Table. Selected inner primers used to amplify rickettsial gltA and ompA genes*.
Rickettsial groups | Gene | Primer | Nucleotide sequence, 5′ → 3′ | Product size, bp | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rickettsiae spotted fever group plus typhus group | gtlA | gltA–F | TCGCAAATGTTCACGGTACTTT | 74 | (8) |
gltA–R | TCGTGCATTTCTTTCCATTGTG | ||||
Rickettsiae ompA | ompA | ompA–F | ATGGCGAATATTTCTCCAAAA | 632 | (9) |
ompA–R | GTTCCGTTAATGGCAGCATCT |
*gltA, citrate synthase; ompA, outer membrane protein A.