TABLE 1.

Primers used in the study.

Primers	Nucleotides Sequence(5′–3′)	Target gene	Amplicon size (bp)
mec-F	ACCACCCAATTTGTCTGCCAGTT	mec	800
mec-R	TGGCTCAGGTACTGCTATCCACCCC
blaZ-F	CAAAGATGATATAGTTGCTTATTCTCC	blaZ	421
blaZ-R	TGCTTGACCACTTTTATCAGC
nucA-F	CGCTTGCTATGATTGTGGTAGCC	nucA	126
nucA-R	TTCGGTTTCACCGTTTCTTGGCG
arcC-F	TTGATTCACCAGCGCGTATTGTC	arcC	456
arcC-R	AGG TATCTGCTTCAATCAGCG
aroE-F	ATCGGAAATCCTATTTCACATTC	aroE	456
aroE-R	GGTGTTGTATTAATAACGATATC
glpF-F	CTAGGAACTGCAATCTTAATCC	glpF	465
glpF-R	TGGTAAAATCGCATGTCCAATTC
gmk-F	ATCGTTTTATCGGGACCATC	gmk	417
gmk-R	TCATTAACTACAACGTAATCGTA
pta-F	GTTAAAATCGTATTACCTGAAGG	pta	564
pta-R	GACCCTTTTGTTGAAAAGCTTAA
tpi-F	TCGTTCATTCTGAACGTCGTGAA	tpi	402
tpi-R	TTTGCACCTTCTAACAATTGTAC
yqiL-F	CAGCATACAGGACACCTATTGGC	yqiL	516
yqiL-R	CGTTGAGGAATCGATACTGGAAC