Research Article

Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Genes in Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water in Khartoum, Sudan

Table 1

Primer sequences used in this study.

Primer nameSequence (5′-3′)Amplicon size (Pb)References

blaSPMForward: AAAATCTGGGTACGCAAACG
Reverse: ACATTATCCGCTGGAACA
271[20]
blaVIMForward: GGTGTTTGGTCGCATATCGCAA
Reverse: ATTCAGCCAGATCGGCATCGGC
502[20]
blaIPMForward: TCGTTTGAAGAAGTTAACG
Reverse: ATGTAAGTTTCAAGAGTGATGC
568[20]
blaNDMForward: GGTTTGGCGATCTGGTTTTC
Reverse: CGGAATGGCTCATCACGATC
624[20]
blaKPCForward: CATTCAAGGGCTTTCTTGCTGC
Reverse: ACGACGGCATAGTCATTTGC
498[21]
blaOXA-48Forward: GCTTGATCGCCCTCGATT
Reverse: GATTTGCTCCGTGGCCGAAA
238[21]