Table 1. Sequences of primers and probes used to test for Rickettsia spp. DNA in Amblyomma maculatum ticks collected from southeastern Virginia, April–September 2010*.

Name	Sequence, 5′ → 3′	Gene	Fragment	Reference
Rpa129F	CAAATGTTGCAGTTCCTCTAAATG	ompB	96	J. Jiang et al., unpub. data
Rpa224R	AAAACAAACCGTTAAAACTACCG	ompB	96	J. Jiang et al., unpub. data
Rpa188Probe	6-FAM-CGCGAAATTAATACCCTTATGAGCAGCAGTCGCG-BHQ-1	ompB	96	J. Jiang et al., unpub. data
R17K128F2	GGGCGGTATGAAYAAACAAG	17-kDa antigen gene	111	J. Jiang et al., unpub. data
R17K238R	CCTACACCTACTCCVACAAG	17-kDa antigen gene	111	J. Jiang et al., unpub. data
R17K202TaqP	FAM-CCGAATTGAGAACCAAGTAATGC-TAMRA	17-kDa antigen gene	111	J. Jiang et al., unpub. data
190-FN1	AAGCAATACAACAAGGTC	ompA	540	(1)
190-RN1	TGACAGTTATTATACCTC	ompA	540	(1)
RompB11F	ACCATAGTAGCMAGTTTTGCAG	ompB	1895	(9)
RompB1902R	CCGTCATTTCCAATAACTAACTC	ompB	1895	(9)

*omp, outer membrane protein gene.