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Table 1 VNTRs characteristics and primers for PCR amplification [21]

From: Longitudinal survey of Staphylococcus aureus in cystic fibrosis patients using a multiple-locus variable-number of tandem-repeats analysis method

VNTRa

repeat size (bp)

Mu50 NĀ° repeats

Ā 

oligos

Locus name

Sa0122b

24

10

L

AGCAGTAGTGCCGTTTGCTT

spa

Ā Ā Ā 

R

AAGACGATCCTTCAGTGAGCA

Ā 

Sa0266c

81

6

L

TTGGATATGAAGCGAGACCA

coa

Ā Ā Ā 

R

CTTCCGATTGTTCGATGCTT

Ā 

Sa0311

55

3

L

AGGGTTAGAGCCCGAGACAT

STAR

Ā Ā Ā 

R

CACGGGATTGGAACAGAAAT

Ā 

Sa0704

67

4

L

CGCGCGTGAATCTCTTTTAT

intergenic

Ā Ā Ā 

R

AGTCCCATATCGTGCGTTAAA

Ā 

Sa0906F

56

3

L

CATGTATTCATGGGATTGCAGC

STARd

Ā Ā Ā 

R

CAGATTTTC CTTCAACAATTATCAC

Ā 

Sa1132

63

6

L

CGTGCATAATGGCTTACGAA

SAV1078

Ā Ā Ā 

R

AAGCAGCAGAAAAAGCTAAAGAA

Ā 

Sa1194

67

7

L

AGTGCAAGCGGAAATTGAAG

intergenic

Ā Ā Ā 

R

ATCGTGAAAAAGCCCAAAAA

Ā 

Sa1213F

56

5

L

GGCTGATGCTAAAGTTGCATTAGA

STAR

Ā Ā Ā 

R

GTGGCATGTTCTACAAACGTAAAC

Ā 

Sa1291

64

4

L

GGGGGAAATTCTAAGCAACC

intergenic

Ā Ā Ā 

R

CGAAATTTTCCACGTCGATT

Ā 

Sa1425

58

4

L

TCGTTATTAAACTACGAATTCTCGATT

STAR

Ā Ā Ā 

R

ATTTCGRGAATGATTCAATTCAATTTT

Ā 

Sa1729b

56

5

L

TACTTAAAAATARGAATACATAATTAG

STAR

Ā Ā Ā 

R

CAACAATAAATTACTTATTTGAAGTT

Ā 

Sa1866

159

3

L

CTGTTTTGCAGCGTTTGCTA

SAV1738

Ā Ā Ā 

R

GCAACTTGAAGAAACGGTTG

Ā 

Sa2039

56

3

L

TTCGTTCTACCCCAACTTGC

STAR

Ā Ā Ā 

R

GAGCCTGGGTCATAAATTCAA

Ā 

Sa1756e

131

1

L

AATTATAGCATATTAGAGCCCCTTA

50S ribosomal protein L27

Alias SIRU15

Ā Ā 

R

ACGTAAAGGTCGCGACAAAA

Ā 
  1. a The chromosomal position on the Mu50 genome, in kilobase-pairs is indicated in the VNTR name, for example Sa0120 is at position 120,000.
  2. b primers different from [39]
  3. c primers different from [40]
  4. d STAR stands for S. aureus repeat
  5. e primers different from SIRU15 [41]