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Table 1 List of primers used for bacterial identification and detection of MSCRAMMs genes (fnbA, fnbB and cna), biofim control genes (icaA and icaD) and exoenzymes genes (sspA, sspB and geh)

From: Comparative study of virulence factors among methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Target gene

Sequence (5’-3’)

aT (°C)

Amplified fragment

Amplicon size (bp)

Reference

Sa442

5’-AATCTTTGTCGGTACACGATATTCTTCACG-3’

5’-CGTAATGAGATTTCAGTAAATACAACA-3’

55

Sa442 protein

108

[7]

mecA

5’-ACCAGATTACAACTTCACCAGG-3’

5’-CCACTTCATATCTTGTAACG-3’

45

Penicillin binding protein 2a

162

[7]

icaA

5’-ACACTTGCTGGCGCAGTCAA-3’

5’-TCTGGAACCAACATCCAACA-3’

55

Intercellular adhesion A

188

[24]

icaD

5’-ATGGTCAAGCCCAGACAGAG-3’

5’-AGTATTTTCAATGTTTAAAGCAA-3’

55

Intercellular adhesion D

198

[24]

Can

5’-GTCAAGCAGTTATTAACACCAGAC-3’

5’-AATCAGTAATTGCACTTTGTCCACTG-3’

62

Collagen adhesion

192

[36]

fnbA

5’-CATAAATTGGGAGCAGCATCA-3’

5’-ATCAGCAGCTGAATTCCCATT-3’

62

Fibronectin binding protein A

191

[36]

fnbB

5’-GTAACAGCTAATGGTCGAATTGATACT-3’

5’-CAAGTTCGATAGGAGTACTATGTTC-3’

62

Fibronectin binding protein B

201

[36]

sspA

5’-GACAACAGCGACACTTGT 3’

3’-AGTATCTTTACCTACAACTACA-5’

45

Serine protease

292

[40]

sspB

5’-TGAAGAAGATGGCAAAGTTAG-3’

3’-TTGAGATACACTTTGTGCAAG-5’

47

Cysteine protease

493

[40]

Geh

5’-GCACAAGCCTCGG -3’

3’-GACGGGGGTGTAG-5’

40

Lipase

473

[45]

  1. aT annealing temperature