TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotide primer and probe sequences for amplification of vap genes from R. equi

Gene	Primer or probe	Sequence (5′ to 3′)
vapA	Forward	CATCAACTTCTTCGATAGCTCAGGTA
	Reverse	GACGCCCACCACAGTACTAACTC
	Probe	TCCTCGGCCATATCCAGTCCGGT
vapC	Forward	GGGTCACGCTTGGTGGC
	Reverse	CCGTATACTGTTCGTCGGCA
	Probe	TCGGAGTTCTACGGCCGCACAATAAA
vapD	Forward	CACGAGCCTTTGGGCG
	Reverse	CATTGAGACCGTTGCGATCA
	Probe	TTATTCACTTTCTTGCTCGCGGTGGCT
vapE	Forward	TGAGTACAACGCTGTCGGTCC
	Reverse	ACGTGCCCCAGCAAACC
	Probe	TACTTGAACATCAATCTTTTCGCCGGAGAC
vapF	Forward	CATCAGCTGCTGGCAAAGTACT
	Reverse	CCCCATGAACCGCATATTG
	Probe	CGCCAATCAATAACAATGCCGACGA
vapG	Forward	CACTGCAACCCCGGGA
	Reverse	GGCGGCGGAAAGACGT
	Probe	TCGAAATCCCGCCAGAATCACCA
vapH	Forward	GTCAACTTCTTCGACGGTCACA
	Reverse	ACGGAGCTCACCCCTCCTA
	Probe	CGCCATACTCGGCCATGCACAA