Research Article

Characterization of Erythromycin and Tetracycline Resistance in Lactobacillus fermentum Strains

Table 1

Primers used in PCR amplifications.

Target genePrimer sequence (5′-3′)Ta (°C)Amplicon size (bp)Reference

erm(A)F: AAGCGGTAAACCCCTCTGAG52441[28]
R: TCAAAGCCTGTCGGAATTGG
erm(B)ermB1-F: CATTTAACGACGAAACTGGC60425[28]
ermB1-R: GGAACATCTGTGGTATGGCG
ermB2-F: GAAAAGGTACTCAACCAAATA59639[29]
ermB2-R: AGTAACGGTACTTAAATTGTTTAC
erm(C)F: ATCTTTGAAATCGGCTCAGG49295[28]
R: CAAACCCGTATTCCACGATT
erm(T)F: TATTATTGAGATTGGTTCAGGG55395[28]
R: GGATGAAAGTATTCTCTAGGGATTT
mef(A)F: CTATGACAGCCTCAATGCG521400[30]
R: ACCGATTCTATCAGCAAAG
IntF: GCGTGATTGTATCTCACT501028[31]
R: GACGCTCCTGTTGCTTCT
Tet-intF: CGGATAGATAAAGTACGATA522659[32]
R: TCACGTCTTTTTTCTGACAT
tet(M)tetM1-F: GAACTCGAACAAGAGGAAAGC60740[32]
tetM1-R: ATG GAAGCCCAGAAAGGAT
tetM2-F: GGTGAACATCATAGACACGC58401[33]
tetM2-R: CTTGTTCGAGTTCCAATGC
tet(L)tetL1-F: GTMGTTGCGCGCTATATTCC55696[31]
tetL1-R: GTGAAMGRWAGCCCACCTAA
tetL2-F: GTTTCGGGTCGGTAATTGGG45220[28]
tetL2-R: GCTATCATTCCACCAATCGC
tet(K)tetK1-F: TTATGGTGGTTGTAGCTAGAAA55348[31]
tetK1-R: AAAGGGTTAGAAACTCTTGAAA
tetK2-F: GTAGCGACAATAGGTAATAG46278[28]
tetK2-R: GCAACTTCTTCTTCAGAAAG
tet(S)F: GGAGTACAGTCACAAACTCG55335[28]
R: GGATATAAGGAGCAACTTTG
tet(W)F: GAGAGCCTGCTATATGCCAGC55168[28]
R: GGGCGTATCCACAATGTTAAC
16S rRNA27F: GAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG511400[34]
1392R: ACGGTTACCTTGTTACGACTT