Table 1.

Nucleotide sequences and size of the RT-PCR products for the S. aureus gene-specific primers

Target gene	Primer sequence	Annealing Temp (°C)	Product size (bp)
seb	F 5′ TCGCCTTATGAAACGGGATA 3′ R 5′ ACAAATCGTTAAAAACGGCG 3’	50	411
hla	F5’ATGATGAAAATGAAAACACGTATAGTC 3′ R 5’ ATTTGAGCTACTTCATTATCAGGTAGTTG 3’	48	375
hlb	F 5’TGTTAATAAAGGCACTCCAGAGTTC 3′ R 5′ CTTTGATTGGGTAATGATCTGAAAA 3’	49	292
16S rRNA	F 5’ AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG 3′ R 5′ AAGGAGGTGATCCAGCCGCA 3’	55	1500