TABLE 3.

Oligonucleotide primers used in this study

Target gene	Primer	Primer sequence (5′–3′)
gdpP	gdpP_Fwd	GCCGAATGCAGTAACGATTT
	gdpP_Rev	TTGTTGGCGTTCTTGTTTTG
guaA	guaA_Fwd	AGAGGACAAAGCGCCTAAGA
	guaA_Rev	CCTTACCCCTTTTCCGTCCT
clpX	clpX_Fwd	AACGCAAAGTTCGTTGAAGG
	clpX_Rev	TGAGCGTCAACTTTGATTGG
camS	camS_Fwd	GCTGGTGAAGATGCAGGTTC
	camS_Rev	CCTGGTGCATTTGTTGAAACTG
mecA	mecA_Fwd	CATATCGTGAGCAATGAACTGA
	mecA_Rev	CATCGTTACGGATTGCTTCA
SCCmec junction	SCCmecJn_Fwd	CTTGCTGGGTGCTATTTGA
	SCCmecJn_Rev	CGCTGTCTTCCTGTATTTCG
mecA	mecA1_Fwd	TGCTCAATATAAAATTAAAACAAACTACGGTAAC
	mecA1_Rev	GAATAATGACGCTATGATCCCAA
gyrB	gyrB_Fwd	CCAGGTAAATTAGCCGATTGC
	gyrB_Rev	AAATCGCCTGCGTTCTAGAG