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Table 2 Primer sequences and annealing temperatures used to detect Rickettsia spp.

From: Molecular detection of Rickettsia in fleas from micromammals in Chile

Target gene

Primer name 

Nucleotide sequence (5’–3’) 

Annealing T (°C) 

Product length (bp)

ProgltA (401)

CS-78_F

GCAAGTATCGGTGAGGATGTAAT

48a

401

CS-323_R

GCTTCCTTAAAATTCAATAAATCAGGAT

gltA (830)

CS-239_F

GCTCTTCTCATCCTATGGCTATTAT

48a

830

CS-1069_R

CAGGGTCTTCGTGCATTTCTT

rpoB (395)

RirpoB_F

CCGACTCATTACGGTCGCATTTGT

55.5

395

RirpoB_R

CCCATCAAAGCACGGTTAGCATCA

sca5 (862)

120.M59F

CCGCAGGGTTGGTAACTGC

50b

862

120.807R

CCTTTTAGATTACCGCCTAA

  1. aLabruna et al. [22]
  2. bRoux & Raoult [23]
  3. Abbreviations: F, forward; R, reverse; T, temperature