Table 2.
Multiplex PCR*. Primer sequence of staphylococcal phage type, PCR product length and type of protein
| Phage type | Primer*** | Primer sequence (5′–3′)** | PCR product length (bp) | Sequence coding for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3A-like phage | SGA1 | TATCAGGCGAGAATTAAGGG | 744 | Tail fibres |
| SGA2 | CTTTGACATGACATCCGCTTGAC | |||
| 11-like phage | SGB1 | ACTTATCCAGGTGGYGTTATTG | 405 | Hypothetical tail protein |
| SGB2 | TGTATTTAATTTCGCCGTTAGTG | |||
| 77-like phage | SGF1 | CGATGGACGGCTACACAGA | 155 | Hypothetical tail protein |
| SGF2 | TTGTTCAGAAACTTCCCAACCTG | |||
| SGFa1 | TACGGGAAAATATTCGGAAG | 548 | Packaging protein | |
| SGFa2 | ATAATCCGCACCTCATTCCT | |||
| SGFb1 | AGACACATTAAGTCGCACGATAG | 147 | Packaging protein | |
| SGFb2 | TCTTCTCTGGCACGGTCTCTT | |||
| 187-like phage | SGL1 | GCTTAAAACAGTAACGGTGACAGTG | 648 | Hypothetical capsid protein |
| SGL2 | TGCTACATCATCAAGAACACCTGG | |||
| Twort-like phage | SGD1 | TGGGCTTCATTCTACGGTGA | 331 | Major capsid protein |
| SGD2 | GTAATTTAATGAATCCACGAGAT |
*S. aureus strain NCTC 8325 was used as positive control
**Nucleotide sequences were derived from the published sequences by Pantůček et al [31]
***The concentration of primers was 0.04 µmol