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Table 1 Target genes, oligonucleotide primers and PCR conditions used for detection of antibiotic resistance genes in the MRSA strains isolated from hospital cockroaches (16–22)

From: Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance in the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from hospital cockroaches

Target gene

Primer sequence (5′-3′)

PCR product (bp)

PCR programs

PCR volume (50 μL)

AacA-D

F: TAATCCAAGAGCAATAAGGGC

R: GCCACACTATCATAACCACTA

227

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 5 min.

25 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 60 s

55 0C ------------ 70 s

72 0C ------------ 60 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 10 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

1.5 mM Mgcl2

200 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.5 μM of each primers F & R

1.25 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

2.5 μL DNA template

ermA

F: AAGCGGTAAACCCCTCTGA

R: TTCGCAAATCCCTTCTCAAC

190

tetK

F: GTAGCGACAATAGGTAATAGT

R: GTAGTGACAATAAACCTCCTA

360

tetM

F: AGTGGAGCGATTACAGAA

R: CATATGTCCTGGCGTGTCTA

158

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 6 min.

34 cycle:

95 0C ------------ 50 s

55 0C ------------ 70 s

72 0C ------------ 60 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 8 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

200 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.5 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

5 μL DNA template

vatA

F: TGGTCCCGGAACAACATTTAT

R: TCCACCGACAATAGAATAGGG

268

msrA

F: GGCACAATAAGAGTGTTTAAAGG

R: AAGTTATATCATGAATAGATTGTCCTGTT

940

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 6 min.

34 cycle:

95 0C ------------ 60 s

50 0C ------------ 70 s

72 0C ------------ 70 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 8 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template

vatB

F: GCTGCGAATTCAGTTGTTACA

R: CTGACCAATCCCACCATTTTA

136

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 6 min.

35 cycle:

95 0C ------------ 50 s

55 0C ------------ 70 s

72 0C ------------ 80 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 10 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template

linA

F: GGTGGCTGGGGGGTAGATGTATTAACTGG

R: GCTTCTTTTGAAATACATGGTATTTTTCGA

323

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 6 min.

30 cycle:

95 0C ------------ 60 s

57 0C ------------ 60 s

72 0C ------------ 60 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 10 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template

blaZ

F: ACTTCAACACCTGCTGCTTTC

R: TGACCACTTTTATCA CAACC

490

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 5 min.

30 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 20 s

60 0C ------------ 30 s

72 0C ------------ 90 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 5 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template

cat1

F: AGTTGCTCAATGTACCTATAACC

R: TTGTAATTCATTAAGCATTCTGCC

547

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 8 min.

32 cycle:

95 0C ------------ 60 s

55 0C ------------ 70 s

72 0C ------------ 2 min

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 8 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template

gyrA

F: AATGAACAAGGTATGACACC

R: TACGCGCTTCAGTATAACGC

223

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 10 min.

25 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 20 s

52 0C ------------ 20 s

72 0C ------------ 50 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 5 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template

grlA

F: ACTTGAAGATGTTTTAGGTGAT

R: TTAGG AAATCTTGATGGCAA

459

dfrA

F: CTCACGATAAACAAAGAGTCA

R: CAATCATTGCTTCGTATAACG

201

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 2 min.

30 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 60 s

50 0C ------------ 60 s

72 0C ------------ 60 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 5 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template

rpoB

F: ACCGTCGTTTACGTTCTGTA

R: TCAGTGATAGCATGTGTATC

460

1 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 5 min.

32 cycle:

94 0C ------------ 60 s

56 0C ------------ 45 s

72 0C ------------ 60 s

1 cycle:

72 0C ------------ 10 min

5 μL PCR buffer 10X

2 mM Mgcl2

150 μM dNTP (Fermentas)

0.75 μM of each primers F & R

1.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (Fermentas)

3 μL DNA template