Table 1.

List of primers used in this study

Species	Name	Primer sequence	Size of PCR product (bp)	Reference
Universal primers for hemotropic mycoplasma species	HBT-F HBT-R	5'-ATACGGCCCATATTCCTACG-3' 5'-TGCTCCACCACTTGTTCA-3'	595 bp	8
Mycoplasma haemofelis Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum	Jns-F Jns-R	5'-ACGAAAGTCTGATGGAGCAATA-3' 5'-ACGCCCAATAAATCCG (A/G) ATAAT-3'	170 bp 193 bp	14
Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis	Mt1-F Mt2-R	5'-GTA TCC TCCATC AGA CAG AA-3' 5'-CGC TCC ATA TTT AAT TCCAA-3'	488 bp	22
GAPDH gene	GAPDH-F GAPDH-R	5'-CCTTCATTGACCTCAACTACAT-3' 5'-CCAAAGTTGTCATGGATGACC-3'	277 bp	7

GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.