Table 4.
Oligonucleotide primers used to determine chlamydial prevalence and C. psittaci genotype.
| Primer | Specificity | Target | Sequence (5′–3′) | Size (bp) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16SIG | All Chlamydiales | 16S rRNA |
F: CGGCGTGGATGAGGCAT R: TCAGTCCCAGTGTTGGC |
298 | Everett et al.72 |
| F3/B3 | C. psittaci | Cpsit_0607 |
F: AGAACCGGATTAGGAGTCTT R: GCTGCTAAAGCGAGTATTGA |
263 | Jelocnik et al.73 |
| gidA | C. gallinacea | gidA |
F: TTTATCATTAAAACAGCGTGGTTTC R: GAGGTGGCGATCTTTTTCAGAG |
331 | Li et al.74 |
| CTU/CTL | C. psittaci (and C. gallinacea)41 | ompA |
F: ATGAAAAAACTCTTGAAATCGG R: CCAGCTTTTCTAGACTTCATCTTGTT |
1070 | Denamur et al.77 |