Table 2 Primer sequences used in this study to amplify VNTR genes.

From: A single-center analysis of clonal transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among intensive care unit patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

VNTR marker

Repeat size (bp)

Size of flanking regions (bp)

Primer sequence (5–3)

Abaum_3530

60

121

F-TGCAACCGGTATTCTAGGAAC

R-CCTTGAACAACATCGATTACTGGA

Abaum_3002

57

121

F-GACTGAAGCAAGACTAAAACGT

R-TCTGGGCAGCTTCTTCTTGAGC

Abaum_2240

99

494

F-CCCGCAGTACATCATGGTTC

R-AGAACATGTATACGCAACTG

Abaum_1988

26

77

F-GGCAAGGCATGCTCAAGGGCC

R-CAGTAGACTGCTGGTTAATGAG

Abaum_0826

9

208

F-TGACTACTGAAACAGTTTTTG

R-ATGATTGTACCGAGTAAAAGA

Abaum_0845

7

105

F-AATTTTAATTCCAAATTGCTCC

R-ACTTAAAATCGCATTTTTATCA

Abaum_2396

6

105

F-CAAGTCCAATCAACTCATGATG

R-CTCCTGTAAGTGCTGTTCAGCC

Abaum_3468

6

147

F-CAGAAGTCACTGCATCTGCAAC

R-CGGTTGAAATTTTTTATAATGAAG