Table 1. The oligonucleotide primers used for amplification of genes encoding efflux pumps.
| Target gene Primer | Primer Sequence (5–3) | Amplicon size (bp) |
|---|---|---|
| qacZ | F-ATATTGCTTACGCAAGTTGG | 156 |
| R-AGTGTGATGATCCGAATGTG | ||
| qacG | F-CAACAGAAATAATCGGAACT | 275 |
| R-TACATTTAAGAGCACTACA | ||
| qacJ | F-GGCCAACATTAGGCACACTTA | 232 |
| R-TGACTTGATCCAAAAACGTTAAGA | ||
| qacΔΕ | F-GGCTTTACTAAGCTTGCCCC | 127 |
| R-AGCCCCATACCTACAAAGCC | ||
| oqxA | F-GGGGAAACATTCACCTGAC | 407 |
| R-ACGGGAGACGAGGTTGGTA | ||
| oqxB | F-CTCGGCTCGTCTTATGTCAAT | 567 |
| R-TTACAGGCCCAGGCCCATC | ||
| emeA | F-AGCCCAAGCGAAAAGCGGTTT | 128 |
| R-CCATCGCTTTCGGACGTTCA | ||
| efrA | F-TTGGCTTTATGACGCCAGT | 224 |
| R-ATGCGCGTATTACCCGCAA | ||
| efrB | F-TAGTGATGATGTTCTTAATCAA | 211 |
| R-ATTGACTTGTTTAAAGCCTTCA | ||
| qacA/B | F-GCAGAAAGTGCAGAGTTCG | 361 |
| R-CCAGTCCAATCATGCCTG | ||
| qacC | F-AAACAATGCAACACCTACCACT | 157 |
| R-AACGAAACTACGCCGACTATG | ||
| smr (qacC + qacD) | F-GCCATAAGTACTGAAGTTATTGGA | 195 |
| R-GACTACGGTTGTTAAGACTAAACCT |