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Table 1 Sequences of starters used for detection of resistance genes

From: Antibiotic resistance, ability to form biofilm and susceptibility to copper alloys of selected staphylococcal strains isolated from touch surfaces in Polish hospital wards

Gen

Primer sequences 5′-3′

Product of amplification

References

mecA

TAG AAA TGA CTG AAC GTC CG

TTG CGA TCA ATG TTA CCG TAG

154 bp

Pereira 2010 [12]

mup

TAT ATT ATG CGA TGG AAG GTT GG

AAT AAA ATC AGC TGG AAA GTG TTG

458 bp

Anthony RM 1999 [14]

ermA

TCT AAA AAG CAT GTA AAA GAA

CTT CGA TAG TTT ATT AAT ATT AGT

645 bp

Sutcliffe 1996 [13]

ermB

GAA AAG GTA CTC AAC CAA ATA

AGT AAC GGT ACT TAA ATT GTT TAC

639 bp

Sutcliffe 1996 [13]

ermC

TCA AAA CAT AAT ATA GAT AAA

GCT AAT ATT GTT TAA ATC GTC AAT

642 bp

Sutcliffe 1996 [13]

msrA/B

GCA AAT GGT GTA GGT AAG ACA ACT

ATC ATG TGA TGT AAA CAA AAT

399 BP

Sutcliffe 1996 [13]