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. 2021 Oct 28;10(11):1314. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10111314

Table 4.

Primer sequences and PCR conditions used for the amplification of tetracycline and sulfonamide resistance genes.

Authors Genes Searched Primers PCR Amplification Conditions
Aslam et al. [45] tetA F: GGCGGTCTTCTTCATCATGC
R: CGGCAGGCAGAGCAAGTAGA
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 15 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 63 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
tetB F: CGCCCAGTGCTGTTGTTGTC
R: CGCGTTGAGAAGCTGAGGTG
tetC F: GCTGTAGGCATAGGCTTGGT
R: GCCGGAAGCGAGAAGAATCA
sul1 F: CGGCGTGGGCTACCTGAACG
R: GCCGATCGCGTGAAGTTCCG
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 15 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 1 min, annealing at 66 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
sul2 F: CGGCATCGTCAACATAACCT
R: TGTGCGGATGAAGTCAGCTC
sul3 F: CAACGGAAGTGGGCGTTGTGGA
R: GCTGCACCAATTCGCTGAACG
Dahshan et al. [46] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Annealing temperature: 64 °C
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
tetG F: GCTCGGTGGTATCTCTGCTC
R: AGCAACAGAATCGGGAACAC
Annealing temperature: 59 °C
sul1 F: TCGGATCAGACGTCGTGG
R: CCAGCCTGCAGTCCGCCT
Annealing temperature: 60 °C
Deng et al. [38] tetA F: CTCAGTATTCCAAGCCTTTG
R: ACTCCCCTGAGCTTGAGGGG
30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 60 °C for 45 s, and extension at 72 °C for 90 s, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 5 min.
tetB F: CTAATCTAGACATCATTAATTCC
R: TTTGAAGCTAAATCTTCTTTAT
tetG F: AGTTTCAGGTGCGCAGC
R: CCAATCGCCATGACTAAT
sul1 F: CATCATTTTCGGCATCGTC
R: TCTTGCGGTTTCTTTCAGC
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 50 s, annealing at 54 °C for 50 s, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
sul2 F: AGATGTGATTGATTTGGGAGC
R: TAGTTGTTTCTGGATTAGAGCCT
sul3 F: CTTCGATGAGAGCCGGCGGC
R: GCAAGGCGGAAACCCGCGCC
Dessie et al. [27] tetA F: GTAATTCTGAGCACTGTCGC
R: CTGCCTGGACAACATTGCTT
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 4 min, followed by 34 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 43 °C for 2 min, and extension at 72 °C for 3 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 7 min.
tetB F: CTCAGTATTCCAAGCCTTTG
R: ACTCCCCTGAGCTTGAGGGG
tetC F: CCTCTTGCGGGATATCGTCC
R: GGTTGAAGGCTCTCAAGGGC
tetD F: GGATATCTCACCGCATCTGC
R: CATCCATCCGGAAGTGATAGC
tetE F: AAACCACATCCTCCATACGC
R: AAATAGGCCACAACCGTCAG
sul1 F: CTTCGATGAGAGCCGGCGGC
R: GCAAGGCGGAAACCCGCGCC
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 15 s, annealing at 69 °C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 7 min.
sul2 F: CGGCATCGTCAACATAACC
R: GTGTGCGGATGAAGTCAG
El-Sharkawy et al. [47] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 55 °C for 2 min, and extension at 72 °C for 90 s.
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature: 53 °C
tetC F: CTTGAGAGCCTTCAACCCAG
R: ATGGTCGTCATCTACCTGCC
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature: 56 °C
sul1 F: TCACCGAGGACTCCTTCTTC
R: AATATCGGGATAGAGCGCAG
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 3 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, specific annealing temperature at 60 °C, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 7 min.
sul2 F: CGGTCCGGCATCCAGCAATCC
R: CGAGAGCCACGACCGCGCC
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature: 64 °C
sul3 F: GAGCAAGATTTTTGGAATCG
R: CATCTGCAGCTAACCTAGGGCTTGGA
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature: 51 °C
Hsu et al. [48] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Annealing temperature: 55 °C
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
sul1 F: TCGGATCAGACGTCGTGG
R: CCAGCCTGCAGTCCGCCT
Annealing temperature: 60 °C
Igbinosa [44] tetC F: GGTTGAAGGCTCTCAAGGGC
R: GGTTGAAGGCTCTCAAGGGC
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 3 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 65 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
Iwu et al. [39] tetA F: GGCCTCAATTTCCTGACG
R: AAGCAGGATGTAGCCTGTGC
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 55 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1.5-min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 5 min.
Khoshbakht et al. [49] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Annealing temperature: 50 °C
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
tetC F: CTTGAGAGCCTTCAACCCAG
R: ATGGTCGTCATCTACCTGCC
Annealing temperature: 49 °C
tetG F: GCTCGGTGGTATCTCTGCTC
R: AGCAACAGAATCGGGAACAC
Kozak et al. [50] sul1 F: CGGCGTGGGCTACCTGAACG
R: GCCGATCGCGTGAAGTTCCG
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 15 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 1 min, annealing at 66 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
sul2 F: CGGCATCGTCAACATAACCT
R: TGTGCGGATGAAGTCAGCTC
sul3 F: CAACGGAAGTGGGCGTTGTGGA
R: GCTGCACCAATTCGCTGAACG
Lapierre et al. [51] tetA F: GGTTCACTCGAACGACGTCA
R: CTGTCCGACAAGTTGCATGA
Annealing temperature: 52 °C
tetB F: CTGGATTACTTATTGCTGGC
R: CACCTTGCTGATGACTCTT
tetG F: CCGGTCTTATGGGTGCTCTA
R: GACTGGCTTCGTTCTTCTGG
Annealing temperature: 56 °C
Lopes et al. [52] tetA F: GTAATTCTGAGCACTGT
R: CCTGGACAACATTGCTT
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 4 min, followed by 34 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 43 °C for 2 min, and extension at 72 °C for 3 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 7 min.
tetB F: ACGTTACTCGATGCCAT
R: AGCACTTGTCTCCTGTT
tetG F: CTGCTGATCGTGGGTCT
R: TTGCGAATGGTCTGCGT
sul1 F: ATGGTGACGGTGTTCGGCATTCTGA
R: CTAGGCATGATCTAACCCTCGGTCT
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 2 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 51 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 7 min.
sul2 F: ACAGTTTCTCCGATGGAGGCC
R: CTCGTGTGTGCGGATGAAGTC
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature of 64 °C
sul3 F: GAGCAAGATTTTTGGAATCG
R: CATCTGCAGCTAACCTAGGGCTTTGGA
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature of 51 °C
Maka et al. [7] sul1 F: CGGCGTGGGCTACCTGAACG
R: GCCGATCGCGTGAAGTTCCG
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s, annealing at 68 °C for 25 s, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
sul2 F: GCGCTCAAGGCAGATGGCAT
R: GCGTTTGATACCGGCACCCGT
sul3 F: CAGATAAGGCAATTGAGCATGCTCTGC
R: AGAATGATTTCCGTGACACTGCAATCATT
Marquéz et al. [53] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 1 min, annealing at 55 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1-5 min.
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
tetC F: CTTGAGAGCCTTCAACCCAG
R: ATGGTCGTCATCTACCTGCC
tetD F: AAACCATTACGGCATTCTGC
R: GACCGGATACACCATCCATC
tetE F: AAACCACATCCTCCATACGC
R: AAATAGGCCACAACCGTCAG
tetG F: GCTCGGTGGTATCTCTGCTC
R: AGCAACAGAATCGGGAACAC
sul1 F: CTTCGATGAGAGCCGGCGGC
R: GCAAGGCGGAAACCCGCGCC
Annealing temperature: 65 °C for 30 s
Mthembu et al. [54] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 3 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, annealing at 52 °C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 8 min.
tetC F: CTTGAGAGCCTTCAACCCAG
R: ATGGTCGTCATCTACCTGCC
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature: 42 °C
sul2 F: CGGCATCGTCAACATAACC
R: GTGTGCGGATGAAGTCAG
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature: 60 °C
Sadiq et al. [40] tetA F: GGTTCACTCGAACGACGTCA
R: CTGTCCGACAAGTTGCATGA
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, annealing at 61.1 °C for 30 s, and extension at 68 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 68 °C for 5 min.
tetB F: CCTCAGCTTCTCAACGCGTG
R: GCACCTTGCTGATGACTCT
Soyer et al. [55] tetA F: GCGCCTTTCCTTTGGGTTCT
R: CCACCCGTTCCACGTTGTTA
tetB F: CCCAGTGCTGTTGTTGTCAT
R: CCACCACCAGCCAATAAAAT
tetG F: AGCAGGTCGCTGGACACTAT
R: CGCGGTGTTCCACTGAAAAC
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 10 min, followed by 32 to 35 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, annealing at 55 °C for 1 min, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 7 min.
sul1 F: TCACCGAGGACTCCTTCTTC
R: CAGTCCGCCTCAGCAATATC
sul2 F: CCTGTTTCGTCCGACACAGA
R: GAAGCGCAGCCGCAATTCAT
Tajbakhsh et al. [56] tetA F: GTAATTCTGAGCACTGTCGC
R: CTGCCTGGACAACATTGCTT
Annealing temperature: 58 °C
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
Annealing temperature: 60 °C
tetC F: ATGGTCGTCATCTACCTGCC
R: GGTTGAAGGCTCTCAAGGGC
Annealing temperature: 53 °C
tetD F: AAACCATTACGGCATTCTGC
R: GACCGGATACACCATCCATC
Annealing temperature: 60 °C
tetG F: CAGCTTTCGGATTCTACGG
R: GATTGGTGAGGCTCGTTAGC
Thai et al. [57] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCT
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGA
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s, the corresponding temperature of each primer pair for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 5 min.
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
tetG F: GCTCGGTGGTATCTCTGC
R: AGCAACAGAATCGGGAAC
sul1 F: CTTCGATGAGAGCCGGCGGC

R: GCAAGGCGGAAACCCGCGCC
Vital et al. [41] tetA F: GTGAAACCCAACATACCCC
R: GAAGGCAAGCAGGATGTAG
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s, annealing at 50º C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
tetB F: CCTTATCATGCCAGTCTTGC
R: ACTGCCGTTTTTTCGCC
tetC F: ACTTGGAGCCACTATCGAC
R: CTACAATCCATGCCAACCC
Vuthy et al. [58] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTTC
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Annealing temperature: 58 °C
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
sul1 F: GTGACGGTGTTCGGCATTCT
R: TTTACAGGAAGGCCAACGGT
sul2 F: GGCAGATGTGATCGACCTCG
R: ATGCCGGGATCAAGGACAAG
Xu et al. [10] sul1 F: CTAAACATACAAATACACATTTCA
R: TGAAGTTCCGCCGCAAGGCTCG
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, annealing at 58º C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 15 s, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 8 min.
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s, annealing at 63º C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 90 s, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 5 min.
sul2 F: TACTTAAACATACAAACTTACTCA
R: TGCCAAACTCGTCGTTATGC
sul3 F: ATCTCAATTACAATAACACACAAA
R: CGGGTATGGGCTTCTTTTTAG
sul4 F: TACTACTTCTATAACTCACTTAAA
R: CGGACCTATTAAGATGGGAAA
Zhu et al. [43] tetA

tetB
F: GTAATTCTGAGCACTGTCGC
R: GAGACGCAATCGAATTCGG
F: GAGACGCAATCGAATTCGG
R: TTTAGTGGCTATTCTTCCTGCC
Initial denaturation at 95 °C for 10 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 45 s, annealing at 55-70º C for 50 s, and extension at 72 °C for 50 s, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 10 min.
tetC F: CTTGAGAGCCTTCAACCCAG
R: ATGGTCGTCATCTACCTGCC
tetG F: GCTCGGTGGTATCTCTGCTC
R: AGCAACAGAATCGGGAACAC
sul1 F: CTTCGATGAGAGCCGGCGGC
R: GCAAGGCGGAAACCCGCGCC
sul2 F: GCGCTCAAGGCAGATGGCATT
R: GCGTTTGATACCGGCACCCGT
sul3 F: AGATGTGATTGATTTGGGAGC
R: TAGTTGTTTCTGGATTAGAGCCT
Zhu et al. [59] tetA F: TCGCTTGCCGCATTT
R: CGCGTATAGCTTGCCG
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s, annealing at 55º C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 1 min, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 6 min.
tetB F: GACACTCTATCATTGAT
R: GACAATATTTAGCAACG
sul1 F: TGCAGGCTGGTGGTGGTTA
R: CGCGTGGGTGCGGACGT
sul2 F: CATTCCCGTCTCGCTCGA
R: GCGCGCAGAAAGGATTT
Zishiri et al. [42] tetA F: GCTACATCCTGCTTGCCTT
R: CATAGATCGCCGTGAAGAGG
Initial denaturation at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 34 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 25 s, annealing at 55º C for 50 s, and extension at 72 °C for 50 s, with an additional extension at 72 °C for 5 min.
tetB F: TTGGTTAGGGGCAAGTTTTG
R: GTAATGGGCCAATAACACCG
sul1 F: GCGCGGCGTGGGCTACCT
R: GATTTCCGCGACACCGAGACAA
Same conditions, with the specific annealing temperature at 65 °C.
sul2 F: CGGCATCGTCAACATAACC
R: GTGTGCGGATGAAGTCAG