Table 1: SCCmec primers and probes.

SCCmec Type Primers and Probes Set
SCCmec I Forward primer: 5-gTTCTCTCATAgTATgACgTCC-3
Reverse primer: 5-gCTTTAAAgAgTgTCgTTATAgg-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-ATAgCTTTTAAATAATTAAAgATAgggCC--FL
LC640-AAgCCTTCAATTgTACCTgAATgTT--PH
SCCmec II Forward primer: 5-CgAAATCAATggTTAATggACC-3
Reverse primer: 5-CgTTgAAgATgATgAAgCg-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-gCAATTCAgAgACTTTgTggACACACCTAT--FL
LC640-TTgTgATTAgTgCACgAACAgAggAACAA--PH
SCCmec III Forward primer: 5-CCTTAgTTgTCgTAACAgATCg-3
Reverse primer: 5-CCATATTgTgTACgATgCg-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-ACCAACTATACAgTACgTTTgTTAAATCgA--FL
LC640-AggACggTCTggTAAAggTTTATTAAgA—PH
SSCmec Iva Forward primer: 5-gCCTTATTCgAAgAAACCg-3
Reverse primer: 5-CTACTCTTCTgAAAAgCgTCg-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-CTgggAATCTATCACTAATCgCATTATACTT—FL
LC640-CCAAAgAATAATAAACATgCTgTAgTCATTTT—PH
SSCmec IVb Forward primer: 5-AAACAATATTgCTCTCCCTC -3
Reverse primer: 5-TCTggAATTACTTCAgCTgC-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-ATTgTTCAgTTgACCTCTCTTTAATATTTg--FL
LC640-CAATACCgCTAAATCTAgTTTTggATACTC--PH
SSCmec IVc Forward primer: 5-TTggTATgAggTATTgCTgg -3
Reverse primer: 5-ACAATATTTgTATTATCggAgAgC-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-TgTTgAATAATTTTTTCATACgCTTTATCTATT--FL
LC640-AATTTTCATCTCTTTCAggTAAATTAgAAACAA--PH
SSCmec IVd Forward primer: 5-TgCTCCAgTAATTgCTAAAg-3
Reverse primer: 5-CTCAAAATACggACCCCAATACA-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-AAAgCTgAAAAgAAAATACTTgAAgAAATAATgACg--FL
LC640-ACTCTCAAATTAAAgAgACAgCAAAAgAgTTAgCAg—PH
SSCmecV Forward primer: 5- gAACATTgTTACTTAAATgAgCg-3
Reverse primer: 5-TgAAAgTTgTACCCTTgACACC-3
Oligonucleotidehybridization probes:
5-ATCCTCTTCTAATATTTgATTTgAAAATTTgCA--FL
LC640-AAATACCATTCTTTAgTCACATCAATgTCATTTgT--PH