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Table 2 Oligonucleotide primers used for PCR amplification and sequencing of rickettsial species. The position of the 5' nucleotide of each primer is numbered with respect to the sca 1 gene sequence of R. conorii.

From: Sca 1, a previously undescribed paralog from autotransporter protein-encoding genes in Rickettsia species

Primer name

Sequence in sca 1 (5' – 3')

5'Position in sca 1

1f

ATGAATAAGTTAACAGAACA

1

2r

TGATCCTCTATAGGAACATC

335

2f

ACCCCGCAGCAGATAGGA

198

3r

TTGGTGTATTAGGTGCAGT

565

3f

AGCGTCTTCGCCTACTGT

521

4r

AAATGTCGGCTTCGGAGGA

813

4f

AGCAGTAGCGGCCCGCAA

753

5r

TTGTAACCGGAACTGTTTCCT

1198

5f

AGAAACAAAAATCAAAATAGGTGA

1031

6r

TTTCGCACTAGCAGCTACTT

1434

6f

AATCAAGCGGAGGTAATGCA

1279

7r

GGCACTAAGTACCCCTCTTCA

1667

7f

ACTCCTGTTGTTTATAATAGT

1530

8r

AACTTTCTCATTTCTGTTGCT

1851

8f

TGAAGAGGGGTACTTAGTGCC

1646

9r

AGATATTTCCGCTTGCTCA

1989

9f

AGCAACAGAAATGAGAAAGTT

1850

10r

TCTGAACGAACGCGTCGCCA

2248

10f

TGAGCAAGCGGAAATATCT

1979

11r

TCTCCGAAATACTTCCACTT

2371

11f

TGGCGACGCGTTCGTTCAGA

2228

12r

TGTTCTTTGCTTTGAGGTTTCTCCA

2616

12f

TGCGTACAGAAACTTTAGGT

2395

13r

AGGCTTATAAGCTGAGTTGCCT

2726

13f

TGGAGAAACCTCAAAGCAAAGAACA

2591

14r

TTATAAGCTTTTATATCTTCCGGTT

2894

14f

AGGCAACTCAGCTTATAAGCCT

2704

15r

ATATCCATATTAGCAGTTGGCAT

3032

15f

AACCGGAAGATATAAAAGCTTATAA

2869

16r

TATTATATATTGAAGCATCTACATCT

3220

16f

ATGCCAACTGCTAATATGGATAT

3009

17r

TTCTCATAACTAACCGACTCATA

3365

17f

AGATGTAGATGCTTCAATATATAATA

3150

18r

TTTCTTGTCAAGCTCGGCACTT

3483

18f

TATGAGTCGGTTAGTTATGAGAA

3342

19r

AGAAAATTCTGCTTCTATGGCTT

3687

19f

AAGTGCCGAGCTTGACAAGAAA

3461

20r

ATCCTCTAAGCCACTAACCGA

3816

20f

AAGCCATAGAAGCAGAATTTTCT

3664

21r

ATACCGGCTTACTCTCAGTT

3997

21f

TCGGTTAGTGGCTTAGAGGAT

3795

22r

TAGAACTTGAGCCAGACAATTCT

4201

22f

AACTGAGAGTAAGCCGGTAT

3977

23r

TTCGCGAAGTAACGAAGAAA

4350

23f

AGAATTGTCTGGCTCAAGTTCTA

4178

24r

TAATGCTAATGCACTCTCATTACTT

4521

24f

TTTCTTCGTTACTTCGCGAA

4330

25r

ATCCCCATCGGAATCGGATA

4644

25f

AAGTAATGAGAGTGCATTAGCATTA

4496

26r

TTAGACATATTCATAGATGCATCTAA

4817

s1.cono.f*

TGAGGGTATGGCGATGAGT

95

s1.cono.r*

CAGTAGGCGAAGACGCTG

502

  1. f = forward primer; r = reverse primer; *primers used for RT-PCR.