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Table 1 Primers used for PCR amplification of bla genes

From: Detection of a CTX-M group 2 beta-lactamase gene in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from a tertiary care hospital, Trinidad and Tobago

Target

Primer name

Primer sequence (5′–3′)

bla TEM

TEM-F

TEM-R

GCGGAACCCCTATTTG

ACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAG

bla SHV

SHV-F

SHV-R

TTATCTCCCTGTTAGCCACC

GATTTGCTGATTTCGCTCGG

bla CTX-M-1

CTX-M1-F

CTX-M1-R

GGTTAAAAAATCACTGCGTC

TTGGTGACGATTTTAGCCGC

bla CTX-M-2

CTX-M2-F

CTX-M2-R

GATGAGACCTTCCGTCTGGA

CAGAAACCGTGGGTTACGAT

bla AmpC

AmpC-F

AmpC-R

ATGATGGGGGGGTCGTTATGC

TTGCAGCTTTTCAAGAATGCGC

  1. All primers were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA)