Table 1.

Primer sequences used for PCR amplification, Sanger sequencing and subsequent HRMA of the rpoB gene’s region known to determine rifampicin resistance (15).

Primer	Sequence	Annealing temperature(°C)	Product size(bp)	Nucleotide position	Accession number
rpoB-F	CGCGATCAAGGAGTTCTTC	65	118	2339 to 2357	L27989.1
rpob-R	TGACAGACCGCCGGGCCC			2456 to 2439