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Table 1 PCR primers for human pathogens associated w. Ixodes scapularis ticks, DOD Human Tick Test Kit Program

From: Comparison of phenology and pathogen prevalence, including infection with the Ehrlichia muris-like (EML) agent, of Ixodes scapularis removed from soldiers in the midwestern and the northeastern United States over a 15 year period (1997-2012)

Pathogen

Year

Initial screen

Reference

Reconfirmationa

Reference

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

     
 

1997-2003

16S rRNA

[9]

16S rRNA

[9]

 

2004-2012

groEL

[10]

16S rRNA

[9]

Borrelia burgdorferi

     
 

1997-2003

p66

[14]

fla

[15]

 

2004-2012

ospA

[16]

fla

[17]

Babesia microti

     
 

2002-2008

ss-rDNA

[11]

18 s rRNA

[12]

 

2009-2012

ss-rDNA

[13]

18 s rRNA

[12]

Ehrlichia muris -like agent (EML)

     
 

2007-2012

groEL

[10]

sequenced

 
  1. aReconfirmation of samples positive in the initial screen.