Table 1. Primer and probe sequences used in identification of Borrelia bavariensis in 11-year-old patient with oligoarthritis, Vienna, Austria, February 2014*.

Primer or probe	Target gene	Sequence, 5′ → 3′	Reference
Primer
16SF	16S rDNA	GCT GTA AAC GAT GCA CAC TTG GT	(6)
16SR	16S rDNA	GGC GGC ACA CTT AAC ACG TTA G	(6)
BorF	Flagellin	GAA TTA GCA GTT CAA TCA GG	(7)
BorR	Flagellin	TTC GTC TGT AAG TTG CTC TAT	(7)
rrf-rrl IGS F	5S–23S IGS	CTG CGA GTT CGC GGG AGA	(8)
rrf-rrl IGS R	5S–23S IGS	TCC TAG GCA TTC ACC ATA	(8)
B5S-23S_Fn	5S–23S IGS	GAG TTC GCG GGA GAG TAA G	(8)
B5S-23S_Rn	5S–23S IGS	TAG GCA TTC ACC ATA GAC TCT T	(8)
V1a	ospA	GGG AAT AGG TCT AAT ATT AGC	(10)
V1b	ospA	GGG GAT AGG TCT AAT ATT AGC	(10)
V3a	ospA	GCC TTA ATA GCA TGT AAG C	(10)
V3b	ospA	GCC TTA ATA GCA TGC AAG C	(10)
R1	ospA	CAT AAA TTC TCC TTA TTT TAA AGC	(10)
R37	ospA	CCT TAT TTT AAA GCG GC	(10)
Probe
LBTM	16S rDNA gene	FAM–TTC GGT ACT AAC TTT TAG TTA A–TAMRA	(6)
BorTM	Flagellin gene	FAM–AAC GGC ACA TAT TCA GAT GCA GAC–TAMRA	(7)

*IGS, intergenic spacer.