Modulation of mecA Gene Expression by Essential Oil from Salvia sclarea and Synergism with Oxacillin in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Carrying Different Types of Staphylococcal Chromosomal Cassette mec

Table 1

Primer sequences (5′ to 3′) used for PCR and real-time PCR.

Primers	Sequences (5′-3′)	Product length (bp)
GAPDH
Forward	TCAACGATTTAACAGATGACGCA	77
Reverse	TTCGTCTTTGAAACGACCTTGTG
mecA
Forward	TCCACCCTCAAACAGGTGAA	139
Reverse	TGGAACTTGTTGAGCAGAGGT
mecI
Forward	TCATCTGCAGAATGGGAAGTT	103
Reverse	TTGGACTCCAGTCCTTTTGC
mecR1
Forward	AGCACCGTTACTATCTGCACA	142
Reverse	AGAATAAGCTTGCTCCCGTTCA
blaZ
Forward	TCCTAAGGGCCAATCTGAACC	105
Reverse	ACACTCTTGGCGGTTTCACT
blaI
Forward	ACTGTATGGAGGGGACATGAA	89
Reverse	TGTCTCGCAATTCTTCAATTTCTT
blaR1
Forward	GCCCTTACACAACGATTACCAA	79
Reverse	GCTGTACATGACGAAAGATCCAC