From: Antimicrobial resistance markers distribution in Staphylococcus aureus from Nsukka, Nigeria
Target genes | Primer Sequence ( 51 − 31) | PCR Conditions | Amplicon size (bp) | References |
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S.aureus- specific nuc gene | F:GCGATTGATGGTGATACGG TT R:AGCCAAGCCTTGACGAA CTAAAGC | Initial denaturation of 94 oC for 5Â min; 35 cycles of denaturation of 94 oC for 30Â s; annealing at 55 oC for 30s; extension at 72 oC for 1Â min; and final extension at 72 oC for 10Â min. | 270 | [12] |
Mec A | F:AGTTCTGCAGTACCGGAT TG R:AAAATCGATGGTAAGGT TCGC | Initial denaturation of 94 oC for 5Â min;40 cycles of denaturation of 94 oC for 30Â s; annealing at 55 oC for 30Â s; extension at 72 oC for 60Â s; and final extension at 72 oC for 5Â min. | 533 | [19] |
Van A | F:GGCAAGTCAGGTGAAGA TG R:ATCAAGCGGTCAATCAG TTC | Initial denaturation of 94 oC for 5Â min; 40 cycles of denaturation at 94 oC for 1Â min; annealing at 55 oC for 1Â min; extension at 72 oC for 2Â min; and final extension at 72 oC for 5Â min. | 713 | [20] |
Van B | F:GTGACAAACCGGAGGCG AGGA R:CCGCCATCCTCCTGCAAA AAA | Initial denaturation of 94 oC for 10Â min; 30 cycles of denaturation of 94 oC for 30Â s; annealing at 50 oC for 45Â min; extension at 72 oC for 30Â s and final extension at 72 oC for 10Â min | 430 | [21] |
Erm A | F:TATCTTATCGTTGAGAAG GGATT R:CTACACTTGGCTTAGGAT GAAA | Initial denaturation of 94 oC for 5Â min; 30 cycles of denaturation of 95 oC for 1Â min; annealing at 55 oC for 30Â s; extension at 72 oC `for 2Â min and final extension at 72 oC for 10Â min | 139 | [22] |
Erm B | F:CTATCTGATTGTTGAAGA AGGATT R:GTTTACTCTTGGTTTAGG ATGAAA | 142 | ||
Erm C | F:CTTGTTGATCACGATAAT TTCC R:ATCTTTTAGCAAACCCGT ATTC | 190 |