Evidence of colistin resistance genes (mcr-1 and mcr-2) in wild birds and its public health implication in Egypt

Table 1 List of primer pairs used for the mcr-1 and mcr-2 genes in this study

Target gene	Primary sequences	Amplicon size	Reference
mcr-1 (35–343)	CLR F 5′-CGGTCAGTCCGTTTGTTC-3′ CLR R 5′-CTTGGTCGGTCTGTAGGG-3	309 bp	[22]
mcr-2 (494–1060)	MCR2 IF 5′- TGTTGCTTGTGCCGATTGGA-3′ MCR2 IR 5′-AGATGGTATTGTTGGTTGCTG-3’	567 bp	[23]

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