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Table 1.

Target genes and primers used for PCR to detect and characterize Borrelia persica in blood samples from cats and dogs

Target gene	Primers	Primer sequence (5’ to 3’)	Reference
16S rRNA	REC4	ATGCTAGAAACT GCATGA	[20]
16S rRNA	REC9	TCGTCTGAGTCCCCATCT	[20]
flab	Bfpbu	GCT GAA GAG CTTGGAATGCAACC	[21]
flab	Bfpcr	TGATCAGTTATCATTCTAATAGCA	[21]
GlpQ	128f	CAGAACATACCT TAGAAGCTCAAGC	[22]
GlpQ	340r	GTGATTTGATTTCTGCTAATGTG	[22]