Gene

Primer name

Sequence (5’–3’)

Product (bp)

D-alanine:D-alanine ligase (ddl)

ddlF

ATCAAGTACAGTTAGTCTT

941

ddlR

ACGATTCAAAGCTAACTG

RAPD Primer

D8635

GAG CGG CCA AAG GGA GCA GAC

Aggregation substance (asa+)

ASA 11

GCACGCTATTACGAACTATGA

375

ASA 12

TAAGAAAGAACATCACCACGA

Gelatinase (gel+)

GEL 11

TATGACAATGCTTTTTGGGAT

213

GEL 12

AGATGCACCCGAAATAATATA

Cytolysin (cyl+)

CYT I

ACTCGGGGATTGATAGGC

688

CYT IIb

GCTGCTAAAGCTGCGCTT

Enterococcal surface protein (esp+)

ESP 14F

AGATTTCATCTTTGATTCTTGG

510

ESP 12R

AATTGATTCTTTAGCATCTGG