Amplification pattern of mec gene. (A) Universal (574 bp), (1) positive control, (2) blank, (3–6) positive strains. (B) Classical mecA (533 bp), (1) positive control, (2) blank, (3–6) positive strains. (C) Variant mecA (809 bp), (1) positive control, (2–5) positive strains, (6) blank. (D)mecC (718 bp), (1) blank, (2) positive control, (3–5) negative strains. MC, ladder (Hi-Lo DNA marker—10,000 bp)