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Table 2 Primers used for vector-borne pathogens detection by PCR in the study

From: Diagnosis and incidence risk of clinical canine monocytic ehrlichiosis under field conditions in Southern Europe

Gene target

PCR target

Name

Primer sequence

Fragment length

Reference

Mitosin gene

Canis familiaris

CAN-F

5′-CTTGTCACGGTAAGGTTC-3′

290-bp

[14]

CAN-R

5′-CTGATGTATTTCCTGCACCAAG-3′

Vir-B9 protein gene

Ehrlichia canis

Ehr1401F

5′-CCATAAGCATAGCTGATAACCCTGTTACAA-3′

380-bp

[15]

Ehr1780R

5′-TGGATAATAAAACCGTACTATGTATGCTAG-3′

GroEL gene

Anaplasma platys

GroAplatys-35 s

5′-AGCGTAGTCCGATTCTCCAGTTTT-3′

515-bp

[16]

GroAplatys-550as

5′-TCGCCGTTAGCAGAGATGGTAG-3′

AnkA gene

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

AnkAP-2074s

5′-GGCAAATGAGGCAAGTAACC-3′

741-bp

[16]

AnkAP-2815as

5′-GCCACTACCCAAGGATGATAG-3′

18S rDNA

Babesia spp

Ba103F

5′-CCAATCCTGACACAGGGAGGTAGTGACA-3′

612-bp

[15]

Ba721R

5′-CCCCAGAACCCAAAGACTTTGATTTCTCTCAAG-3′

18S rDNA

Hepatozoon canis

Hep F

5′-ATACATGAGCAAAATCTCAAC-3′

666-bp

[17]

Hep R

5′-CTTATTATTCCATGCTGCAG-3′

18S rDNA

Leishmania spp

R221

5′-GGTTCCTTTCCTGATTTACG-3′

603-bp

[18]

R332

5′-GGCCGGTAAAGGCCGAATAG-3′