Superantigenic toxin type Sequence (5' to 3') for Forward/Reverse primers Ta/°C product size
SEA GCAGGGAACAGCTTTAGGC GTTCTGTAGAAGTATGAAACACG 53 521bp
SEB GTATGATGATAATCATGTATCAGCAATA CGTAAGATAAACTTCAATCTTCACATC 53 625bp
SEC GAGTCAACCAGACCCTATGCC CGCCTGGTGCAGGCATC 55 614bp
SED GAGACTAGCCGCAATCTATCC GCTGCATTTAGTAATGCTGGCTG 54 650bp
SEE GGTAGCGAGAAAAGCGAAG GCCTTGCCTGAAGATCTAGCTC 54 450bp
SEG TGAATGCTCAACCCGATCCTAAAT CAAACCAAAAACTTGTATTGTTCTTTTCA 54 580bp
SEH TTCACATCATATGCGAAAGCAGAA CAGATTTTAAAGTTTTATTGTCTTCA 50 625bp
SEI CGTATGCTCAAGGTGATATTGGTG AAAAACTTACAGGCAGTCCATCTCC 55 580bp
SElJ TTTAGGATCCCTACAGAACCAAAGG GTTTCCATGGATAGCAAAAATGAAAC 50 750bp
SElK GTGTCTCTAATAATGCCAGCGCTC TTTGGTAGCCCATCATCTCC 55 650bp
SElL CACCAGAATCACACCGCTTA TCCCCTTATCAAAACCGCTAT 51 450bp
SElM TTTTGCTATTCGCAAAATCATATCGCA TCAACTTTCGTCCTTATAAGATATTTCTAC 54 687bp
SElN TGAGATTGTTCTACATAGCTGCAA AATTAGATGAGCTAACTGTTCTATTATCAC 54 720bp
SElO TAGTGTAAACAATGCATATGCAAATG ATTATGTAAATAAATAAACATCAATATGATA 50 721bp
SElP GGAAGCTAAAGCAGAGACAC CCCGTTTCATATGAAGTGCCACC 51 660bp
SElQ GCTTCAAGGAGTTAGTTCTGG CTCTCTGCTTGACCAGTTCCGGTG 57 510bp
TSST-1 GAAATTTTTCATCGTAAGCCCTTTGTTG TTCATCAATATTTATAGGTGGTTTTTCA 53 625bp
Table 1: Base sequences, annealing temperature selected for the primer set (Ta), and product size of amplified products and the control for the superantigen primer sets.