Table 1. List of primers used in the study.

Primers	Target	Sequence (5’–3’)	Reference
HS287 F HS286 R	59be association	GGGATCCGCSGCTKANCTCVRRCGTTAGSC GGGATCCTCSGCTKGARCGAMTTGTTAGVC	12
Inv 1F Inv 1R	To amplify flanking region	ATGGAAACTGGCGACCAACGG AATCGTCGGGCGGATTTCACC	Present study
POL’F POL’R	To amplify flanking region	ACGTCAGAGCGATGAAGACG GACCTGGAACTGACCGTACG	Present study
NDM 3P	3’ end of linkage with DNA directed RNA Polymerase reverse	GATCGTGATGAGCCATTCCGCC	Present study
Native Pm Mutated Pm NDMc	To amplify RNA polymerase promoter along with integrated NDM gene	AACCTGATTGTCGAGCTCTACTC CTCGCTCTACTCCAAGTAAGAAC* CATCGAAATCGCGCGATGGCAG	Present study

*underlined regions are mutated bases