Table 1.

Base sequences of primers (Paterson, 2006) used for detection of bla genes.

Target gene	Sequence (5′ → 3′)	Amplicon size (bp)	Annealing Temperature used (°C)
blaCTX-M	F-GCTTTGCGATGTGCAG R-ACCGCGATATCGTTGGT	550	53
blaTEM	F-ATTCTTGAAGACGAAAGGGCCTC R-TTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGC	1050	55
blaSHV	F-ATGCGTTATATTCGCCTGTG R-GTTAGCGTTGCCAGTGCTCG	400	54