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Table 2 Primers used in this study for amplification of tetracycline-resistance genes (Call et al., 2003)

From: Prevalence of tetracycline resistance genes among multi-drug resistant bacteria from selected water distribution systems in southwestern Nigeria

Primer pair

Target

Sequence (5′-3′)

Annealing temperature (°C)

Amplicon size (bp)

Reference

tet(A)- F

tet(A)

TTGGCATTCTGCATTCACTC

60

494

Call et al., 2003

tet(A)- R

 

GTATAGCTTGCCGGAAGTCG

60

494

,,

tet(B)- F

tet(B)

CAGTGCTGTTGTTGTCATTAA

60

571

,,

tet(B)- R

 

GCTTGGAATACTGAGTGTAA

60

571

 

tet(E)- F

tet(E)

TATTAACGGGCTGGCATTTC

55

544

,,

tet(E)- R

 

AGCTGTCAGGTGGGTCAAAC

55

544

,,

tet(M)- F

tet(M)

ACACGCCAGGACATATGGAT

55

536

,,

tet(M)- R

 

ATTTCCGCAAAGTTCAGACG

55

536

,,

tet(30)- F

tet(30)

CCGTCATGCAATTTGTGTTC

55

550

,,

tet(30)- R

 

TAGAGCACCCAGATCGTTCC

55

550

,,

Tet(O)-F

tet(O)

GCGGTAATTATGGGAAACGA

55

550

,,

Tet(O)-R

 

TTTCCCGCTGTTCAGATTTC

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