TABLE 1.

DNA sequences of amplification primers

Target gene(s)	Primera	DNA sequence (5′–3′)	Product size (bp)	Reference
atlE	atlE-F	CAA CTG CTC AAC CGA GAA CA	682	This work
	atlE-R	TTT GTA GAT GTT GTG CCC CA
icaAB	icaAB-F	TTA TCA ATG CCG CAG TTG TC	546	This work
	icaAB-R	GTT TAA CGC GAG TGC GCT AT
sarA	sarA-F	TGG TCA CTT ATG CTG ACA GAT T	313	This work
	sarA-R	TTT GCT TCT GTG ATA CGG TTG
agrA	agrA-F	CAA CAA CGA AAC ATG GTG CT	923	This work
	agrA-R	TGT CAT CGA AAA TGG TTA CTT TG
mecA	mecA-F	GTA GAA ATG ACT GAA CGT CCG ATA A	310	8
	mecA-R	CCA ATT CCA CAT TGT TTC GGT CTA A
16S rRNA	91E-F	GGA ATT CAA A(T/G)G AAT TGA CGG GGG C	478	19
	13B-R	CGG GAT CCC AGG     CCC GGG AAC GTA TTC AC

^aF, forward primer; R, reward primer.