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Table 1 Primer sequences and their amplicon length to detect SA and MRSA in culture isolates

From: Nasal MRSA carriage is a risk factor for development of antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot ulcers and is significantly higher than diabetic and non-diabetic individuals without foot ulcer

Gene region

Primer Sequence (5’- 3’)

Amplicon Sequence

nuc gene

5’ GCGATTGATGGTGATACGGT 3’

279 bp

5’ AGCCAAGCCTTGACGAACTAAAGC 3’

mecA gene

5’ AAAATCGATGGTAAAGGTTGGC 3’

533 bp

5’ AGTTCTGCAGTACCGGATTTGC 3’

16S gene

5’ GTTATTAGGGAAGAACATATGTG 3’

750 bp

5’ CCACCTTCCTCCGGTTTGTCACC 3’

PVL gene

5’ ATCATTAGGTAAAATGTCTGGACATGATCCA 3’

410 bp

5’ GCATCAAGTGTATTGGATAGCAAAAGC 3’