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Table 10 Primers for screening for genetic elements and resistance genes and for analysis for physical linkages among such elements and selected resistance genes

From: Analysis for prevalence and physical linkages amongst integrons, ISEcp1, ISCR1, Tn21 and Tn7 encountered in Escherichia coli strains from hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients in Kenya during a 19-year period (1992–2011)

Target Gene/region

Primer name

5'-3' sequence

Annealing Temperature

Expected product size (bp)

Gene accession Number

Integrons

     

intI1

INT-1 F

GTTCGGTCAAGGTTCTG

50

923

U12338

INT-1R

GCCAACTTTCAGCACATG

intI2

INT-2 F

ATGTCTAACAGTCCATTTT

50

450

AJ001816.1

INT-2R

AAATCTTTAACCCGCAAAC

intI3

INT3-F

GCAGGGTGTGGACGAATACG

57

760

AY219651

INT3-R

ACAGACCGAGAAGGCTTATG

3'-CS

qacED1

ATCGCAATAGTTGGCGAAGT

56

800

X15370

sul1-B

GCAAGGCGGAAACCCGCGCC

X12869

integron class 1 VCR

In-F

GGCATACAAGCAGCAAGC

52

Variable

U12338

In-B

AAGCAGACTTGACCTGAT

integron 2 VCR

hep74

CGGGATCCCGGACGGCATGCACGATTTGTA

55

Variable

EU780012

hep51

GATGCCATCGCAAGTACGAG

AJ002782

IS elements

     

ISEcp1

ISEcp1-F

GTT GCT CTG TGG ATA ACT TG

55

180

AJ242809

ISEcp1-R

CCT AAA TTC CAC GTG TGT

ISCR1

ISCR1-F

CGC CCA CTC AAA CAA ACG

55

469

L06418

ISCR1-R

GAG GCT TTG GTG TAA CCG

IS26

IS26-F

GCGGTAAATCGTGGAGTGAT

55

704

NC 007941.1

IS26-R

ATTCGGCAAGTTTTTGCTGT

Tn21 and Tn7

     

tnpM of Tn21

TnpM-F

TCAACCTGACGGCGGCGA

55

348

AF071413

TnpM-R

GGAGGTGGTAGCCGAGG

tnpR of Tn21

TnpR-F

GTC AGC AGC TTC GAC CAG AA

62

500

NC 002134.1

TnpR-R

GAG GTA CTG GTA GAG GGT TT

tnpA of Tn21

TnpA21-F

TGC GCT CCG GCG ACA TCT GG

62

1200

NC 002134.1

TnpA21-R

TCA GCC CGG CAT GCA CGC G

tnpA of Tn7

TnA7-F

CCCAGCAATAAAAGAGCTCATTGAGCAAGC

55

738

FJ914220.1

TnA7-R

TATCTAGAAACAGAGTGTCTTG

(fluoro)quinolone resistance genes

    

qnrA

qnrA-F

TTCAGCAAGAGGATTTCTCA

55

627

AY070235

qnrA-R

GGCAGCACTATTACTCCCAA

qnrB

qnrB-F

CCTGAGCGGCACTGAATTTAT

60

408

DQ351241

qnrB-R

GTTTGCTGCTCGCCAGTCGA

qnrS

qnrS-F

CAATCATACATATCGGCACC

60

641

AB187515

qnrS-R

TCAGGATAAACAACAATACCC

aac(6′)-Ib-cr

aac(6′)-Ib-cr-F

TTGCGATGCTCTATGAGTGGCTA

55

482

AAL93141.1

aac(6′)-Ib-cr-R

CTCGAATGCCTGGCGTGTTT

aac(6′)-Ib-cr (sequencing)

CGTCACTCCATACATTGCAA

 

bla genes

     

blaTEM

TEM-F

ATGAGTATTCAACAT TTC CG

55

840

EF125012

TEM-R

CCAATGCTTAATCAG TGA GG

blaSHV

SHV-F

TTCGCCTGTGTATTATCTCCCTG

50

854

AF148850

SHV-R

TTAGCGTTGCCAGTGYTCG

blaCTX-M

CTX-M-F

ATGTGCAGYACCAGTAARGTKATGGC

60

593

Y10278

CTX-m-R

TGGGTRAARTARGTSACCAGAAYCAGCGG

blaCMY

CMY-F

ATGATGAAAAAATCGTTATGC

55

1200

U77414

CMY-R

TTGCAGCTTTTCAAGAATGCGC

blaOXA-1

OXA-1 F

ATGAAAAACACAATACATATCAACTTCGC

62

820

JO2967

OXA-1R

GTGTGTTTAGAATGGTGATCGCATT

blaOXA-2

OXA-2 F

ACGATAGTTGTGGCAGACGAAC

62

602

AF300985

 

OXA-2R

ATYCTGTTTGGCGTATCRATATTC

   
  1. Primers used for screening various genetic elements and for interrogating physical linkages between different genetic elements and between such elements and bla genes or (fluoro)quinolone resistance genes.
  2. Y = T or C, R = G or A, S = G or C, K = G or T.