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Table 2 Specific oligonucleotide names and primer sequence targets selected for pathogen qPCR amplification

From: Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny

Target organism

Oligonucleotide name

Oligonucleotide sequence (5′-3′)

Target gene

PCR product size (bp)

References

Bartonella spp.

Bart_ssrA_F

GCTATGGTAATAAATGGACAATGAAATAA

ssrA

158

[92]

Bart_ssrA_R3

GACAACTATGCGGAAGCACGTC

Bartonella spp.

BsppITS325s

CCTCAGATGATGATCCCAAGCCTTCTGGCG

ITS

130

[87]

BsppITS543as

AATTGGTGGGCCTGGGAGGACTTG

BsppITS500p

FAM-GTTAGAGCGCGCGCTTGATAAG- IABkFQ

Rickettsia spp.

Rick23-5_F2

AGCTCGATTGATTTACTTTGCTG

23S-5S

247

[92]

Rick23-5_R

TTTGTATTGCTAGCTTGGTGG

R. felis

RifelisOmpA-172 s

AGTCCTTGGTGCTGCAAGAACCGTAACTG

OmpA

160

This study

RifelisOmpA-330as

ACCACTGAACCTAATGAAATATCACCAGT

R. asembonensis

RiasemboOmpA-175 s

GTTGGGAGGAACAACGATAGATGCA

OmpA

120

This study

RiasemboOmpA-245as

ACCGTAAATAAACCAGGAGCAAAACCA

Mycoplasma spp.

Myco_Hf_F.1

GACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAAT

16S rRNA

127

[13]

Myco_Hf_R

ACGCCCAATAAATCCGRATAAT

Anaplasma and Ehrlichia spp.

AE16S_45F

AGCYTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACG

16S rRNA

199

[90]

  1. The target gene, product size, and reference are listed for each organism