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Table 4 Control strains and primer pairs for the PCRs to detect nuc, mecA, mecC genes of S. aureus isolated from humans and animals in Mekelle, Ethiopia

From: Burden and antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus in dairy farms in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Control strains

Strain

Target genes possessed

ATCC 29213

nuc

ATCC43300

mecA

LGA251

mecC

Primers pairs

Genes

Nucleotide sequence (5′ → 3′)

Amplified product size (bp)

Refe.

nucF

GCGATTGATGGTGATACGGTT

267

[53]

nucR

AGCCAAGCCTTGACGAACTAAAGC

mecA P4

TCCAGATTACAACTTCACCAGG

162

[54]

mecA P7

CCACTTCATATCTTGTAACG

mecALGA251 MultiFP

GAAAAAAAGGCTTAGAACGCCTC

138

mecALGA251 MultiRP

GAAGATCTTTTCCGTTTTCAGC