Table 1 Bacterial species and strains used in this study and results of pentaplex PCR.

1. S. aureus (ATCC 33591)

2. S. aureus (ATCC 33592)

3. S. aureus (ATCC 43300)

4. S. aureus (ATCC 25923)^d

5. S. aureus (ATCC 49775)

6. S. aureus (ATCC 51153)^e

7. S. epidermidis (ATCC 14990)

8. Staphylococcus haemolyticus (ATCC 29970)

9. Staphylococcus saprophyticus (ATCC 13518)^d

10. CoNS methicillin-resistant^e

11. Streptococcus spp. Group A (ATCC 19615)^e

12. Streptococcus spp. Group B (ATCC 12401)^e

13. Streptococcus spp. Group G^e

14.Streptococcus spp. Group F^e

15. Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633)^e

16.Listeria monocytogenes (ATCC 7644)^e

17. Enterococcus faecium LMG 16192^c

18. Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212)^e

19. Corynebacterium spp^e

20. Escherichia coli (EHEC)^e

21. E. coli (EPEC)^e

22.E. coli (ETEC)^e

23. Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC 10031)^e

24. Shigella sonnei (ATCC 25931)^e

25. Shigella flexneri (ATCC 12022)^e

26. Shigella boydii (ATCC 9207)^e

27.Proteus mirabilis (ATCC 29245)^e

28. Salmonella typhi^e

29. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853)^e

30.Yersinia enterocolitica (ATCC 23715)^e

31. Vibrio cholerae (O1 classical)^e

32. Citrobacter freundii (ATCC 8090)^e

33.Gardnerella spp^e

34.Candida albicans (ATCC 10231)^e