Target* | Primer | Primer sequence (5′–3′) | Product size (bp) | Reference |
Staphylococcus spp. (i) | J-StGen | TGGCCAAAAGAGACTATTATGA | 20 | |
S. aureus (i) | J-StAur | GGATCTCTTTGTCTGCCG | 337 | 20 |
S. epidermidis (i) | J-StEpi | CCACCAAAGCCTTGACTT | 249 | 20 |
Staphylococcus spp. (ii) | SA-(F) | GCCAAAAGAGACTATTATGA | 883 | 21 |
SA-(R) | ATTGYTTACCYGTTTGTGTACC | |||
16SrDNA (iii) | U968 (F) | AACGCGAAGAACCTTAC | 430 | 22 |
L1401 (R) | CGGTGTGTACAAGACCC | |||
Fbe gene (iv) | Fbe-(F) | TAAACACCGACGATAATAACCAAA | 472 | 20 |
Fbe-(R) | GGTCTAGCCTTATTTTCATATTCA | |||
atlE gene (iv) | atlE-(F) | CAACTGCTCAACCGAGAACA | 682 | 20 |
atlE-(R) | TTTGTAGATGTTGTGCCCCA | |||
icaD gene (iv) | icaD-(F) | CAGACAGAGGCAATATCCAAC | 225 | 20 |
icaD-(R) | ACAAACAAACTCATCCATCCG | |||
agrA gene (v) | agrA-(F) | CAACAACGAAACATGGTGCT | 923 | 23 |
agrA-(R) | TGTCATCGAAAATGGTTACTTTG | |||
sarA gene (v) | sarA-(F) | TGGTCACTTATGCTGACAGATT | 313 | 23 |
sarA-(R) | TTTGCTTCTGTGATACGGTTG | |||
mecA gene (vi) | mecA-(F) | GTAGAAATGACTGAACGTCCGATAA | 310 | 23 |
mecA-(R) | CCAATTCCACATTGTTTCGGTCTAA |
↵* Primers used in simplex and multiplex PCR used for the identification of Staphylococcus-like spp. (i, ii and iii); and for the determination of S epidermidis virulent factors (iv, v, and vi).