCGCCTCAG	1320	The study (based on GenBank accession no. JX500679)
	Rev, GTCGGCAAGGTGGTCTCA
tnpR	For, TCTTCGCAACACGCACCA	1834	The study (based on GenBank accession no. JX500680)
	Rev, ACCTCGCCGTGGAAATAG
TEM	For, CTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCC	1061	The study (based on GenBank accession no. X64523)
	Rev, CTCAGTATTGCCCGCTCC