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Table 2 Primers used for detection of selected antibiotic resistance genes

From: Assessment of antibiotic susceptibility in Lactobacillus isolates from chickens

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

[14]

tetK

GAT CAA TTG TAG CTT TAG GTG AAG G

TTT TGT TGA TTT ACC AGG TAC CAT T

155

60

tetL

TGG TGG AAT GAT AGC CCA TT

CAG GAA TGA CAG CAC GCT AA

229

60

tetO

AAC TTA GGC ATT CTG GCT CAC

TCC CAC TGT TCC ATA TCG TCA

515

60

tetQ

TTA TAC TTC CTC CGG CAT CG

ATC GGT TCG AGA ATG TCC AC

904

55

[64]

tetW

GAG AGC CTG CTA TAT GCC AGC

GGG CGT ATC CAC AAT GTT AAC

168

64

[65]

Macrolides

ermA

CCC GAA AAA TAC GCA AAA TTT CAT

CCC TGT TTA CCC ATT TAT AAA CG

590

60

[14]

ermB

TGG TAT TCC AAA TGC GTA ATG

CTG TGG TAT GGC GGG TAA GT

745

60

ermC

AAT CGT CAA TTC CTG CAT GT

TAATCGTGGAATACGGGTTTG

299

58

[31]

ermT

TAT TAT TGA GAT TGG TTC AGG G

GGA TGA AAG TAT TCT CTA GGG ATT T

395

55

[33]

msrA/B

GCA AAT GGT GTA GGT AAG ACA ACT

ATC ATG TGA TGT AAA CAA AAT

399

54

[66]

msrC

AAG GAA TCC TTC TCT CTC CG

GTA AAC AAA ATC GTT CCC G

343

55

[67]

mefA/E

CAA TAT GGG CAG GGC AAG

AAG CTG TTC CAA TGC TAC GC

317

60

[14]

lnuA

GGT GGC TGG GGG GTA GAT GTA TTA ACT GG

GCT TCT TTT GAA ATA CAT GGT ATT TTT CGA TC

323

61

[32]

Aminoglicosides

aac(6’)-Ie-aph(2″)-Ia

CAG AGC CTT GGG AAG ATG AAG

CCT CGT GTA ATT CAT GTT CTG GC

348

57

[15]

aph3IIIa

GGC TAA AAT GAG AAT ATC ACC GG

CTT TAA AAA ATC ATA CAG CTC GCG

523

ant(4’)-Ia

CAA ACT GCT AAA TCG GTA GAA GCC

GGA AAG TTG ACC AGA CAT TAC GAA CT

294

aph(2″)-Ic

CCA CAA TGA TAA TGA CTC AGT TCC C

CCA CAG CTT CCG ATA GCA AGA G

444

aph(2″)-Id

GTG GTT TTT ACA GGA ATG CCA TC

CCC TCT TCA TAC CAA TCC ATA TAA CC

641

ant(6)-Ia

CGG GAG AAT GGG AGA CTT TG

CTG TGG CTC CAC AAT CTG AT

563

56

[54]

aac(6’)-Ii

TGGCCGGAAGAATATGGAGA

GCATTTGGTAAGACACCTACG

410

55

aadA

ATC CTT CGG CGC GAT TTT G

GCA GCG CAA TGA CAT TCT TG

282

55

[47]

aadE

ATG GAA TTA TTC CCA CCT GA

TCA AAA CCC CTA TTA AAG CC

1100

51

[51]

Chloramphenicol

cat

TAA GGT TAT TGG GAT AAG TTA

GCA TGR TAA CCA TCA CAW AC

~300

54

[18]

Tiamulin

cfr

TGA AGT ATA AAG CAG GTT GGG AGT CA

ACC ATA TAA TTG ACC ACA AGC AGC

746

58

[68]

lsaE

TGT CAA ATG GTG AGC AAA CG

TGT AAA ACG GCT TCC TGA TG

496

54

[69]

lsaC

GGC TAT GTA AAA CCT GTA TTT G

ACT GAC AAT TTT TCT TCC GT

429

50

[70]

vgaA

AGT GGT GGT GAA GTA ACA CG

CTC TTG TTC TAA TTC TTC CG

1287

53

[70]

vgaAv

CTC CGT GTT GAA GAT GTT TCG

GGA TTC AAA CGC CTC TAT AGC C

459

56

[71]

Penicillins

blaZ

ACT TCA ACA CCT GCT GCT TTC

TAG GTT CAG ATT GGC CCT TAG

240

60

[72]

mecA

AGT TCT GCA GTA CCG GAT TTG C

AAA ATC GAT GGT AAA GGT TGG C

533

55

[73]

pbp5

AAC AAA ATG ACA AAC GGG

TAT CCT TGG TTA TCA GGG

779

52

[74]

Many antibiotics

acrA

CTC TCA GGC AGC TTA GCC CTA A

TGC AGA GGT TCA GTT TTG ACT GTT

107

58

[58]

mdeA

CTT TCA GGT TAC CTT GTT GAA TAT TTA AAC

ATC AAT AGG TAC TTT AAT TGT AGT TCC AAC

180

56

[75]

norA

TTT GTT TTC AGT GTC AGA ATT TAT GTT TG

GGC TTG GTG AAA TAT CAG CTA TTA AAC

140

56

mepA

ATG GTA TAG GTT TCT TGT TTA CTG GTA TG

AAT GAT AAT TGC ACC TTG TAA AAT GGC

150

57