Table 1.

List of primers used in this study

Target gene	Primer	Size (bp)	Tm (p)	Reference
16S rRNA	F: CGAAAGCCTGACGGAGCAAC	528	52	[14]
	R: AACCTTGCGGTCGTACTCCC
tuf	F: CCAATGCCACAAACTCGTGA	480	62	[16]
	R: CAGCTTCAGCGTAGTCTAATAATTTACG
mecA	F: TGGCTATCGTGTCACAATCG	310	58	[21]
	R: CTGGAACTTGTTGAGCAGAG
icaAD	F: GACAGTCGCTACGAAAAG	211	55	[13]
	R: AATAAGCTCTCCCTAACTA
fnbA	F: CCCTCTTCGTTATTCAGCC	422	58	[13]
	R: CAGGAGGCAAGTCACCTTG
bap	F: GGCGCAAGCAGCAGAATTA	901	63	[13]
	R: CATAGTTCTTTGTGGTGTTGC
cna	F: AAAGCGTTGCCTAGTGGAGA	192	55	[20]
	R: AGTGCCTTCCCAAACCTTTT