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Table 4 Primers used in this study

From: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization of infectious and non-infectious skin and soft tissue lesions in patients in Tehran

Primer

Sequence (5′ → 3′)

Size (bp)

Ref.

mecA

F: GTGAAGATATACCAAGTGATT

R: ATGCGCTATAGATTGAAAGGA

146

[36]

SCCmec I

F: GCTTTAAAGAGTGTCGTTACAGG

R: GTTCTCTCATAGTATGACGTCC

613

SCCmec II

F: CGTTGAAGATGATGAAGCG

R: CGAAATCAATGGTTAATGGACC

398

SCCmec III

F: CCATATTGTGTACGATGCG

R: CCTTAGTTGTCGTAACAGATCG

280

SCCmec Iva

F: GCCTTATTCGAAGAAACCG

R: CTACTCTTCTGAAAAGCGTCG

776

SCCmec IVb

F: TCTGGAATTACTTCAGCTGC

R: AAACAATATTGCTCTCCCTC

493

SCCmec IVc

F: ACAATATTTGTATTATCGGAGAGC

R: TTGGTATGAGGTATTGCTGG

200

SCCmec IVd

F: CTCAAAATACGGACCCCAATACA

R: TGCTCCAGTAATTGCTAAAG

881

SCCmec V

F: GAACATTGTTACTTAAATGAGCG

R: TGAAAGTTGTACCCTTGACACC

325

panF

F: ATGCACATGGTGCACATGC

–

[37]

agr I-R

R: GTCACAAGTACTATAAGCTGCGAT

440

agr II-R

R: GTATTACTAATTGAAAAGTGCCATAGC

572

agr III-R

R: CTGTTGAAAAAGTCAACTAAAAGCTC

406

agr IV-R

R: CGATAATGCCGTAATAC CCG

588

tsst-1

F: TTATCGTAAGCCCTTTGTTG

R: TAAAGGTAGTTCTATTGGAGTAGG

398

[38]

hla-α

F: CGGTACTACAGATATTGGAAGC

R: TGGTAATCATCACGAACTCG

744

[38]

psm-a

F: TATCAAAAGCTTAATCGAACAATTC

R: CCCCTTCAAATAAGATGTTCATATC

176

[39]

etA

F: CTAGTG CATTTGTTATTCAAGACG

R: TGCATTGACACCATAGTACTTATTC

119

[40]

etB

F: ACGGCTATATACATTCAATTAATG

R: AAAGTTATTCATTTAATGCACTGTCTC

200

[40]

Int1

F: CCTCCCGCACGATGATC

R: TCCACGCATCGTCAGGC

188

[41]