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Table 2 The primers and probe used for the detection of the 16 S rRNA Rickettsia gene using Taqman Real-time PCR assay

From: Diversity of Rickettsia species in collected ticks from Southeast Iran

Primer name

5′-primer sequences-3′

Target locus

Amplicon, bp

Reference

Forward

5’-CGCAACCCTYATTCTTATTG-3’

16 S rRNA

149

[12]

Reverse

5’-CCTCTGTAAACACCATTGTAGCA-3’

probe

6-FAM-TAAGAAAACTGCCGGTGATAAGCCGGAG-TAMRA