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Table 1 Description of the primers used for molecular identification of different virulence-associated gene detection in S. aureus isolates

From: Molecular characterization of virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis in central Ethiopia

Target gene

Primer name and its sequence (5′→3′)

Amplicon size (in bp)

Reference

mecA

MECA_F: GGCTATCGTGTCACAATCGTT

MECA_R: TCACCTTGTCCGTAACCTGA

689

Melo et al. (2014)

16SrRNA

Staph. aureus specific

Sau234_F: CGATTCCCTTAGTAGCGGCG

Sau1501_R: CCAATCGCACGCTTCGCCTA

1267

Riffon et al. (2001)

sea

SEA_F: TTGGAAACGGTTAAAACGAA

SEA_R: GAACCTTCCCATCAAAAACA

120

Mehrotra et al. (2000)

tsst-1

TSST_F: ATGGCAGCATCAGCTTGATA

TSST_R: TTTCCAATAACCACCCGTTT

350

Mehrotra et al. (2000)

eta

ETA_F: CGCTGCGGACATTCCTACATGG

ETA_R: TACATGCCCGCCACTTGCTTGT

676

Li et al. (2018a)

hlb

HLB_F: GTGCACTTACTGACAATAGTGC

HLB_R: GTTGATGAGTAGCTACCTTCAGT

309

Li et al. (2018a)

clfA

CLFA_F: GCAAAATCCAGCACAACAGGAAACGA

CLFA_R: CTTGATCTCCAGCCATAATTG GTGG

638

Kumar et al. (2009)

icaD

ICAD_F: AAGCCAGACAGAGGCAATATCCA

ICAD_R: AGTACAAACAAACTCATCCATCCGA

249

Greco et al. (2008)

  1. NB: Sea staphylococcal enterotoxin a, tsst-1 toxic shock syndrome toxin one, eta exfoliative toxin A, hlb beta hemolysin toxin, clfA clumping factor A, icaD intracellular adhesive toxin, mecA methicillin resistance