Table 1.

Primers used in this study.

Target	Primer	Sequence	Product size (bp)
mecA	F mecA	5′TGGCTATCGTGTCACAATCG 3′	310
	R mecA	5′CTGGAACTTGTTGAGCAGAG 3′
SCCmec	F β	5′- ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCYTCT- 3′	937
	R α3	5′- TAAAGGCATCAATGCACAAACACT-3′
	F ccrC	5′-CGTCTATTACAAGATGTTAAGGATAAT-3′	518
	R ccrC	5′- CCTTTATAGACTGGATTATTCAAAATAT-3′
	F 1272	5′- GCCACTCATAACATATGGAA-3′	415
	R1272	5′- CATCCGAGTGAAACCCAAA-3′
	F5RmecA	5′-TATACCAAACCCGACAACTAC -3′	359
	R 5R431	5′-CGGCTACAGTGATAACATCC-3′
sea	F sea	5′-CCTTTGGAAACGGTTAAAACG-3′	127
	R sea	5′-TCTGAACCTTCCCATCAAAAAC-3′
seb	F seb	5′-TCGCATCAAACTGACAAACG-3′	477
	R seb	5′-GCAGGTACTCTATAAGTGCCTGC-3′