TABLE 2.

Primer sequences for amplification of the 23S rRNA gene

Primer name	Sequence	Positiona
23sFtul_1nf	5′-ATG AAG GAC GTG ATA ATC TGC G-3′	56-76
23sFtul_2r	5′-AAC CTC CTG GCT GTC TGG G-3′	1022-1040
23sFtul_2f	5′-TGT ATA ACT CAT TGG GGT AAA GC-3′	821-842
23sFtul_3r	5′-TAC CCA CCA TAC ACT GTC CTC-3′	2188-2200
23sFtul_3f	5′-GAA GTA TAG GGT GTG ACG CC-3′	1788-1807
23sFtul_4r	5′-CAC ACC CAG CCT ATC AAC G-3′	2792-2810

^aPositions designate the localization of the primers within a consensus sequence of the 23S rRNA gene of the genus Francisella.