Volume 15, Number 1—January 2009
Letter
SCCmec Typing in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains of Animal Origin
Marc D. Jansen, Adrienne T.A. Box
, and Ad C. Fluit
, and Ad C. Fluit Table
Primers used to type SCCmec of MRSA ST398 isolates*
| Genes | Primer name | Primer sequence (5′ → 3′) |
|---|---|---|
| ccrA/B1 | ccr1B-for | CTT TCA CGA TAG ACA CAG |
| ccr1B-rev |
TAA AAG AAG TTC ATA GCC GTT AAA TTG G |
|
| ccrA/B2 | ccr2B-for | GCA TTC ATC ATC AAT CAA AAT G |
| ccr2B-rev |
CTA TAA CCT TCT GTG CTT TGC A |
|
| ccrA/B3 | ccr3B-for | TCC GTA ATA AGA AGC AAC TTC AC |
| ccr3B-rev |
ACT ATA GCC TTC AGT ACT TTG GA |
|
| ccrA/B4 | ccr4B-for | TGA AGA AGC ACA AGA GCG GC |
| ccr4B-rev | CTG CAC CAC ATT TTG GGC AC |
*SCCmec, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; ST, sequence type.
