Table 2 PCR conditions for the amplification of target fragments of genes.

From: Molecular survey and phylogenetic analysis of Borrelia theileri, Rickettsia aeschlimannii, Mycoplasma ovis, and Mycoplasma wenyonii in sheep and goats from southern Egypt

Pathogen

Target gene

Thermal Profile

Borrelia theileri

Flagellin (flaB) gene

(95 °C)/(5 min) → [(94 °C)/(30 s)-(55 °C)/(30 s)-(72 °C)/30 s] 40 × → (72 °C)/(5 min) → 10 °C → ∞

(95 °C)/(5 min) → [(94 °C)/(30 s)-(55 °C)/(30 s)-(72 °C)/30 s] 40 × → (72 °C)/(5 min) → 10 °C → ∞

Rickettsia aeschlimannii

Citrate synthase (gltA) gene

(95 °C)/(10 min) → [(94 °C)/(30 s)-(52 °C)/(30 s)-(72 °C)/90 s] 30 × → (72 °C)/(5 min) → 10 °C → ∞

(95 °C)/(5 min) → [(94 °C)/(30 s)-(52 °C)/(30 s)-(72 °C)/30 s] 30 × → (72 °C)/(5 min) → 10 °C → ∞

Mycoplasma species

16S rRNA

(95 °C)/(5 min) → [(95 °C)/(30 s)-(60 °C)/(30 s)-(72 °C)/30 s] 40 × → (72 °C)/(10 min) → 10 °C → ∞