Research Article

Prevalence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene among Community Acquired Staphylococcus aureus: A Real-Time PCR Study

Table 3

Primer sequence of 16S rRNA, mecA, nuc, pvl, and recA genes of S. aureus.

Target geneDirectionPrimer sequenceAmplicon size (bp)References

16S rRNAF
R
GTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTATCC
CGCACATCAGCGTCAG
228[9]
nucF
R
GCGATTGATGGTGATACGGTT
AGCCAAGCCTTGACGAACTAAAGC
270[10]
mecAF
R
GTGAAGATATACCAAGTGATT
ATGCGCTATAGATTGAAAGGAT
147[11]
pvlF
R
ATCATTAGGTAAAATGTCTGGACATGATCCA
GCATCAAGTGTATTGGATAGCAAAAGC
433[12]
recAF
R
AAAGTTCAGGTAAGACGACAG
TCCCATTTCACCTTCAATTTCAG
277[13]