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Table 1 Primers, probes and cycling parameters

From: Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Norway using a realtime PCR assay targeting the Anaplasma citrate synthase gene gltA

Name

Sequence

Function

Tm

Concentration

ApF

TTTTGGGCGCTGAATACGAT

Forward Primer

59 °C

300 nM

ApR

TCTCGAGGGAATGATCTAATAACGT

Reverse Primer

58 °C

300 nM

ApM

TGCCTGAAC AAGTTATG

5’ hydrolysis probe

69 °C

300 nM

  1. Cycling parameters: 50 °C, 10 min; 95 °C, 2 min; {95 °C, 15 s; 60 °C, 60s} × 40 cycles
  2. The initial 50 °C incubation is an optional step allowing the decontaminating action of uracyl nucleoside glycosylase (UNG), if present