Table 4.

Primer sequences of the spsL and mecA genes used for polymerase chain reaction.

Primer Name	Sequence (5′ to 3′)	References
spsL-F (577 bp)	TGTGAGCGGTCAGTACGATG	[34]
spsL-R	CGGGAAGAAACCAGCATCGA
mecA-F (162 bp)	TCCAGATTACAACTTCACCAGG	[35]
mecA-R	CCACTTCATATCTTGTAACG