Table 1.
Names, sequences and amplicon size (base pairs [bp]) of polymerase chain reaction primers used in this study
| Organism detected |
Primer name |
Nucleotide sequence (5′-3′) | Amplicon size (bp) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickettsia species | Tz-15-19 | TTCTCAATTCGGTAAGGGC | 246 | Tzianabos et al 23 |
| Tz-16-20 | ATATTGACCAGTGCTATTTC | |||
| Ehrlichia species | PER1 | TTTATCGCTATTAGATGAGCCTATG | 451 | Munderloh et al24 |
| PER2 | CTCTACACTAGGAATTCCGCTAT | |||
|
Anaplasma
phagocytophilum |
MSP4AP5 | ATGAATTACAGAGAATTGCTTGTAGG | 849 | de la Fuente et al 25 |
| MSP4AP3 | TTAATTGAAAGCAAATCTTGCTCCTATC |