Table 1.

Oligonucleotide primers used in this study

Primer name	Sequence (5' - 3')	Size, bp and T(°C)	Target gene	Source
mecA1	GGGATCATAGCGTCATTATTC	527 (61)	mecA	[16]
mecA2	AACGATTGTGACACGATAGCC
mecC1	GCTCCTAATGCTAATGCA	204 (50)	mecC	[18]
mecC2	TAAGCAATAATGACTACC
16S1	GTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAA	886 (61)	16S staph	[16]
16S2	AGACCCGGGAACGTATTCAC
hae1	TAGTGGTAGGCGTATTAGCC	434 (58)	nuc S. haemolyticus	[19]
hae2	ACGATATTTGCCATTCGGTG
blaZ1	CAGTTCACATGCCAAAGAG	772 (50)	blaZ	[20]
blaZ2	TACACTCTTGGCGGTTTC
tetM1	GTTAAATAGTGTTCTTGGAG	656 (45)	tet(M)	[21]
tetM2	CTAAGATATGGCTCTAACAA
tetK1	TTAGGTGAAGGGTTAGGTCC	718 (55)	tet(K)	[21]
tetK2	GCAAACTCATTCCAGAAGCA
aac6F	CAGAGCCTTGGGAAGATGAAG	348 (61)	aac(6')-Ie-aph(2'')-Ia	[22]
aac6R	CCTCGTGTAATTCATGTTCTGGC
aph3F	CCGCTGCGTAAAAGATAC	609 (57)	aph(3')-IIIa	[22]
aph3R	GTCATACCACTTGTCCGC
dftrG1	TTTCTTTGATTGCTGCGATG	501 (51)	dfr(G)	[23]
dfrG2	AACGCACCCGTTAACTCAAT
dfrK1	GCTGCGATGGATAAGAACAG	214 (50)	dfr(K)	[24]
dfrK2	GGACGATTTCACAACCATTAAAGC
ermA1	AAGCGGTAAACCCCTCTGAG	442 (53)	erm(A)	[25]
ermA2	TCAAAGCCTGTCGGAATTGG
ermC1	ATCTTTGAAATCGGCTCAGG	295 (48)	erm(C)	[25]
ermC2	CAAACCCGTATTCCACGATT
msrA1	GCTTAACATGGATGTGG	1230 (55)	msr(A)	[22]
msrA2	GATTGTCCTGTTAATTCCC