Table 1.

Primer sequences used to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and Nocardia asteroides (NA)

Primers names	Primers sequences	Tm of amplicons
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)	F: 5′ GACCCGCCAGCCCAGGAT 3′ R: 5′TTCGGACCACCAGCACCTAA 3′	90.2
Nocardia asteroides (NA)	F: 5′ TAGGGTGCGAGCGTTGTC 3′ R: 5′CTTCTCAGCGTCAGTTACTTCC 3′	85.9
Beta actin	F: 5′ GTGGGCCGCTCTAGGCACCAA 3′ R: 5′ AAATCGTGCGTGACATCAAAGAG 3′	88.2