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Table 1 Oligonucleotide sequences of primers and probes used for real-time PCRs and conventional PCRs in this study

From: Detection of bacterial pathogens in clade E head lice collected from Niger’s refugees in Algeria

Target

Name

Primers (5′-3′) and probes

Source

Pediculus humanus cytochrome b

Cytb

F_GAGCGACTGTAATTACTAATC

[53]

R_CAACAAAATTATCCGGGTCC

Acinetobacter spp. RNA polymerase β subunit gene

rpoB

F_TACTCATATACCGAAAAGAAACGG

[51]

R_GGYTTACCAAGRCTATACTCAAC

FAM-CGCGAAGATATCGGTCTSCAAGC-TAMRA

rpoB (zone1)

F_TAYCGYAAAGAYTTGAAAGAAG

[54]

R_CMACACCYTTGTTMCCRTGA

Rickettsia spp. citrate synthase (gltA)

RKNDO3

F_AATGCTCTTGCAGCTGGTTCT

[55]

R_TCGAGTGCTAATATTTTTGAAGCA

FAM-CGGTGGTGTTAATGCTGCGTTACAACA-TAMRA

Yersinia pestis plasminogen activator gene

PLA

F_ATGGAGCTTATACCGGAAAC

[56]

R_GCGATACTGGCCTGCAAG

FAM-TCCCGAAAGGAGTGCGGGTAATAGG-TAMRA

Borrelia spp. 16S ribosomal RNA

Bor16S

F_AGCCTTTAAAGCTTCGCTTGTAG

[57]

R_GCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGG

FAM-CCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGG-TAMRA

Bartonella quintana Hypothetical intracellular effector 3-oxoacyl-synthase gene

yopP

F_TAAACCTCGGGGGAAGCAGA

[58]

R_TTTCGTCCTCAACCCCATCA

FAM-CGTTGCCGACAAGACGTCCTTG-TAMRA

fabF3

F_GCGGCCTTGCTCTTGATGA

R_GCTACTCTGCGTGCCTTGGA

FAM-TGCAGCAGGTGGAGAGAACGTG-TAMRA

Anaplasma spp. 23S ribosomal RNA

TtAna

F_TGACAGCGTACCTTTTGCAT

[59]

R_TGGAGGACCGAACCTGTTAC

FAM-GGATTAGACCCGAAACCAAG-TAMRA

Coxiella burnetii Spacers

IS1111

F_CAAGAAACGTATCGCTGTGGC

[42]

R_CACAGAGCCACCGTATGAATC

FAM-CCGAGTTCGAAACAATGAGGGCTG-TAMRA

IS30A

F_ CGCTGACCTACAGAAATATGTCC

R_ GGGGTAAGTAAATAATACCTTCTGG

FAM-CATGAAGCGATTTATCAATACGTGTATGC-TAMRA

Cox2

F_CAACCCTGAATACCCAAGGA

[34]

R_GAAGCTTCTGATAGGCGGGA

Cox5

F_CAGGAGCAAGCTTGAATGCG

R_TGGTATGACAACCCGTCATG

Cox18

F_CGCAGACGAATTAGCCAATC

R_TTCGATGATCCGATGGCCTT

Cox22

F_GGGAATAAGAGAGTTAGCTCA

R_CGCAAATTTCGGCACAGACC