Table 1.

List of oligonucleotide sequences and their PCR conditions used in the current study.

Target gene	Primer sequences 5′-3'	Amplicon (bp)	PCR conditions					References
			No of cycles	Denaturation	Annealing	Extension	Final Extension
oprL	ATG GAA ATG CTG AAA TTC GGC CTT CTT CAG CTC GAC GCG ACG	504	40	96 ˚C for 1 min	55 ˚C for 1 min	72 ˚C for 1 min	72˚C for 10 min	34
toxA	GACAACGCCCTCAGCATCACCAGC CGCTGGCCCATTCGCTCCAGCGCT	396	30	94 ˚C for 1 min	55 ˚C for 1 min	72 ˚C for 1 min		37
exoS	GCGAGGTCAGCAGAGTATCG TTCGGCGTCACTGTGGATGC	118	36	94 ˚C for 30 s	58 ˚C for 30 s	68 ˚C for 1 min		35
phzM	ATGGAGAGCGGGATCGACAG ATGCGGGTTTCCATCGGCAG	875	30	94 °C for 30 s	54 ˚C for 30 s	72 ˚C for 1 min		36
blaTEM	ATCAGCAATAAACCAGC CCCCGAAGAACGTTTTC	516	32	94 °C for 30 s	54 ˚C for 30 s	72 ˚C for 1 min		38
tetA	GGTTCACTCGAACGACGTCA CTGTCCGACAAGTTGCATGA	576	30	94 ˚C for 1 min	56 ˚C for 30 s	72 ˚C for 1 min		39
blaCTX-M	ATGTGCAGYACCAGTAARGT TGGGTRAARTARGTSACCAGA	593	35	95 ˚C for 45 s	51 ˚C for 45 s	72 ˚C for 1 min		40