TABLE 2.

Primers and probes used in the study.

Primers	Sequence	Annealing temperature (°C)
SCCmec-IV AND ACME PRIMERS
qAttR1 fw	TACGCTCTATCATTCAGCACTATGA	55
qAttR1 rev	ATGATAAGCTTCTTAAAAACATAACAGC	55
Probe R1	CACCAAATGATGCGCGTCATATTGATAGA	61
qAttR2 fw	AAACCAAAGTCGATATCATCATTTTG	55
qAttR2 rev	CAGCATTATCGTAAGTTAACTACATT	55
Probe R2	CGACTTTAATTATAAAAAACCGCACTCTTAACCG	61
qAttL fw	GAAGTGATTTTACGATATCACCTTCT	55
qAttL rev	CATTTAAGATGGAATTCAAATTTTATTTTACTTTC	54
Probe L	TATATTTCAGTAGGCACCGACGTATACAGAATCA	61
SCCmec-III AND COMER-LIKE PRIMERS
qAttR1 fw	CTCTCTTAAATTTTTGTTTGATTAGATTAGACC	56
qAttR1 rev	ACTTGAAATGAAAGACTGCGG	56
Probe R1	ACGCATTCAATATGTCTACACGTGAATTTAGTCT	62
qAttR2 fw	ACACCAGCTTTCTATGTAGGTAA	55
qAttR2 rev	ATTTTATTGGAGATACTATATACTTAACCAATTTC	54
Probe R2	GCGAAGAAAGCCATTATTATGAGGTGATTGTAG	61
qAttL fw	GAGCGACAAATTCCAATGTAATAGTA	55
qAttL rev	ACCAAACAATGAATATATAATACATTTAAGATG	54
Probe L	GTCGCTCTTTCGTTTCAGTTAAGGAAAATG	61