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Table 2 Primers used in this study

From: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Brazil: role of carO alleles expression and blaOXA-23 gene

Primers for PCR and sequencing

Primer name

Primer sequence (5′ → 3′)

Target gene

IMP F

GCATTGCTACCGCAGCAGAG

blaIMP alleles

IMP R

GGTTTAAYAAAACAACCAC

VIM F

TCGGAGAGGTCCGACTTTACC

blaVIM alleles

VIM R

CCATTCAGCCAGATCGG

SPM-1 F

ACGTTTTCGTCGTCACAG

blaSPM-1 gene

SPM-1 R

GTCCAGGTATAACAATTTTCG

NDM-1 F

AATGGAATTGCCCAATATTATGC

blaNDM-1 gene

NDM-1 R

TCAGCGCAGCTTGTCGGC

OXA-23 F

GATGTGTCATAGTATTCGTCG

blaOXA-23 gene

OXA-23 R

TCACAACAACTAAAAGCACTG

OXA SET A Fa

ATGAAAAAATTTATACTTCC

blaOXA-24-like alleles

OXA SET A R

TTAAATGATTCCAAGATTTTC

OXA SET B F

ACAGAARTATTTAAGTGGG

blaOXA-51-like and blaOXA-58-like alleles

OXA SET B Ra

GGTCTACAKCCMWTCCCCA

OXA SET C F

ATGAAAACATTTGCCGCATA

blaOXA-10-like alleles

OXA SET C R

CGTTGTCTATATCCATGTTA

ISABA1 F

GTGCTTTGCGCTCATCATGC

ISAba1

ISABA1 R

CATGTAAACCAATGCTCACC

ISABA1 F2b

AGTTGCACTTGGTCGAATGA

Detection of ISAba1 upstream blaOXA-51 and blaOXA-23

CARO F

GCTCACCTGATGCTGACATT

carO gene and its promoter

CARO R

TTGCTTCTTCAACAGCTTGG

CARO F SQ

GCGGCTTACCTTGATAACG

carO gene sequencing

CARO R SQ

TTACGAGCTTCCGCATTTAC

Primers for relative quantification

TR CARO F

AGCTTTACTTGCTGCTGGTG

A. baumannii carO transcription

TR CARO R

CGAGCGCCTACTGGAATTA

TR CPN60 F

TTGACCGTGGTTATATCTCTCC

A. baumannii cpn60 transcription

TR CPN60 R

CGGATTTTCAAGTTCAGCAG

 
  1. a Used in combination to amplify the blaOXA-143 allele.
  2. bused in combination with OXA SET B R and with OXA-23 R primers.