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Table 1 Gene primers used for PCR amplification of genes associated with antimicrobial resistance

From: Molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. from clinical infection samples and fecal survey samples in Southern China

Gene.

Primer sequence(5′-3′)

Product (bp)

Tm(°C)

Reference

Forward

Resever

Identification

 recA

CCTGAATCTTCTGGTAAAAC

GTTTCTGGGCTGCCAAACATTAC

405

56

[23]

 16S rRNA

CCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACG

ATCGGYTACCTTGTTACGACTTC

approximately 996

55

 

 16-23S rRNA ITS

GTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTA

GGGTTYCCCCRTTCRGAAAT

variable

60

[24]

 ERIC-PCR

AAGTAAGTGACTGGGGTGAGCG

 

/

58

 

class A β-lactamases

 blaKPC

CGT CTA GTT CTG CTG TCT TG

CTT GTC ATC CTT GTT AGG CG

798

60

[25]

Class B metallob-β-lactamases

 blaIMP

GGA ATA GAG TGG CTT AAY TCT C

GGT TTA AYA AAA CAA CCA CC

232

50

[25]

 blaVIM

GAT GGT GTT TGG TCG CAT A

CGA ATG CGC AGC ACC AG

390

58

[25]

 blaSPM

AAA ATC TGG GTA CGC AAA CG

ACA TTA TCC GCT GGA ACA GG

271

55

[25]

 blaNDM

GGT TTG GCG ATC TGG TTT TC

CGG AAT GGC TCA TCA CGA TC

621

60

[25]

class D oxacillinases

 blaOXA-23-like

GAT CGG ATT GGA GAA CCA GA

ATT TCT GAC CGC ATT TCC AT

501

53

[26]

 blaOXA-24-like

GGT TAG TTG GCC CCC TTA AA

AGT TGA GCG AAA AGG GGA TT

246

53

[26]

 blaOXA-51-like

TAA TGC TTT GAT CGG CCT TG

TGG ATT GCA CTT CAT CTT GG

353

54

[26]

 blaOXA-58-like

AAG TAT TGG GGC TTG TGC TG

CCC CTC TGC GCT CTA CAT AC

599

54

[26]

Colistin-related resistance gene

 mcr-1

AGTCCGTTTGTTCTTGTGGC

AGATCCTTGGTCTCGGCTTG

320

58

[27]

 mcr-2

CAAGTGTGTTGGTCGCAGTT

TCTAGCCCGACAAGCATACC

715

58

[27]

 mcr-3

AAATAAAAATTGTTCCGCTTATG

AATGGAGATCCCCGTTTTT

929

58

[27]

 mcr-4

TCACTTTCATCACTGCGTTG

TTGGTCCATGACTACCAATG

1116

58

[27]

 mcr-5

ATGCGGTTGTCTGCATTTATC

TCATTGTGGTTGTCCTTTTCTG

1644

58

[27]

porins

 carO

ATT GTA GAA AGC TGA GAC AT

ATT TCT YTA TGC TCA CCT GA

variablea

50

[28]

drug efflux pumps

 adeA

GCTGAGCCACCACCGGCTAAAG

ACCTTCAACAACGACTCTGTCACC

990

56

[29]

 adeB

CTTGCATTTACGTGTGGTGT

GCTTTTCTACTGCACCCAAA

168

54

[30]

 adeC

CCCAACCATTGGTGTAACG

GAACATCCGTGCTTTAGC

626

52

[30]

 adeI

CAAATGCAAATGTAGATCTTGG

AAACTGCCTTTACTTAGTTG

210

51

[30]

 adeJ

GGTCATTAATATCTTTGGC

GGTACGAATACCGCTGTCA

221

55

[30]

 adeK

TTGATAGTTACTTGACTGTTC

GGTTGGTGAACCACTGTATC

162

51

[30]

integrase

 intI1

GCA TCC TCG GTT TTC TGG

GGT GTG GCG GGC TTC GTG

457

60

[32]

 variable region

GGCATCCAAGCAGCAAG

AAGCAGACTTGACCTGA

variable

52

[33]

 intI2

CAC GGA TAT GCG ACA AAA AGG T

GTA GCA AAC GAG TGA CGA AAT G

789

54

[32]

 variable region

GTAGCAAACGAGTGACGAAATG

GAATTCGACATGTTTGGACGCCTTGGC

variable

52

[33]

 intI3

ATC TGC CAA ACC TGA CTG

CGA ATG CCC CAA CAA CTC

922

60

[32]

transposon

 tnpU

CCAACTGATGGCGGTGCCTT

CGGTATGGTGGCTTTCGC

403

59

[35]

 tnp513

ATGTCGCTGGCAAGGAACGC

GGGTTCGCTGCGAGGATTGT

240

59

[35]

Insertion sequence

 IS26

AGCGGTAAATCGTGGAGTGA

CAAAGTTAGCGATGAGGCAG

619

58

[36]

 ISAba1

CACGAATGCAGAAGTTG

CGACGAATACTATGACAC

550

55

[37]

 ISAba125

GGGTAATGCTCGTATCGT

TAGACGTAGACGTGGTCA

184

51

[37]

  1. aThe forward primer hybridizes to a region located 294 bp upstream of the 5′ end of the carO initiation codon, while the reverse primer anneals to a sequence located 131 bp downstream of the carO termination codon