Table 1.
Oligonucleotide probes used to detect tick-borne pathogen species in caracals (Caracal caracal)
| Species | Sequence (5ʹ–3ʹ) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Order Rickettsiales | ||
| Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp. catch all | GGG GGA AAG ATT TAT CGC TA | [63] |
| Ehrlichia canis | TCT GGC TAT AGG AAA TTG TTA | [106] |
| Ehrlichia ruminantium | AGT ATC TGT TAG TGG CAG | [63] |
| Anaplasma bovis | GTA GCT TGC TAT GRG AAC A | [62] |
| Anaplasma centrale | TCG AAC GGA CCA TAC GC | [63] |
| Anaplasma chaffeensis | ACC TTT TGG TTA TAA ATA ATT GTT | [63] |
| Anaplasma marginale | GAC CGT ATA CGC AGC TTG | [63] |
| Anaplasma phagocytophilum | TTG CTA TAA AGA ATA ATT AGT GG | [62] |
| Anaplasma sp. Omatjenne | CGG ATT TTT ATC ATA GCT TGC GCT | [63] |
| Order Piroplasmida | ||
| Theileria/Babesia spp. catch all | ATT AGA GTG TTT CAA GCA GAC | Nijhof (unpublished) |
| Theileria spp. catch all | ATT AGA GTG CTC AAA GCA GGC | [107] |
| Babesia spp. catch all 1 | ATT AGA GTG CTC AAA GCA GGC | Nijhof (unpublished) |
| Babesia spp. catch all 2 | ACT AGA GTG TTT CAA ACA GGC | Nijhof (unpublished) |
| Theileria annae (= Babesia vulpes) | CCG AAC GTA ATT TTA TTG ATT G | [108] |
| Theileria annulata | CCT CTG GGG TCT GTG CA | [60] |
| Theileria bicornis | GCG TTG TGG CTT TTT TCT G | [109] |
| Theileria buffeli | GGC TTA TTT CGG WTT GAT TTT | [110] |
| Theileria equi | TTC GTT GAC TGC GYT TGG | [111] |
| Theileria lestoquardi | CTT GTG TCC CTC CGG G | [112] |
| Theileria mutans | CTT GCG TCT CCG AAT GTT | [60] |
| Theileria ovis | TGC GCG CGG CCT TTG CGT T | [62] |
| Theileria parva | GGA CGG AGT TCG CTT TG | [60] |
| Theileria separata | GGT CGT GGT TTT CCT CGT | [112] |
| Theileria sp. buffalo | CAG ACG GAG TTT ACT TTG T | [113] |
| Theileria sp. kudu | CTC CAT TGT TTC TTT CCT TTG | [114] |
| Theileria sp. sable | GCT GCA TTG CCT TTT CTC C | [114] |
| Theileria taurotragi | TCT TGG CAC GTG GCT TTT | [60] |
| Theileria velifera | CCT ATT CTC CTT TAC GAG T | [60] |
| Babesia bicornis | TTG GTA AAT CGC CTT GGT | [109] |
| Babesia bigemina | CGT TTT TTC CCT TTT GTT GG | [60] |
| Babesia bovis | CAG GTT TCG CCT GTA TAA TTG AG | [60] |
| Babesia caballi | GTT GCG TTK TTC TTG CTT TT | [115] |
| Babesia canis | TGC GTT GAC GGT TTG AC | [115] |
| Babesia divergens | ACT RAT ATC GAG ATT GCA C | [115] |
| Babesia felis | TTA TGC GTT TTC CGA CTG GC | [16] |
| Babesia gibsoni | TAC TTG CCT TGT CTG GTT T | [108] |
| Babesia lengau | CTC CTG ATA GCA TTC | [45] |
| Babesia leo | TTA TGC TTT TCC GAC TGG C | [16] |
| Babesia microti | GRC TTG GCA TWC TCT GGA | [115] |
| Babesia occultans | CCT CTT TTG GCC CAT CTC GTC | [116] |
| Babesia rossi | CGG TTT GTT GCC TTT GTG | [115] |
| Babesia sp. sable | GCG TTG ACT TTG TGT CTT TAG C | [64] |
| Babesia vogeli | AGC GTG TTC GAG TTT GCC | [61] |