Research Article

Genetic Characterization of Methicillin Resistant and Sensitive, Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Different Iranian Hospitals

Table 3

Primers used in this study.

Target PrimerSequence (5′-3′) Product size (bp)Reference

mecA FAGAAGATGGTATGTGGAAGTTAG 583This study
RATGTATGTGCGATTGTATTGC

pvl FGGAAACATTTATTCTGGCTATAC502This study
RCTGGATTGAAGTTACCTCTGG

hla FCGGTACTACAGATATTGGAAGC744This study
RTGGTAATCATCACGAACTCG

sec FGGGAATGTTGGATGAAGG900This study
RAGGCAAGCACCGAAGTAC

tst1 FTTATCGTAAGCCCTTTGTTG398This study
RTAAAGGTAGTTCTATTGGAGTAGG

agr Pan FATGCACATGGTGCACATGC [26]
R IGTCACAAGTACTATAAGCTGCGAT439
R IIGTATTACTAATTGAAAAGTGCCATAGC572
R IIICTGTTGAAAAAGTCAACTAAAAGCTC406
R IVCGATAATGCCGTAATACCCG657

SCCmec F βATTGCCTTGATAATAGCCYTCT937 [25]
R α3TAAAGGCATCAATGCACAAACACT
F ccrCCGTCTATTACAAGATGTTAAGGATAAT518
R ccrCCCTTTATAGACTGGATTATTCAAAATAT
F 1272GCCACTCATAACATATGGAA415
R 1272CATCCGAGTGAAACCCAAA
F 5RmecA TATACCAAACCCGACAACTAC359
R 5R431CGGCTACAGTGATAACATCC