Table 3.
Primers used in the detection of Staphylococcus aureus resistance, multidrug efflux system and virulence genes
| Category | Gene | Primer | Sequence | Product (bp) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | mecA | mecA - f | CCTAGTAAAGCTCCGGAA | 314 | [59] |
| mecA - r | CTAGTCCATTCGGTCCA | ||||
| Aac(6′)/aph(2′) | Aac(6′)/aph(2′) - f | GAAGTACGCAGAAGAGA | 491 | [59] | |
| Aac(6′)/aph(2′) - r | ACATGGCAAGCTCTAGGA | ||||
| aph(3′)-IIIa | aph(3′)-IIIa - f | AAATACCGCTGCGTA | 242 | [59] | |
| aph(3′)-IIIa - r | CATACTCTTCCGAGCAA′ | ||||
| ant(4′)-Ia | ant(4′)-Ia - f | AATCGGTAGAAGCCCAA | 135 | [59] | |
| ant(4′)-Ia - r | GCACCTGCCATTGCTA | ||||
| tet(M) | tet(M) - f | AGTGGAGCGATTACAGAA | 360 | [60] | |
| tet(M) - r | CATATGTCCTGGCGTGCTTA | ||||
| tet(K) | tet(K) - f | GTAGCGACAATAGGTAATAGT | 158 | [60] | |
| tet(K) - r | GTAGTGACAATAAACCTCCTA | ||||
| blaZ | blaZ - f | ACTTCAACACCTGCTGCTTTC | 173 | [60] | |
| blaZ - r | TGACCACTTTTATCAGCAACC | ||||
| ermA | ermA - f | TATCTTATCGTTGAGAAGGGATT | 139 | [61] | |
| ermA - r | CTACACTTGGCTTAGGATGAAA | ||||
| ermB | ermB - f | CTATCTGATTGTTGAAGAAGGATT | 142 | [61] | |
| ermB - r | GTTTACTCTTGGTTTAGGATGAAA | ||||
| ermC | ermC - f | CTTGTTGATCACGATAATTTCC | 299 | [61] | |
| ermC - r | ATCTTTTAGCAAACCCGTATTC | ||||
| Multidrug Efflux Pump | tet38 | tet38 - f | TTCAGTTTGGTTATAGACAA | 400 | [61] |
| tet38 - r | CGTAGAAATAAATCCACCTG | ||||
| norA | norA - f | TGCAATTTCATATGATCAATCCC | 150 | [29] | |
| norA - r | AGATTGCAATTCATGCTAAATAT | ||||
| norB | norB - f | ATAAGGTAAGATAACTAGCA | 150 | [29] | |
| norB - r | ATCTCTATTTGCCTCCCTATA | ||||
| norC | norC - f | AAATGGTTCTAAGCGACCAA | 200 | [29] | |
| norC - r | ATAAATACCTGAAGCAACGC | ||||
| LmrS | LmrS - f | TAAAGTTGAATTAACAAC | 180 | [30] | |
| LmrS - r | GCGGATCCTTAAAATTTC | ||||
| mgrA | mgrA - f | CGAATTCATTCATGATTT | 200 | [61] | |
| mgrA - r | AAAGTTGATTGTTTATTAA | ||||
| msrA | msrA - f | TCCAATCATAGCACAAAATC | 163 | [61] | |
| msrA - r | AATTCCCTCTATTTGGTGGT | ||||
| Virulence | hla | hla - f | CTGATTACTATCCAAGAAATTCGATTG | 209 | [62] |
| hla - r | CTTTCCAGCCTACTTTTTTATCAGT | ||||
| fnbA | fnbA - f | GTGAAGTTTTAGAAGGTGGAAAGAITAG | 643 | [63] | |
| fnbA - r | GCTCTTGTAAGACCATTTTTCTTCAC | ||||
| fnbB | fnbB - f | GTAACAGCTAATGGTCGAATTGATACT | 524 | [63] | |
| fnbB - r | CAAGTTCGATAGGAGTACTATGTTC | ||||
| eta | eta - f | ACTGTAGGAGCTAGTGCATTTGT | 190 | [64] | |
| eta - r | TGGATACTTTTGTCTATCTTTTTCATCAAC | ||||
| etb | etb - f | CAGATAAAGAGCTTTATACACACATTAC | 621 | [64] | |
| etb - r | AGTGAACTTATCTTTCTATTGAAAAACACTC | ||||
| lukDE | lukDE - f | TGAAAAAGGTTCAAAGTTGATACGAG | 269 | [64] | |
| lukDE - r | TGTATTCGATAGCAAAAGCAGTGCA | ||||
| tst | tst- f | TTCACTATTTGTAAAAGTGTCAGACCCACT | 180 | [64] | |
| tst - r | TACTAATGAATTTTTTTATCGTAAGCCCTT | ||||
| sea | sea - f | ACGATCAATTTTTACAG | 544 | [65] | |
| sea - r | TGCATGTTTTCAGAGTTAATC | ||||
| seb | seb - f | GAATGATATTAATTCGCATC | 416 | [65] | |
| seb - r | TCTTTGTCGTAAGATAAACTTC | ||||
| sec | sec - f | GACATAAAAGCTAGGAATTT | 257 | [65] | |
| sec - r | AAATCGGATTAACATTATCCA | ||||
| sed | sed - f | CTAGTTTGGTAATATCTCCT | 317 | [65] | |
| sed - r | TAATGCTATATCTTATAGGG | ||||
| see | see - f | TAGATAAAGTTAAAACAAG | 170 | [65] | |
| see - r | TAACTTACCGTGGACCCTTC | ||||
| seg | seg - f | GTTAGAGGAGGTTTTATG | 198 | [65] | |
| seg - r | TTCCTTCAACAGGTGGAGA | ||||
| seh | seh - f | CAACTGCTGATTTAGCTCAG | 173 | [65] | |
| seh - r | CCCAAACATTAGCACCA | ||||
| sei | sei - f | GGCCACTTTATCAGGACA | 328 | [65] | |
| sei - r | AACTTACAGGCAGTCCA | ||||
| sej | sej - f | GTTCTGGTGGTAAACCA | 131 | [65] | |
| sej - r | GCGGAACAACAGTTCTGA |