Table 1: List of primers for multiplex PCR assays.

Primer code/target gene Sequence (5' to 3')* Amplicon size Reference
qacA/B (F) CTATGGCAATAGGAGATATGGTGT 321 bp (24)
qacA/B (R) CCACTACAGATTCTTCAGCTACATG
qacC (F) AACAATGCAACACCTACCACT 157 bp (24)
qacC (F) AACGAAACTACGCCGACTATG
smr (F) CTATGGCAATAGGAGATATGGTGT 417 bp (25)
smr (R) CCACTACAGATTCTTCAGCTACATG
norA (F) TTCACCAAGCCATCAAAAAG 95 bp (26)
norA (R) CCATAAATCCACCAATCCC
norB (F) AGCGCGTTGTCTATCTTTCC 213 bp (27)
norB (R) GCAGGTGGTCTTGCTGATAA
norC (F) AATGGGTTCTAAGCGACCAA 216 bp (27)
norC (R) ATACCTGAAGCAACGCCAAC
mepA (F) TGCTGCTGCTCTGTTCTTTA 198 bp (27)
mepA (R) GCGAAGTTTCCATAATGTGC
mdeA (F) GTTTATGCGATTCGAATGGTTGGT 155 bp (28)
mdeA (B) AATTAATGCAGCTGTTCCGATAGA
sepA (F) GCAGTCGAGCATTTAATGGA 103 bp (27)
sepA (R) ACGTTGTTGCAACTGTGTAAGA
lmrS (F) TGCAGTTAAATGCGATGGCG 135 bp This study
lmrS (R) GAAATCTCACATGGCACGGC
sdrM (F) GGCAATGATCGCAATCGGTA 126 bp This study
sdrM (R) ATGGGCATAGTTGGCAGTGT
tet38 (F) AGTTGGCAAGCGACATTAGC 212 bp This study
tet38 (R) GTCTCTGCAGCAGCTAAACC
MecA1-F GTAGAAATGACTGAACGTCCGATAA 310 bp (8)
MecA2-R CCAATTCCACATTGTTTCGGTCTAA
314F (Eubacteria 16S rDNA V3 region) CCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG 200 bp (29)
518R (Eubacteria 16S rDNA V3 region) ATTACCGCGGCTGCTGG