TABLE 1.

Primers used in the present study

Target genes	Primer Sequence (5′–3′)	Amplicon size (bp)	Annealing temperature (°C)	References
ddlE. faecium	F: GCAAGGCTTCTTAGAGA R: CATCGTGTAAGCTAACTTC	550	50	Dutka‐Malen S et al., 1995
tetA	F: GGTTCACTCGAACGACGTCA R: CTGTCCGACAAGTTGCATGA	577	57	Randall et al., 2004
tetB	F: CCTCAGCTTCTCAACGCGTG R: GCACCTTGCTGATGACTCTT	634	56	Randall et al., 2004
CITM	F: TGGCCAGAACTGACAGGCAAA R: TTTCTCCTGAACGTGGCTGGC	462	47	Van et al., 2008
blaTEM	F: CATTTCCGTGTCGCCCTTAT R: TCCATAGTTGCCTGACTCCC	793	56	Randall et al., 2004
ereA	F: GCCGGTGCTCATGAACTTGAG R: CGACTCTATTCGATCAGAGGC	419	52	Van et al., 2008
SHV	F: TCGCCTGTGTATTATCTCCC R: CGCAGATAAATCACCACAATG	768	52	Van et al., 2008
aadA1	F: TATCCAGCTAAGCGCGAACT R: ATTTGCCGACTACCTTGGTC	447	58	Van et al., 2008