[Table/Fig-1]:

Primer sequences for nuc and mecA genes for PCR and LAMP assay

Genes	Primer sequences
	PCR
nucFP	CAAAGCATCAAAAAGGTGTAGAGA
nucRP	TTCAATTTTCTTTGCATTTTCTACCA
mecAFP	GGCAATATTACCGCACCTCA
mecARP	GTCTGCCACTTTCTCCTTGT
	LAMP assay
nuc-F3	TCGCTTGCTATGATTGTGG
nuc-B3	ACATACGCCAATGTTCTACC
nuc-FIP	GTACAGTTTCATGATTCGTCCCGCCATCATTATTGTAGGTGT
nuc- BIP	TGTTCAAAGAGTTGTGGATGGTGTACAGGCGTATTCGGTT
nuc-FLP	TTGAAAGGACCCGTATGATTCA
nuc-BLP	GATACGCCAGAAACGGTGA
mecA-F3	GGTACAAGATGATACCTTCGTT
mecA-B3	ATAGCAGTACCTGAGCCAT
mecA-FIP	TCTTCAGAGTTAATGGGACCAAACAGAAAGTCGTAACTATCCTC
mecA-BIP	AAGCTCCAACATGAAGATGGCTTGTATGTGCGATTGTATTGC
mecA-FLP	ACCTAATAGATGTGAAGTCGCT
mecA-BLP	CGTGTCACAATCGTTGACG

FP-Forward primer

RP-Reverse primer

F3-Forward outer primer, B3-Backward outer primer

FIP-Forward inner primer, BIP-Backward inner primer

FLP-forward loop primer, BLP-backward loop primers