Table 3.

PCR primers used for detection of beta-lactamase genes and ERIC-PCR primers.

Oligonucleotide Name	Sequence	Product Size (bp)	Reference
CTX-M-F	ATGTGCAGYACCAGTAARGTKATGGC	529 a	[73]
CTX-M-R	TGGGTRAARTARGTSACCAGAAYSAGCGG
TEM-F	GCGGAACCCCTATTTG	964
TEM-R	ACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAG
SHV-F-	TTATCTCCCTGTTAGCCACC	796
SHV-R-	GATTTGCTGATTTCGCTCGG
OXA-1-F-	ATGAAAAACACAATACATATCAACTTCGC	820
OXA-1-R-	GTGTGTTTAGAATGGTGATCGCATT
OXA-2-F-	ACGATAGTTGTGGCAGACGAAC	601
OXA-2-R-	ATYCTGTTTGGCGTATCRATATTC
CMY-2-F-	ATGATGAAAAAATCGTTATGCTGC	1138
CMY-2-R	GCTTTTCAAGAATGCGCCAGG
MultiACC-F-	CACCTCCAGCGACTTGTTAC	346	[76]
MultiACC-R-	GTTAGCCAGCATCACGATCC
MultiMOX-F-	GCAACAACGACAATCCATCCT	895
MultiMOX-R-	GGGATAGGCGTAACTCTCCCAA
MultiDHA-F-	TGATGGCACAGCAGGATATTC	997
MultiDHA-R-	GCTTTGACTCTTTCGGTATTCG
MultiCIT-F-	CGAAGAGGCAATGACCAGAC	538
MultiCIT-R-	ACGGACAGGGTTAGGATAGY
MultiEBC-F-	CGGTAAAGCCGATGTTGCG	683
MultiEBC-R-	AGCCTAACCCCTGATACA
MultiFOX-F-	CTACAGTGCGGGTGGTTT	162
MultiFOX-R-	CTATTTGCGGCCAGGTGA
ERIC-F-	ATGTAAGCTCCTGGGGATTCAC	variable	[70]
ERIC-R-	AAGTAAGTGACTGGGGTGAGCG

^a (R is a purine; Y is a pyrimidine; S is G or C).