Table 2 Primer and VNTR loci information for the MLVA-13Bc genotyping method developed in this study.

From: Genotyping Brucella canis isolates using a highly discriminatory multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) assay

Reactiona

VNTR locusb

CHRc

Forward Primer

Reverse Primer

Annealing Temperature

Repeat Length (bp)

No. of Repeat

Amplicon Length (bp)

Location on Genomec

Reference

1

BCTR06

I

CCTTGACTGAAAAAGGGTGATT

AGAAGGCACTCGATCTCATCG

58 °C

8

3–15

119–215

734705–734855

This study

BCTR09

II

GCTTTATCTTATCTGATTCTTTCAAATTC

GCTGACAGAACCCATCGTCAAT

58 °C

8

9–25

241–369

73060–73316

This study

2

Bruce07

I

GCTGACGGGGAAGAACATCTAT

ACCCTTTTTCAGTCAAGGCAAA

58 °C

8

1–7

142–190

734557–734722

22

BCTR12

II

GATCCTGATCGTTCGCTTCG

CGTCGATGCACGGACTATCG

58 °C

8

4–17

402–506

975304–975737

This study

3

BCTR03

I

AAGCGGCGAGAGTTTGTCGT

GATGAAGTCGTTGCTGCCTATTAC

58 °C

8

5–20

409–529

86891–87307

This study

Bruce16

II

ACGGGAGTTTTTGTTGCTCAAT

GGCCATGTTTCCGTTGATTTAT

58 °C

8

1–12

144–232

748957–749140

22

4

BCTR02

I

GGAACCCGACAGTGAACACG

ATAATCTCGACACGCAGGCAAC

60 °C

8

1–23

346–522

64479–64896

This study

Bruce09

I

GCGGATTCGTTCTTCAGTTATC

GGGAGTATGTTTTGGTTGTACATAG

60 °C

8

2–16

124–236

1398399–1398578

22

5

BCTR01

I

GTTTTTGGTTGCGCATGG

GGTGGATTTCAGGAACAACG

62 °C

8

8–24

214–342

62690–62943

This study

BCTR08

II

GTCTGCTGCACTCAAGACGATC

GAATTTGAAAGAATCAGATAAGATAAAGC

62 °C

8

2–10

182–246

72899–73088

This study

6

Bruce04

I

CTGACGAAGGGAAGGCAATAAG

CGATCTGGAGATTATCGGGAAG

62 °C

8

2–7

160–200

438775–438966

22

BCTR11

II

CAGAATTTTCGAGGCATTCG

GAGACGGTGGGGGTTAAAG

62 °C

8

3–13

195–275

969122–969364

This study

7

Bruce18

II

TATGTTAGGGCAATAGGGCAGT

GATGGTTGAGAGCATTGTGAAG

60 °C

8

2–6

138–170

958389–958534

22

  1. aThe primers were grouped into 6 duplex PCR reactions plus a singular PCR reaction.
  2. bVNTR: Variable number tandem repeat.
  3. cChromosome number to which the VNTR loci are located on the genome of B. canis strain ATCC 23365 (Chromosome I: NC_010103.1, Chromosome II: NC_010104.1).