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Table 1 Primers sequences used in this study

From: Molecular analysis and distribution of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faeciumisolates belonging to clonal complex 17 in a tertiary care center in Mexico City

Gene

Primer

Sequence (5′ to 3′)

Size (bp)

Reference

vanA

vanA-F

CATGAATAGAATAAAAGTTGCAATA

1,030

(Clark et al., 1993) [23]

vanA-R

CCCCTTTAACGCTAATACGATCAA

vanB

vanB-F

GTCACAAACCGGAGGCGAGGA

433

(Clark et al., 1993) [23]

vanB-R

CCGCCATCCTCCTGCAAAAAA

esp Efm

esp-F

TTGCTAATGCTAGTCCACGACC

945

(Shankar et al., 1999) [25]

esp-R

GCGTCAACACTTGCATTGCCGA

hyl Efm

hyl-F

GAGTAGAGGAATATCTTAGC

661

(Rice et al., 2003) [14]

hyl-R

AGGCTCCAATTCTGT