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Table 1 Primers used

From: Distribution of superantigens in group A streptococcal isolates from Salvador, Brazil

Gene

Forward primer (5′ to 3′)

Reverse primer (5′ to 3′)

Annealing temp. °C

Product size (bp)

speA1-3,6 [15]

5′-GGACTAACAATCTCGCAAGAGG-3′

5′-TTACTTGGTTGTTAGGTAGACTTC-3′

54

696

speA4,5 [15]

5′-GCTAACAACCTCACAAGAAG -3′

5′-TGCTTGAGTCAAGCGTCTC-3′

53

659

speC [15]

5′-GATTTCTACTATTTCACC-3′

5′-AAATATCTGATCTAGTCCC-3′

44

584

speG [15]

5′-CTTATGCAGATGAAAATTTAAAAGATT-3′

5′-AAAGCAAAGGGGGGAGAATAG-3′

53.2

664

speI [15]

5′-ATGAGTAGTGTGGGAGTTATTAA-3′

5′-ATGAAGTTGATCAGAATAAGCG-3′

55

645

speJ [15]

5′-ATCTTATTTAGTCCAAAGGTAAAT-3′

5′-GTGAACGAGGAGAGGTATGAA-3′

55.5

718

smeZ [15]

5′-TTGGATTAGAAGTAGATAA-3′

5′-TTGAATTAGGAGTCAATTTCTATATCT-3′

52

638

ssa [15]

5′-AGTCAGCCTGACCCTACTCCA-3′

5′-TAAGGTGAACCTCTATAGCTATAG-3′

59.1

691

speH [6]

5′-TTGGATCCAATTCTTATAATACAACC-3′

5′-CCACTTCCTGAGCGGTTACTTTCGG-3′

50

399

speJ [6]

5′-CTATGGTGGAATTACACC-3′

5′-CATGTTTATTGCCATTGATCGC-3′

50

247

speK [6]

5′-GCGGATCCGATACGTACAATACAAATG-3′

5′-GCGAATTCAATAGCATTCAACCA-3′

50

798

speL [6]

5′-GCAGCCATATGGAAGAGACTATTCCTCTTAAGGATATATACTCTC-3′

5′-GGGGATCCTTAATTTTCTTTGTTTGTGAATAAATAGAC-3′

50

703

speM [6]

5′-GCAGCCATATGTTTTCAGATGCTGTGTTGG-3′

5′-GGGGATCCTTAATTTTTAGAAAAATCTTCGTTTAAGTA-3′

50

661

speB [6]

5′-GGATCCCAACCAGTTGTTAAATCTCT-3′

5′-AACGTTCTAAGGTTTGATGCCTACAA-3′

50

774

  1. All primer sequences shown here have previously been published by Maripuu et al. or Commons et al.