Table 5. Primers used for classification of SCCmec.

Gene	Primer sequences(5′–3′)	Product size(bp)
Sccmec Typing
Type I	F-CCTTTAAAGAGTGTCGTTACAGG	613
	R-CTTCTCTCATAGTATGACGTCC
Type II	F-CGTTGAAGATGATGAAGCG	398
	R-CGAAATCAATGGTTAATGGACC
Type III	F-CCATATTGTGTACGATGCG	280
	R-CCTTAGTTGTCGTAACAGATCG
Type IVa	F-GCCTTATTCGAAGAAACCG	776
	R-CTACTCTTCTGAAAAGCGTCG
Type IVb	F-TCTGGAATTACTTCAGCTGC	493
	R-AAACAATATTGCTCTCCTC
Type IVc	F-ACAATATTTGTATTATCGGAGAGC	200
	R-TTGGTATGAGGTATTGCTGG
Type IVd	F-CTCAAAATACGGACCCCAATACA	881
	R-TGCTCCAGTAATTGCTAAAG
Type V	F-GAACATTGTTACTTAAATGAGCG	325
	R-TGAAAGTTGTACCCTTGACACC
mecA	F-GTGAAGATATACCAAGTGATT	147
	R-ATGCGCTATAGATTGAAAGGAT