Table-2.

Primers used in this study.

Name	Sequence
mecA	F; 5′-TCCAGATTACAACTTCACCAGG-3′
	R; 5′-CCACTTCATATCTTGTAACG-3′
ica-9	F;5’- TCGCACTCTTTATTGATAGTCGCTACGAG-3’
	R;5’- TGCGACAAGAACTACTGCTGCGTTAAT-3’
ica-15	F;5’- CGACGTTGGCTACTGGGATACTGATATGA-3’
	R;5’- AAATGCGACAAGAACTACTGCTGCGTTAAT-3’
RNAIII	F; 5’-GATGTTGTTTACGATAGCT-3’
	R; 5’-TTCAATGGCACAAGATATC-3’
16S rRNA	F; 5’-CTGTGCACATCTTGACGGTA-3’
	R; 5’-TCAGCGTCAGTTACAGACCA-3’

ica=Intercellular adhesion cluster