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Table 1 Primers used for the detection of β-lactamase-encoding genes

From: High prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae in Chadian hospitals

PCR

ß-lactamase genes

Primers

Nucleotide sequences

Amplicon size (bp)

Multiplex I

TEM including TEM-1 and TEM-2

MultiTSO-T_for

MultiTSO-T_rev

CATTTCCGTGTCGCCCTTATTC

CGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGAC

800

SHV including SHV-1

MultiTSO-S_for

MultiTSO-S_rev

AGCCGCTTGAGCAAATTAAAC

ATCCCGCAGATAAATCACCAC

713

OXA-1, OXA-4 and OXA-30

MultiTSO-O_for

MultiTSO-O_re

GGCACCAGATTCAACTTTCAAG

GACCCCAAGTTTCCTGTAAGTG

564

Multiplex II

CTX-M-1, CTX-M-3 and CTX-M-15

MultiCTXMGp1_for

MultiCTXMGp1-2_rev

TTAGGAARTGTGCCGCTGYA

CGATATCGTTGGTGGTRCCAT

688

CTX-M-2

MultiCTXMGp2_for

MultiCTXMGp1-2_re

CGTTAACGGCACGATGAC

CGATATCGTTGGTGGTRCCAT

404

CTX-M-9 and CTX-M14

MultiCTXMGp9_for

MultiCTXMGp9_rev

TCAAGCCTGCCGATCTGGT

TGATTCTCGCCGCTGAAG

561

CTX-M-8/25

CTX-M-8/25

CTX-Mg8/25_for

CTX-Mg8/25_re

AACRCRCAGACGCTCTAC

TCGAGCCGGAASGTGTYAT

326