Table 1.

Primers for characterization of CVBPs in pet animals.

Pathogen	Target Genes	Primer Sequences (5′–3′)	Amplicon Size (bp)	References
Babesia	18S rRNA	GTTTCTGMCCCATCAG CTGTATTGTTATTTCTTGTCACTACCTC	422–440	[21]
Anaplasma	groEL	AAGGCGAAAGAAGCAGTCTTA CATAGTCTGAAGTGGAGGAC	724	[22]
Ehrlichia	gltA	TTATCTGTTTATGTTATATAAGC CAGTACCTATGCATATCAATCC	1251	[23]
Hepatozoon	18S rRNA	ATACATGAGCAAAATCTCAAC CTTATTATTCCATGCTGCAG	666	[24]
Bartonella	gltA	GGGGACCAGCTCATGGTGG AATGCAAAAAGAACAGTAACA	379	[25]
Mycoplasma	16S rRNA	ATACGGCCCATATTCCTACG TGCTCCACCACTTGTTCA	595–618	[26]
Rickettsia	ompB	CGACGTTAACG GTTTCTCATTCT ACCGGTTTCTTTGT AGTTTTCGTC	252	[27]

groESL, heat-shock protein gene; gltA, citrate synthase gene; ompB, outer-membrane protein B.