Table 1. Details of primers, probe, nucleotide sequences, gene positions product sizes in PCR assays and sequencing of rickettsial genes [2].

Gene	Primers and probe	Nucleotide sequence (5´to 3`)	Product size (bp)
gltA	CS-F	TCG CAA ATG TTC ACG GTA CT	74
	CS-R	TCG TGC ATT TCT TTC CAT TGT G
	CD-P	6-FAM-TGC AAT AGC AAG AAC CGTAGG CTG GAT G—BBQ-1	Probe
ompB	Rc.rompB.4362p	GTC AGC GTT ACT TCT TCG ATG C	475
	Rc.rompB.4,836n	CCG TAC TCC ATC TTA GCA TCA G
	Rc.rompB.4,496p	CCA ATG GCA GGA CTT AGC TAC T	267
	Rc.rompB.4,762n	AGG CTG GCT GAT ACA CGG AGT AA
17kDa	Rr17kDa.61p	GCT CTT GCA ACT TCT ATG TT	434
	Rr17kDa.492n	CAT TGT TCG TCA GGT TGG CpG
gltA	RH314	AAA CAG GTT GCT CAT CAT TC	857
	CSF-R	AAG TAC CGT GAA CAT TTG CGA
	CS-Ric-R	CAG TGA ACA TTT GCG ACG GTA	852
	CS535d	GCA ATG TCT TAT AAA TAT TC	Sequencing primer

FAM = fluorescein amidite.