TABLE 3.
Primers used to screen antimicrobial resistance genes in Salmonella spp.
| Antimicrobial agent | Target gene | Primer sequence (5’–3’) | Size (bp) | References | Mechanism of resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin | pse-1 | F:CGCTTCCCGTTAACAAGTAC R:CTGGTTCATTTCAGATAGCG |
419 | Bacci et al. (2012) | - |
| Gentamicin | ant (3”)-la | F:GTGGATGGCGGCCTGAAGCC R:ATTGCCCAGTCGGCAGCG |
526 | Bacci et al. (2012) | Aminoglycoside adenyltransferase |
| Tetracycline | tet A | F:GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC R:CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG |
210 | Bacci et al. (2012) | Efflux |
| tet B | F:TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG R:GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG |
659 | Bacci et al. (2012) | Efflux | |
| Sulfamethoxazole | Sul 1 | F:GCG CGG CGT GGG CTA CCT R:GATTTCCGCGACACCGAGACAA |
350 | Poppe et al. (2006) | Dihydropteroate synthase inhibitor |
| Sul 2 | F:CGG CAT CGT CAA CAT AACC R:GTG TGC GGA TGA AGT CAG |
720 | Poppe et al. (2006) | Dihydropteroate synthase inhibitor |