Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Dispatch
Genotyping Rickettsia prowazekii Isolates
Yong Zhu*, Aaron Medina-Sanchez*, Donald Bouyer*, David H. Walker*, and Xue-jie Yu*
Table 1
Primers for 6 loci of Rickettsia prowazekii genomic DNA sequences
| Target sequence | Sequences of forward primer/reverse primer (5′ → 3′) | PCR product size, bp | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| rp028 | TTGATATAGGTTGCGGAGTCGGTGTTA/TCATTGATGGCTTGTAGTTTTTCTGCT | 682 | (9) |
| rp181 | ATTATGCAAATAATGCAG/GCATCGGATAAGTTAGTTCA | 390 | This study |
| rp195 | TTTATTGGGGATTTACCTTT/CAAGTGTTAGATAGCTTGCT | 384 | This study |
| rp272/rp273 | TCTTGCGATACAGTAAGCAC/TATTCGCTCCTTACCAGTTA | 612 | This study |
| rp308/rp309 | TTAACAGAAGTAATAATAATTG/AGCAATAGAATTTGATAAGCA | 369 | This study |
| rp691/rp692 | AGAAATTTGTATTGCATTTTTATG/GCTCTAGAAGCTATTGCTGA | 447 | This study |
