Table 1. List of primers:

Gene	Forward 5'-3'	Reverse 5'-3'
Spa	AGACGATCCTTCGGTGAGC	GCTTTTGCAATGTCATTTACTG
Arc	TTGATTCACCAGCGCGTATTGTC	AGGTATCTGCTTCAATCAGCG
aroE	ATCGGAAATCCTATTTCACATTC	GGTGTTGTATTAATAACGATATC
Glp	CTAGGAACTGCAATCTTAATCC	TGGTAAAATCGCATGTCCAATTC
Gmk	ATCGTTTTATCGGGACCATC	TCATTAACTACAACGTAATCGTA
Pta	GTTAAAATCGTATTACCTGAAGG	GACCCTTTTGTTGAAAAGCTTAA
Tpi	TCGTTCATTCTGAACGTCGTGAA	TTTGCACCTTCTAACAATTGTAC
Yqi	CAGCATACAGGACACCTATTGGC	CGTTGAGGAATCGATACTGGAAC
PVL	ATCATTAGGTAAAATGTCTGGACATGATCCA	GCATCAAGTGTATTGGATAGCAAAAGC
mecA	GTAGAAATGACTGAACGTCCGATAA	CCAATTCCACATTGTTTCGGTCTAA
Spa gene primers are specific for spa genotyping. Arc, aroE, Gip, Gmk, Pta, Tpi and Yqi genes primers are specific MLSA typing. MecA gene primers are specific for identification of MRSA. Luk gene primers are specific for identification of PLV strain.