Table 1.

Primers and gene targets for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila

Primer	Sequence (5′to 3′)	Gene target	Product (bp)	Reference
Forward primer	5′-CAAGCCAAACACGAGCTCCGGCC-3′	P1	543	17
Reverse primer	5′-GGGGAAGGACAAACAGCTGACACTGG-3′
Forward primer	5′-GACAAGGATAAGTTGTCTTATAGC-3′	mip	375	18
Reverse primer	5′-ACGACCAGTGTATTCCACAG-3′