Table 2.
Primers and probes used for qPCR assay with corresponding annealing/extension temperatures and amplified fragment length.
| Organism | Target | Oligo ID | Sequence 5’-3’ | Length (nt) | Fluorophore | Quencher | Ta (°C) | Fragment (nt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenophonus | 16S rRNA | PRA-Ars1-F | TATCGCAGGAGAAAAGTCTG | 20 | – | – | 60 | 91 |
| Arsenophonus | PRA-Ars1-R | GCCCTACTCTTTGAGTTCAC | 20 | – | – | |||
| Arsenophonus | PRA-Ars1-P | ACCGGCAATAAAGGGTAATAGCCC | 24 | TAMRA | BHQ®-2 | |||
| Portiera | 16S rRNA | PR-Port1-F | GCAGAAGAGGAAGGTAGAA | 19 | – | – | 60 | 110 |
| Portiera | PR-Port1-R | TTCGCATCTCAGTGTCAG | 18 | – | – | |||
| Portiera | PR-Port1-P | CGCCTTCGCAACTGGTATTCC | 21 | HEX | BHQ®-1 | |||
| Rickettsia | gltA | PR-Rick1-F | CTCCGCAAATGTTCACAG | 18 | – | – | 60 | 102 |
| Rickettsia | PR-Rick1-R | GTCTGCTGATTTTCTGCTC | 19 | – | – | |||
| Rickettsia | PR-Rick1-P | TCCATTGTGCCATCCAGCCTA | 21 | 6-FAM | BHQ®-1 | |||
| B. tabaci | Actin | SX-Actin1-F | CCCATCTACGAAGGTTAC | 18 | – | – | 55 | 98 |
| B. tabaci | SX-Actin1-R | CGTTCAGTGAGGATTTTC | 18 | – | – | |||
| B. tabaci | SX-Actin1-P | TCAAGTCACGACCAGCCAAGT | 21 | 6-FAM | BHQ®-1 | |||
| B. tabaci | COX1 | SX-COX1-F | GGTGGTTTTGGTAATTGG | 18 | – | – | 55 | 98 |
| B. tabaci | SX-COX1-R | GAAGGAACTAAAAGTCAAAAC | 21 | – | – | |||
| B. tabaci | SX-COX1-P | CCTCTGATAATTGGTGCTCCTGACA | 25 | HEX | BHQ®-1 |