Table 1.

PCR primers used in this study.

Gene	Nucleotide sequence	Size (bp)	Ref
SCCmec type I	F: GCTTTAAAGAGTGTCGTTACAGG R: GTTCTCTCATAGTATGACGTCC	613	Zhang et al. (2005)
SCCmec type II	F: CGTTGAAGATGATGAAGCG R: CGAAATCAATGGTTAATGGACC	398	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type III	F: CCATATTGTGTACGATGCG R: CCTTAGTTGTCGTAACAGATCG	280	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type Iva	F: GCCTTATTCGAAGAAACCG R: CTACTCTCTGAAAAGCGTCG	776	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type IVb	F: TCTGGAATTACTTCAGCTGC R: AAACAATATTGCTCTCCCTC	493	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type IVc	F: ACAATATTTGTATTATCGGAGAGC R: TTGGTATGAGGTATTGCTGG	200	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type IVd	F: CTCAAAATACGGACCCCAATACA R: TGCTCCAGTAATTGCTAAAG	881	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type IVg	F: GCAAGCTGTTATCGGCATTT R: GATCGTTCGTGTTTGTGTGC	378	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type IVh	F: TTCCTCGTTTTTTCTGAACG R: CAAACACTGATATTGTGTCG	664	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type IVi	CB18F1: CCAAGAAATTAATGTCGTCG CB18R3: AGGCTTCAACGATTTGAGAAC	1099	This study
SCCmec type IVj	C18F1: ATCTGTTGACTTTGTCAACC C18R2: CGCTCTTAATTGAATTCTTCC	331	This study
SCCmec type V	F: GAACATTGTTACTTAAATGAGCG R: TGAAAGTTGTACCCTTGACACC	325	Zhang et al., (2005)
SCCmec type VII	F: CAGAGGCTCATCTACATCCT R: TGTTCTGCTATACCTTCCACA	304	Higuchi et al., (2008)
mecA	F: GTGAAGATATACCAAGTGATT R: ATGCGCTATAGATTGAAAGGAT	147	Zhang et al., (2005)
Class A	F: CCCTTTTTATACAATCTCGTT R: ATATCATCTGCAGAATGGG	146	Zhang et al., (2005)
Class B	F: TATTTTTGGGTTTCACTCGG R: CTCCACGTTAATTCCATTAATACC	1305	Zhang et al., (2005)
Class C1	IS431F: ACATTAGATATTTGGTTGCGT mecRIR1: GTCTCCACGTTAATTCCATT	239	Katayama et al., (2001)
Class C2	IS431R1(F):TGAGGTTATTCAGATATTTCGATGT mecAR1(R): TATACCAAACCCGACAAC	832	Katayama et al., (2001)
ccr1	ccrAB-α2F: AACCTATATCATCAATCAGTACGT ccrABβ2TR: ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCTTCT ccrABβ2CR: ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCCTCT	695	Zhang et al., (2005)
ccr2	ccrABα3F: TAAAGGCATCAATGCACAAACACT ccrABβ2TR: ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCTTCT ccrABβ2CR: ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCCTCT	937	Zhang et al., (2005)
ccr3	ccrABα4F: AGCTCAAAAGCAAGCAATAGAAT ccrABβ2TR: ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCTTCT ccrABβ2CR: ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCCTCT	1791	Zhang et al., (2005)
ccr4	ccrA4B4F: GTATCAATGCACCAGAACTT ccrA4B4R: TTGCGACTCTCTTGACGTTT	1287	Kondo et al., (2007)
ccr5	ccrCF: ATGAATTCAAAGAGCATGGC ccrCR: GATTTAGAATTGTCGTGATTGC	336	Zhang et al., (2005)