From: Molecular and MALDI-TOF MS identification of swallow bugs Cimex hirundinis (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) and endosymbionts in France
Microorganism
Target gene
Primer
Sequence (5′–3′)
Tm (°C)
Amplicon size (bp)
References
Wolbachia spp.
16S rRNA
W-Specf
W-Specr
CATACCTATTCGAAGGGATAG
AGCTTCGAGTGAAACCAATTC
60
438
[36]
ftsZ
Wol.ftsZ.363.f
Wol.ftsZ.958.r
GGRATGGGTGGTGGYACTGG
GCATCAACCTCAAAYARAGTCAT
59.50
560
[37]
