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Table 1 Targeted genes and list of primers used in this study

From: Zoonotic pathogens associated with Hyalomma aegyptium in endangered tortoises: evidence for host-switching behaviour in ticks?

Pathogen

Gene

Primer sequence (5-3)

Size of PCR product (bp)

Reference

Positive controls

Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.

OspA

GGG AAT AGG TCT AAT ATT AGC CCAC TAA TTG TTA AAG TGG AAG T

665 bp

[26]

ATCC BG/V

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

msp2

TTG GTC TTG AAG CGC TCG TAATG GAA GGT AGT GTT GGT TAT GGT ATT

420 bp

[27]

A. phagocytophilum (dog isolate)

Ehrlichia canis

16S rRNA

Ehrlichia spp.AGA ACG AAC GCT GGC GGC AAG CCCGT ATT ACC GCG GCT GCT GGC

478 bp

[29]

E. canis (dog isolate)

Ehrlichia canis CAA TTA TTT ATA GCC TCT GGC TAT AGCTAT AGG TAC CGT CAT TAT CTT CCC TAT

389 bp

Coxiella burnetii

IS1111

CTC GTA ATC ACC AAT CGC TTC GCAA GAA TGA TCG TAA CGA TGC GC

337 bp

[28]

105C. burnetii/ml (culture)