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. 2013 Jan;51(1):136–141. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01907-12

Table 1.

Broad-range primers and targets for PCR/ESI-MS BFA

Target genea Primer sequence (5′ → 3′) Locus Amplicon size (bp) Range of targeted fungi
LSU rRNA TCATTTTTGGTAAGCAGAACTGGCGA 5186 107–108 Broad
TGTCTAGATGAACTAACACCTTTTGTGGT
LSU rRNA TGCCGAAGTTTCCCTCAGGATAGCA 5187 72–78 Broad
TCAAGGCCTCTAATCATTCGCTTTACCTC
SSU rRNA TGCAGGCCTATGCTCGAATACATTAGCATTGTCCCTATTAATCATTACGGCGGTCCTA 5178 99–101 Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes
LSU rRNA TGTGAAGCGGCAAAAGCTCAAATTT 3030 116–130 Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes
TTCTCACCCTCTGTGACGGCCTGTTCC
LSU rRNA TGGAGTCTAACATCTATGCGAGTGTT 5185 137–153 Ascomycetes and some basidiomycetes
TCCCACAGCTATGCTCTTACTCAAATCC
LSU rRNA TTGTGTAGAATAGGTGGGAGCTTCGGC 3766 148–154 Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes
TCTGACAATGTCTTCAACCCGGATC
mtSSU rRNA TCCAAATTACGTGCCAGCAGTCG 5181 90 Ascomycetes (except Candida spp) and zygomycetes
TCCCTACCGTCTAGGTACCCTTTAAACC
SSU rRNA TCTTGGATTGACCGAAGACAAACTACTG 4836 136–136 Most ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, zygomycetes
TCTCTAGTCGGCATCGTTTGTGGTTAAG
tub TGCCGCGGTGCTCACTCTTTC 4837 109 Most ascomycetes (except Candida spp.)
TGTATCGGCCGTTGCGGAAGTC
mt cytB TCCCCGTAACAATTTTCTTATTCTTCTTAGTATTAGTGCATTGGGTTAGCTGGAATATAATTATCAGGATG 5172 106 Zygomycetes
SSU rRNA TCGAAGACGATTAGATACCGTCGTAGTC TCAGAGCCCAAAAACTTTACTTTCGCTAAG 5174 113–116 Zygomycetes
mtSSU rRNA TCCAAGTACTTGACACATGCTAATCG 3862 102–133 Eurotiales (Aspergillus, Penicillium)
TCCCCTTACTTTAAGGTAGCCAAATTATC
mtSSU rRNA TGGTACAGTGGAGTATGCTGTTTAATTGGA 3865 93–131 Saccharomycetales (Candida)
TCTGACGACAACAATGTAACGCCTG
mtSSU rRNA TTCGATACCCGTGTAGTTCTAGTAGTAAACTCATTATTGCTAACGTACTCTTCAGGTGG 3867 113–127 Saccharomycetales (Candida)
mtSSU rRNA TACCAAGCCAATGACGAGTAGGG 4145 87 Tremellales (Cryptococcus)
TGCTGCACATAATCTATGCTCTGGAC
hpr TGACGAGTTCATGAGGGCAGGC 4437 77 Extraction control (pumpkin DNA)
TCTGGCCTTTCAGCAAGTTTCCAAC
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LSU, long subunit; SSU, short subunit; mt, mitochondrial.