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Table 2 List of primers used for ESBL-encoding gene detection and pyrosequencing in Enterobacteriaceae

From: A qPCR and multiplex pyrosequencing assay combined with automated data processing for rapid and unambiguous detection of ESBL-producers Enterobacteriaceae

Target gene

Primer name

Sequence 5′–3′

qPCR

Pyrosequencing assay

Reference

blaTEM

TEM-Forward

biotin-CGCCGCATACACTATTCTCA

Simplex

Triplex

Own primer design

TEM-Reverse

ATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATC

TEM-seq104

TGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTG

TEM-seq164

TTCAGCTCCGGTTCC

TEM-seq238

CGCKAGAHCCACGCT

blaSHV

SHV-Forward

biotin-TCTGYGCCGCCGTCATTA

Simplex

Duplex

Own primer design

SHV-Reverse

CTTTGTTATTCGGGCCAAGCA

SVH-seq179

GCTGGCCGGGGATGTG

SVH-seq238

ATSCCGCGCSCACCCC

blaCTX-M

CTX-1Forward

ATGTGCAGYACCAGTAARGTGA

Duplex

Naas et al. (2007)

CTX-1Reverse

TGRGMAATCARYTTRTTCAT

CTX-2Forward

TGGTRAYRTGGMTBAARGG

CTX-2Reverse

TGGGTRAARTARGTSACCAGAA

  1. Degenerate base symbols (IUPAC code): K represents G/T, Y is T/C, S is G/C, R is G/A, M is A/C, H is A/T/C and B is G/T/C.