Table 2. Y. pestis specific oligonucleotide probes used on the Alere ArrayStrip.

Probe	Sequence (5′–3′)	Pathogen	Gene target	Positiona
Y.pestis_Owiz_117	TACAGATCATATCTCTCTTTTCATCCTCCCCTAGCGGGGAGGATGTCTGTGGAAAGGAGG	Y. pestis	pPCP1	8781–8840
Y.pestis_Owiz_120	TGTTGTCCGCTAGGACGATGCGATTTCGGTTATTATTCAGAATGTCTTCGTTCTCTTTC	Y. pestis	pPCP1	6626–6684
Y.pestis_Owiz_121	TGTCCGGGAGTGCTAATGCAGCATCATCTCAGTTAATACCAAATATATCCCCTGACAGC	Y. pestis	pPCP1	7878–7936
Y.pestis_Owiz_127	GTGGAGATTCTGTCTCTATTGGCGGAGATGCTGCCGGTATTTCCAATAAAAATTATACTG	Y. pestis	pPCP1	8688–8747
Y.pestis_Owiz_129	GAATCGCGCCCGGATATGTTTTAACGCGATTTTCAGACTCAGACAAATTCAGCAGAAT	Y. pestis	pPCP1	9990–10047
Y.pestis_Owiz_147	TCGCTGGCTAAAAAGTACCATCCACATGCTCAACCCTATAACCTGTAGCTTACCCCAC	Y. pestis	pPCP1	9583–9640
YpestisUPS_785	AATAGGTTATAACCAGCGCTTTTCTATGCCATATATTGGACTTGCAGGCCAGTATCGCAT	Y. pestis	pPCP1	8392–8451
YpestisUPS_786	AATGATGAGCACTATATGAGAGATCTTACTTTCCGTGAGAAGACATCCGGCTCACGTTAT	Y. pestis	pPCP1	8510–8569
YpestisUPS_787	TAAATTCAGCGACTGGGTTCGGGCACATGATAATGATGAGCACTATATGAGAGATCTTAC	Y. pestis	pPCP1	8479–8538
Y.pestisUPS_788	AGCCCGACCACTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACG	Y. pestis	pPCP1	4977–5036
YpestisUPS_789	TCATCCTCCCCTAGCGGGGAGGATGTCTGTGGAAAGGAGGTTGGTGTTTGACCAACCTTC	Y. pestis	pPCP	8801–8860
YpestisUPS_790	AAAGGACAGCATTTGGTATCTGTGCTCCACTTAAGCCAGCTACCACAGGTTAGAAAGCCT	Y. pestis	pPCP	5129–5188
YpestisUPS_791	AAGGAGTGCGGGTAATAGGTTATAACCAGCGCTTTTCTATGCCATATATTGGACTTGCAG	Y. pestis	pPCP	8379–8438
YpestisUPS_792	TTTGTACCGAGAACCTTTCACGGTATCGGCATATGGCCTGGGTAACTCAGGTCCGTAAAC	Y. pestis	pPCP	9451–9510

Notes.

^aThe nucleotide position of each probe is based on the CP000310.1 Yersinia pestis Antiqua plasmid pPCP.