Table 1.

Nucleotide primers sequences used in the study

Target organism	Name	Target gene	Sequence	Reference(s) or source
Eubacteria	27F	16S rRNA	5′-AGAGTTTGATCMTGGCTCAG-3′	45
	1513R	16S rRNA	5′-ACGGYTACCTTGTTACGACTT-3′
BAMH	MHF	16S rRNA	5′-TTATTCTAGTGGCGAACGGG-′3	This study
	MHR	16S rRNA	5′-GCGGTGTGTACAAGACCAGT-′3
“Ca. Sulcia muelleri” of M. hiroglyphicus	SulF	16S rRNA	5′-AAACGCTAGCGGAGGGCTTAAC-′3	This study
	SulR	16S rRNA	5′-CTTACCGCGACTGCTGGCAC-′3
SCWL phytoplasma	MLO-X	16/23S rRNA	5′-GTTAGGTTAAGTCCTAAAACGAGC-3′	18, 19
	MLO-Y	16/23S rRNA	5′-GTGCCAAGGCATCCACTGTATGCC-3′
SCWL phytoplasma	P1	16/23S rRNA	5′-GTCGTAACAAGGTATCCCTACCGG-3′	18, 19
	P2	16/23S rRNA	5′-GGTGGGCCTAAATGGACTTGAACC-3′