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. 2020 Apr 15;11:638. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00638

TABLE 1.

Primers used for screening of broad-spectrum β-lactamase, ESBL, and AmpC genetic determinants (Dallenne et al., 2010) as well as integron prevalence (de Paula et al., 2018) in selected Enterobacteriaceae isolated from water, fresh produce, and contact surfaces.

Target genes Primer sequences Thermocycling conditions Expected amplicon size (bp)
blaTEM TEM-F: 5′-CATTTCCGTGTCGCCCTTATTC-3′ 94°C, 10 min; 800
TEM-R: 5′-CGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGAC-3′ 30 cycles of
blaSHV SHV-F: 5′-AGCCGCTTGAGCAAATTAAAC-3′ 94°C, 40 s, 713
SHV-R: 5′-ATCCCGCAGATAAATCACCAC-3′ 58°C, 40 s,
blaOXA–1like OXA-F: 5′-GGCACCAGATTCAACTTCAAG-3′ 72°C, 1 min; 564
OXA-R: 5′-GACCCCAAGTTTCCTGTAAGTG-3′ 72°C, 7min

blaCTX–M Group8/25 CTX-M Gp8/25-F: 5′-AACRCRCAGACGCTCTAC-3′ 94°C, 10 min; 326
CTX-M Gp8/25-R: 5′-TCGAGCCGGAASGTGTYAT-3′ 30 cycles of
blaCTX–M Group 9 CTX-M Gp9-F: 5′-TCAAGCCTGCCGATCTGGT-3′ 94°C, 40 s, 688
CTX-M Gp9-R: 5′-TGATTCTCGCCGCTGAAG-3′ 60°C, 40 s,
blaCTX–M Group 1 CTX-M Gp1-F: 5′-TTAGGAARTGTGCCGCTGYA-3′ 72°C, 1 min; 561
CTX-M Gp1-R: 5′-CGATATCGTTGGTGGTRCCAT-3′ 72°C, 7 min

blaACC ACC-F: 5′-CACCTCCAGCGACTTGTTAC-3′ ACC-R: 5′-GTTAGCCAGCATCACGATCC-3′ 94°C, 10 min; 346
30 cycles of
94°C, 40 s,
60.5°C, 40 s,
72°C, 1 min;
72°C, 7 min

blaFOX FOX-F: 5′-CTACAGTGCGGGTGGTTT-3′ 94°C, 10 min; 162
FOX-R: 5′-CTATTTGCGGCCAGGTGA-3′ 30 cycles of
blaMOX MOX-F: 5′-GCAACAACGACAATCCATCCT-3′ 94°C, 40 s, 895
MOX-R: 5′-GGGATAGGCGTAACTCTCCCAA-3′ 59.6°C, 40 s,
blaDHA DHA-F: 5′-TGATGGCACAGCAGGATATTC-3′ 72°C, 1 min; 997
DHA-R: 5′-GCTTTGACTCTTTCGGTATTCG-3′ 72°C, 7 min
blaCIT CIT-F: 5′-CGAAGAGGCAATGACCAGAC-3′ 538
CIT-R: 5′-ACGGACAGGGTTAGGATAGY-3′
blaEBC EBC-F: 5′-CGGTAAAGCCGATGTTGCG-3′ 683
EBC-R: 5′-AGCCTAACCCCTGATACA-3′

IntI1 Int1-F: 5′-GGT CAAGGATCTGGATTTCG-3′ 94°C, 12 min; 436
Int1-R: 5′-ACATGCGTGTAAATCATCGTC-3′ 30 cycles of
IntI2 Int2-F: 5′-CACGGATATGCGACAAAAAGG-3′ 94°C, 30 s, 788
Int2-R: 5′-TGTAGCAAACGAGTGACGAAATG-3′ 60°C, 30s,
IntI3 Int3-F: 5′-AGTGGGTGGCGAATGAGTG-3′ 72°C, 1 min; 600
Int3-R: 5′-TGTTCTTGTATCGGCAGGTG-3′ 72°C, 8 min