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Table 1 Primers for detection of mecA , PVL, and SCCmec.

From: Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) genes may not be a reliable marker for community-acquired MRSA in the Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Gene

Type

Nucleotide Sequence (5’ to3’)

Amplicone size (bp)

Reference

mecA

Fw

AAA ATC GAT GGT AAA GGT TGG C

585

[49]

Rv

AGT TCT GCA GTA CCG GAT TTG C

PVL

Fw

ATC ATT AGG TAA AAT GTC TGG ACA TGA TCC A

433

[51]

Rv

GCA TCA AGT GTA TTG GAT AGC AAA AGC

SCC mec

β

ATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCYTCT

937

[50]

α3

TAAAGGCATCAATGCACAAACACT

ccrCF

CGTCTATTACAAGATGTTAAGGATAAT

518

ccrCR

CCTTTATAGACTGGATTATTCAAAATAT

1272F1

GCCACTCATAACATATGGAA

415

1272R1

CATCCGAGTGAAACCCAAA

5RmecA

TATACCAAACCCGACAACTAC

359

5R431

CGGCTACAGTGATAACATCC