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Table 2 Oligonucleotide primers used in this study to identify vancomycin resistance genes

From: Virulence and antimicrobial resistance factors of Enterococcusspp. isolated from fecal samples from piggery farms in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Gene(s)

Size (bp)

Primer sequence (5' to 3')

Region

Ref

vanA

314

AF-GCGCGGTCCACTTGTAGATA

105-124

7

  

AR-TGAGCAACCCCCAAACAGTA

399-418

 

vanB

220

BF-AGACATTCCGGTCGAGGAAC

844-863

7

  

BR-GCTGTCAATTAGTGCGGGAA

1044-1063

 

VanC-1

402

C1F-ATCCAAGCTATTGACCCGCT

290-309

7

  

C1R-TGTGGCAGGATCGTTTTCAT

672-691

 

VanC-2/3

582

C2F-CTAGCGCAATCGAAGCACTC

100-119

7

  

C2R-GTAGGAGCACTGCGGAACAA

662-681

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