Table 1 Oligonucleotide primers used for PCR amplification and sequencing.

From: Identification, Distribution and Population Dynamics of Francisella-like Endosymbiont in Haemaphysalis doenitzi (Acari: Ixodidae)

Primer name

Genera or Species

Target gene

Nucleotide sequence(5′–3′)

Annealing temperature (°C)

Approx products size (bp)

Reference

Eub 27F

Bacteria

16S rRNA

AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG

55

1500

51

Eub 1492R

TACCTTGTTACGACTT

153F

Francisella

16S rRNA

GCCCATTTGAGGGGGATACC

56

1200

24

1281R

GGACTAAGAGTACCTTTTTGAGT

Fran 16SqPCR F

Francisella

16S rRNA

CAGGACTAGCTTATAGTTGCTG

56

150

This study

Fran 16SqPCR R

CATCTGCGACAGCCTAAAAGC

Actin qPCRF

Haemaphysalis

actin

CCAGACGGAGTACTTGCGC

55

100

50

Actin qPCRR

Haemaphysalis

actin

CATGTACCCGGGCATCGCCGA