TABLE 1.

Primers for RT-qPCR.

Gene	Primer orientation	Nucleotide sequence
GAPDH	Forward (5′-3′)	5′-TGACACTATGCAAGGTCGTTTCAC-3′
	Reverse (5′-3′)	5′-TCAGAACCGTCTAACTCTTGGTGG-3′
mecA	Forward (5′-3′)	5′-TACTGCTATCCACCCTCAAACA-3′
	Reverse (5′-3′)	5′-ATTTCACCTTGTCCGTAACCTG-3′
femA	Forward (5′-3′)	5′-AGCGTGTGTTAGTGCCTTTAGCGT-3′
	Reverse (5′-3′)	5′-CCATTGCACTGCATAACTTCCGGC-3′
femB	Forward (5′-3′)	5′-TTACAGAGTTAACTGTTACC-3′
	Reverse (5′-3′)	5′-ATACAAATCCAGCACGCTCT-3′
femX	Forward (5′-3′)	5′-TCGTGACGGTGAAGTTCAGG-3′
	Reverse (5′-3′)	5′-CACGCGTTAAGAAGCCATCG-3′

GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; mecA, methicillin determinant A; femA, factor A essential for methicillin resistance; femB, factor B essential for methicillin resistance; femX, factor C essential for methicillin resistance.