TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotide PCR primers and TaqMan internal probes for C. burnetii genes

Gene	Designation	Gene primer sequences (5′-3′)	Gene probe sequence (5′-3′)
rrs	Q16s-F	CCATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAG	CGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGCCTTGTAC
	Q16s-R	ACTCCCATGGTGTGACGG
gltA	QgltA-F	CCGGTTCTACGGGAGCAAA	CCGTTTGCTTGTATTTCGGCGGG
	QgltA-R	GGGCCCCAGAGAGCACTAAT
CBU0311	Qp1-F	CGGCGATTGGCGTTTC	AACTGTTCAAAATCCGAAACGAGTCGCA
	Qp1-R	GGTTGCGGTAATGCCGTTAA
rpoS	QrpoS-F	CGCGTTCGTCAAATCCAAATA	ACGCTCTGCAGCAATTACGCCA
	QrpoS-R	GACGCCTTCCATTTCCAAAA
dotA	QdotA-F	GCGCAATACGCTCAATCACA	CCGGAGATACCGGCGGTGGG
	QdotA-R	CCATGGCCCCAATTCTCTT
enhC	QenhC-F	TTTGATCTAACCGTCC CTGCTT	TCCTTTTGAAATGCCGCCTGGAGCT
	QenhC-R	CTCGGGAGAGGGATTGAAAAG
hcbA	QhcbA-F	AGCTAAAGCGAAGAAAGATGCAA	CCGTAAACTTGCTAAACTTCGAAAAGAGGCC
	QhcbA-R	TGGCAGCAGCTACTTTTCGA
scvA	QscvA-F	TGGAAAGACAAAATGTCCAACAA	ACGTGGAAAAGACCAACG
	QscvA-R	GGTTAGAAGCACCCGGTCGT