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Table 2 Oligonucleotide primers for Real-Time PCR detection of genes encoding for resistance to vancomycin (vanA, vanB, vanC1, vanC2), tetracycline (tet(L), tet(M), tet(S)), ciprofloxacin (gyrA), ampicillin (pbp5) and gentamicin (aac(6')-aph(2'))

From: SNP diversity of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in a South East Queensland waterway, Australia, and associated antibiotic resistance gene profiles

Target gene

Primer name

Primer sequence (5' to3')

Positive control

van A

vanAFa

TGTGCGGTATTGGGAAACAG

ATCC 51559

 

vanARb

GATTCCGTACTGCAGCCTGATT

 

van B

vanBF

TCTGCTTGTCATGAAAGAAAGAGAA

ATCC 700802

 

vanBR

GCATTTGCCATGCAAAACC

 

tet(L)

tetLF

GGGTAAAGCATTTGGTCTTATTGG

RBH200523

 

tetLR

ATCGCTGGACCGACTCCTT

 

tet(M)

tetMF

GCAGAATATACCATTCACATCGAAGT

RBH200535

 

tetMR

AAACCAATGGAAGCCCAGAA

 

tet(S)

tetSF

CCATTGATATCGAAGTACCTCCAA

RBH200535

 

tetSR

AGGAAGTGGTGTTACAGATAAACCAA

 

gyr A

gyrAF

CGGATGAACGAATTGGGTGTGA

ATCC 51559

 

gyrAR

AATTTTACTCATACGTGCTT

 

pbp 5

pbp5F

GTTCTGATCGAACATGAAGTTCAAA

ATCC 51559

 

pbp5R

TGTGCCTTCGGATCGATTG

 

aac(6')-aph(2')

acc-aphF

TCCTTACTTAATGACCGATGTACTCT

ATCC 700802

 

acc-aphR

TCTTCGCTTTCGCCACTTTGA

 
  1. Fa forward primer, Rb reverse primer