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. 2022 Mar 14;10(3):614. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10030614

Table 1.

Target genes, primers, thermal conditions, and reagent protocol used in the PCR assays for hemoplasmas based on the 16S rRNA, 23S rRNA, RNAse P, and dnaK genes.

Target Gene Primer Sequences Thermal Conditions Reagents Volumes and Concentration Fragment Size Primers Reference
16S rRNA 1st round: 5′-AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG-3′ 5′-ACCGCAGCTGCTGGCACATA-3′
2nd round: 5′-ATATTCCTACGGGAAGCAGC-3′ 5′-ACCGCAGCTGCTGGCACATA-3′
95 °C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s annealing at 57 °C for 30 s extension at 72 °C for 1 min, and final extension at 72 °C for 10 min for both rounds. 1st reaction: 2.5 μL
from 10X Buffer, 0.75 μL from 50 mM MgCl2, 2 μL from 10 mM dNTP mix, 1 μL from each primer at 10 mM, 0.25 μL from 5 U/ μL Taq polymerase, 12.5 μL from ultrapurified water and 5 μL from template DNA.
2nd reaction: Ultrapurified water (16.5 μL) and template DNA (1 μL) quantities changes.
~1107 bp Harasawa et al., 2014; Di Cataldo et al., 2020
23S rRNA 5′-TGAGGGAAAGAGCCCAGAC-3′
5′-GGACAGAATTTACCTGACAAG G-3′
94 °C for 3 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s annealing at 54 °C for 30 s extension at 72 °C for 1 min, and final extension at 72 °C for 10 min. 2.5 μL from 10X Buffer, 0.75 μL from 50 mM MgCl2, 2 μL from 10 mM dNTP mix, 1 μL from each primer at 10 mM, 0.25 μL from 5 U/μL Taq polymerase, 12.5 μL from ultrapurified water and 5 μL from template DNA. ~800 bp Mongruel et al., 2020
RNAse P 5′-GATKGTGYGAGYATATAA AAAATAAARCTCRAC-3′
5′-GMGGRGTTTACCGCGTTTCAC-3′
95 °C for 2 min, followed by 50 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s annealing at 59 °C for 30 s extension at 72 °C for 30 s and final extension at 72 °C for 1 min. 2.5 μL from 10X Buffer, 1.0 μL from 50 mM MgCl2, 2 μL from 10 mM dNTP mix, 1 μL from each primer at 10 mM, 0.25 μL from 5 U/μL Taq polymerase, 12.25 μL from ultrapurified water and 5 μL from template DNA. ~164 bp Maggi et al., 2013
dnaK 5′-GGGTGGAGATGATTGAGA CCA-3′
5′-GGGTGGAGATGATTGAGACCA-3′
95 °C for 5 min, followed by 45 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 20 s annealing at 55.5 °C for 30 s extension at 72 °C for 45 s and final extension at 72 °C for 7 min. 2.25 μL from 10X Buffer, 1.0 μL from 50 mM MgCl2, 2 μL from 10 mM dNTP mix, 1 μL from each primer at 10 mM, 0.15 μL from 5 U/μL Taq polymerase, 12.6 μL from ultrapurified water and 5 μL from template DNA. ~544 bp Descloux et al., 2020