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Table 1 Primers used for ESBL gene amplification by PCR

From: Carriage of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli among children in rural Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Target gene

Primer name

Sequences

Amplicon size (bp)

bla SHV

SHV-F

5’-GCCGGGTTATTCTTATTTGTCCG-3’

1007

SHV-R

5’-ATGCCGCCGCCAGTCA − 3’

bla TEM

TEM-F

5’-GTATCCGCTCATGAGACAATA-3’

966

TEM-R

5’-TCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAAC-3’

bla CTX-M

CTX-M-F

5’-TTTGCGATGTGCAGTACCAGTAA-3’

544

CTX-M-R

5’-CGATATCGTTGGTGGTGCCATA-3’

bla CTX-M-type 1

CTX-M-1_F

5’-TCTTCCAGAATAAGGAATCCC-3’

909

CTX-M-1_R

5’-CCGTTTCCGCTATTACAAAC-3’

bla CTX-M-type 2

CTX-M-2_F

5’-ATGATGACTCAGAGCATT-3’

884

CTX-M-2_R

5’-TTATTGCATCAGAAACCGTG-3’

bla CTX-M-type 8

CTX-M-8_F

5’-TGATGAGACATCGCGTTAAG-3’

871

CTX-M-8_R

5’-TAACCGTCGGTGACGATTTT-3’

bla CTX-M-type 9

CTX-M-9_F

5’-ATGGTGACAAAGAGARTGCAA-3’

873

CTX-M-9_R

5’-CAGCCCTTCGGCGATGAT-3’

bla CTX-M-type 14

CTX-M-14_F

5’-ATTCAACAAAACCAGTTACAGCCC-3’

897

CTX-M-14_R

5’-TTTGAGATGGTGACAAAGAGA-3’