Table 1. Primers for characterization of tandem repeats in four loci of the genomes of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ isolates.

Motif	Sequence	Genome position	Primers' sequences 5′- 3′	Reference
A	AGACACA	354493–354527	(+) gacatttcaacggtatcgac	[39]
			(−) gcgacataatctcactcctt
			(+) ttgaaggacgaaaccgatgg	this paper
			(−) cctgtacgaggtttgatcag
B	TACAGAA	255591–255646	(+) gaagtagctctgcaatatctga	[36]
			(−) ggtgaattaggatggaaatgc
			(+) cgcctacaggaatttcgttacg	[38]
			(−) tctcatcttgttgcttcgtttatcc
C	CAGT	537729–537760	(+) ttgataatatagaaagaggcgaagc	[36]
			(−) tccatacccaaaagaaaagca
D	TTTG	655277–655332	(+) gactgatggcaaaagatgg	[36]
			(−) agacacgccaaacaaggaat