TABLE 3.

Primers used in this study

Primer	Nucleotide sequence
Localization of IS1272
mA2	5′-AACGTTGTAACCACCCCAAGA-3′
iS-4	5′-ACAATCTGTATTCTCAGGTCGT-3′
ccr gene type
β2	5′-ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCITCT-3′
α2	5′-AACCTATATCATCAATCAGTACGT-3′
α3	5′-TAAAGGCATCAATGCACAAACACT-3′
α4	5′-AGCTCAAAAGCAAGCAATAGAAT-3′
MREP typing
cR4	5′-GTTCAAGCCCAGAAGCGATGT-3′
mR2	5′-GATAGACTAATTATCTTCATC-3′
mN16	5′-ATATTCTAGATCATCAATAGTTG-3′
Amplification of DNA fragments for nucleotide sequences
NCTC10442
mE1	5′-AACTTCACTGTTGACGACTTA-3′
mE2	5′-AACAGCATTAAGAGCAGCTGCACAA-3′
85/2082
cLt1	5′-AGAAGCGTATCATAAGTAGCGGA-3′
cLt2	5′-ATCTTCTGAAGGATAATTCGCA-3′
cLt3	5′-TCCGCTACTTATGATACGCTTCTG-3′
cLt4	5′-CAATTGGCATGACACTAAATGGCA-3′
mN1	5′-TGGAGAATATGAAGATTACATTCA-3′
mN2	5′-TTTTGACGATGAAGGTCTTCA-3′
mN3	5′-AGTAACGCAACGGGTATGATTA-3′
Tn554(171–146)	5′-TACGGCTTATTCTCCACTTCTATCCT-3′
Tn554R	5′-AAGCTGTGGCTTTGAAAAGTTGA-3′
TnpA1016	5′-TGTGATGTAAATTCTATTCCAGT-3′
TnpA636	5′-TGAGATCAAAGGAAGTTAAGCAAATTATTGATG-3′
cad1	5′-TGTAATTGGCGGATATTCACTAT-3′
mN4	5′-TAGCAACATAATAGTCATATTTGCT-3′
mN5	5′-TTGCTTCGGGACTTACCTCTAGT-3′
mN6	5′-ACCTCTAACGTTAACAATATTC-3′
mN7	5′-TAATCAATACAAATCTATCGACTTCT-3′
tetK1	5′-TTCGATAGGAACAGCAGTATAT-3′
tetK4	5′-ATATTACTATACACTCCAGAAGA-3′
merA1	5′-AGGCTAAGCAAAATATTTCGGCA-3′
merA2	5′-TCTTCACAGCCTGTGCATGTCATGCCT-3′
merN	5′-ACGGATTGCTGTACGCCTCCAGA-3′
mN8	5′-ACTCTGTACCTCATCCACAGTTTGA-3′
mN9	5′-ACCAGACCGTCCTTTCGATTTAACAA-3′
mN10	5′-GACAACATGATTTAGAAGTAGAGGT-3′
mN11	5′-ATCGTCCGAGGACTTGTATCGAGTTCTA-3′
mN12	5′-TACCATTCTTAGCTCCACCATAT-3′
mN13	5′-ACAACTTGCGAATTATGACGA-3′