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Table 2 Primer sequences and product size used for detection and identification of Rickettsia spp

From: Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis infection: a case report from southeast Iran

Gene target

Primer/probe name

Sequence (5′ to 3′)

Amplicon size (bp)

References

16S rRNA

Rsp-Forward

CGCAACCCTYATTCTTATTTGC

149

[7]

Rsp-Reverse

CCTCTGTAAACACCATTGTAGCA

Rsp-probe

6- FAM-TAAGAAAACTGCCGGTGATAAGCCGGAG–TAMRA

gltA

gltA-Forward

GCTCTTCTCATCCTATGGCTATTAT

834

[8]

gltA-Reverse

CAGGGTCTTCRTGCATTTCTT

ompA

ompA-Forward

ATGGCRAATATTTCTCCAAAA

632

[9]

ompA-Reverse

GTTCCGTTAATGGCAGCATCT