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

From: Genetic diversity of human head lice and molecular detection of associated bacterial pathogens in Democratic Republic of Congo

Target

Name

Sequence (5′–3′) and probes

Source

P. humanus

Cytochrome b

Duplex A–D

F: GATGTAAATAGAGGGTGGTT

[6, 12]

R: GAAATTCCTGAAAATCAAAC

FAM-CATTCTTGTCTACGTTCATATTTGG-TAMRA

VIC-TATTCTTGTCTACGTTCATGTTTGA-TAMRA

Duplex B–C/E

F: TTAGAGCGMTTRTTTACCC

R: AYAAACACACAAAAMCTCCT

FAM-GAGCTGGATAGTGATAAGGTTTAT-MGB

VIC-CTTGCCGTTTATTTTGTTGGGGTTT-TAMRA

Monoplex E

F: GGTTGGAATTGGATAGTGAT

R: GGGTCCATAAAGAAATCCG

FAM- TAGGAGGCTTTGTGTGTCTATCCT-TAMRA

Cytb

F: GAGCGACTGTAATTACTAATC

[24]

R: CAACAAAATTATCCGGGTCC

Acinetobacter spp.

RNA polymerase β subunit gene

rpoB

F: TACTCATATACCGAAAAGAAACGG

[18]

R: GGYTTACCAAGRCTATACTCAAC

FAM-CGCGAAGATATCGGTCTSCAAGC-TAMRA

rpoB (zone1)

F: TAYCGYAAAGAYTTGAAAGAAG

[25]

R: CMACACCYTTGTTMCCRTGA

R. prowazekii

rOmpB gene

ompB

F: AATGCTCTTGCAGCTGGTTCT

 

R: TCGAGTGCTAATATTTTTGAAGCA

FAM-CGGTGGTGTTAATGCTGCGTTACAACA-TAMRA

Y. pestis

Plasminogen activator gene

PLA

F: ATGGAGCTTATACCGGAAAC

[26]

R: GCGATACTGGCCTGCAAG

FAM-TCCCGAAAGGAGTGCGGGTAATAGG-TAMRA

Borrelia spp.

16S ribosomal RNA

Bor16S

F: AGCCTTTAAAGCTTCGCTTGTAG

[27]

R: GCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGG

FAM-CCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGG-TAMRA

B. quintana

Hypothetical intracellular effector

yopP

F: TAAACCTCGGGGGAAGCAGA

[13]

R: TTTCGTCCTCAACCCCATCA

FAM-CGTTGCCGACAAGACGTCCTTG-TAMRA

3-oxoacyl-synthase gene

fabF3

F: GCGGCCTTGCTCTTGATGA

R: GCTACTCTGCGTGCCTTGGA

FAM-TGCAGCAGGTGGAGAGAACGTG-TAMRA

Anaplasma spp.

23S ribosomal RNA

TtAna

F: TGACAGCGTACCTTTTGCAT

[28]

R: TGGAGGACCGAACCTGTTAC

FAM-GGATTAGACCCGAAACCAAG-TAMRA

C. burnetii

IS1111 spacer

IS1111

F: CAAGAAACGTATCGCTGTGGC

[29]

R: CACAGAGCCACCGTATGAATC

FAM-CCGAGTTCGAAACAATGAGGGCTG-TAMRA