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Table 2 Primer pairs and PCR conditions used for detection of selected antibiotic resistance coding genes

From: Antibiotic resistance in potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria of fermented foods and human origin from Nigeria

Determining resistance to

Target gene

Primer sequence (5’→3’)

Amplicon size (bp)

Annealing temperature

(°C)

Reference

Tetracyclines

tetM

GTG GAC AAA GGT ACA ACG AG

CGG TAA AGT TCG TCA CAC AC

406

60.5

[28]

tetK

GAT CAA TTG TAG CTT TAG GTG AAG G

TTT TGT TGA TTT ACC AGG TAC CAT T

155

60.5

tetL

TGG TGG AAT GAT AGC CCA TT

CAG GAA TGA CAG CAC GCT AA

229

60.5

tetO

AAC TTA GGC ATT CTG GCT CAC

TCC CAC TGT TCC ATA TCG TCA

515

60.5

tetW

GAG AGC CTG CTA TAT GCC AGC

GGG CGT ATC CAC AAT GTT AAC

168

60.5

[29]

Macrolides and

lincosamides

ermA

CCC GAA AAA TAC GCA AAA TTT CAT

CCC TGT TTA CCC ATT TAT AAA CG

590

60.5

[28]

ermB

TGG TAT TCC AAA TGC GTA ATG

CTG TGG TAT GGC GGG TAA GT

745

60.5

mefA/E

CAA TAT GGG CAG GGC AAG

AAG CTG TTC CAA TGC TAC GC

317

60.5

ermC

AAT CGT CAA TTC CTG CAT GT

TAA TCG TGG AAT ACG GGT TTG

299

60.5

[30]

lnuA

GGT GGC TGG GGG GTA GAT GTA TTA ACT GG

GCT TCT TTT GAA ATA CAT GGT ATT TTT

CGA TC

323

60.5

[29]

Aminoglycosides

aac(6’)-Ie-aph(2”)-Ia

CAG AGC CTT GGG AAG ATG AAG

CCT CGT GTA ATT CAT GTT CTG GC

348

57

[31]

aph3IIIa

GGC TAA AAT GAG AAT ATC ACC GG

CTT TAA AAA ATC ATA CAG CTC GCG

523

57

ant(4)-Ia

CAA ACT GCT AAA TCG GTA GAA GCC

GGA AAG TTG ACC AGA CAT TAC GAA CT

294

57

aph(2”)-Ic

CCA CAA TGA TAA TGA CTC AGT TCC C

CCA CAG CTT CCG ATA GCA AGA G

444

57

aph(2”)-Id

GTG GTT TTT ACA GGA ATG CCA TC

CCC TCT TCA TAC CAA TCC ATA TAA CC

641

57

ant(6)-Ia

CGG GAG AAT GGG AGA CTT TG

CTG TGG CTC CAC AAT CTG AT

563

57

[32]

aac(6’)-Ii

TGG CCG GAA GAA TAT GGA GA

GCA TTT GGT AAG ACA CCT ACG

410

57

aadE

ATG GAA TTA TTC CCA CCT GA

TCA AAA CCC CTA TTA AAG CC

1060

51

[33]

Penicillins

blaZ

ACT TCA ACA CCT GCT GCT TTC

TAG GTT CAG ATT GGC CCT TAG

240

60.5

[34]

mecA

AGT TCT GCA GTA CCG GAT TTG C

AAA ATC GAT GGT AAA GGT TGG C

533

57

[35]

int-Tn (Tn916/

Tn1545)

GCG TGA TTG TAT CTC ACT

GAC GCT CCT GTT GCT TCT

1028

57

[36]

bla

CAT ART TCC GAT AAT ASM GCC

CGT STT TAA CTA AGT ATS GY

297

51

[34]

Vancomycin

vanE

TGT GGT ATC GGA GCT GCA G

GTC GAT TCT CGC TAA TCC

513

51

[29]

Trimethoprim

dfrA

CTT TTC TAC GCA CTA AAT GTA AG

CAT TAT CAA TAA TTG TCG CTC AC

474

51

[37]

dfrD

GGA AGG GCT TTA CCT GAC AGA AG

CGA CAT AAG GCA AGA ACA TAA CAT A

175

51

[37]

Ciprofloxacin

parC

TAT TCY AAA TAY ATC ATT CAR GA

GCY TCN GTA TAA CGC ATM GCC G

286

51

[34]