Volume 4, Number 2—June 1998
Dispatch
Dual Infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis and a Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia: A Case Report
Daniel J. Sexton*
, G. Ralph Corey*, Christopher Carpenter*, Li Quo Kong*, Tejel Gandhi*, Edward Breitschwerdt†, Barbara Hegarty†, Sheng-Ming Chen‡, Hui-Min Feng‡, Xue-jie Yu‡, Juan Olano‡, David H. Walker‡, and Stephen J. Dumler§
, G. Ralph Corey*, Christopher Carpenter*, Li Quo Kong*, Tejel Gandhi*, Edward Breitschwerdt†, Barbara Hegarty†, Sheng-Ming Chen‡, Hui-Min Feng‡, Xue-jie Yu‡, Juan Olano‡, David H. Walker‡, and Stephen J. Dumler§Table 2
Sequences of primers used in amplification of the NadA gene and the 120 kDa protein gene of Ehrlichia chaffeensis
| Gene | Primers | Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| NadA gene | ECHNADA1 | 5' TCATTTCGTGCTTTCTTATTG 3' |
| pXCR6 | 5' TGCCCACATATGCGTTTG 3' | |
| 120 kDa protein gene | pXCF3 | 5' CAGAATTGATTGTGGAGTTGG 3' |
| pXAR4 | 5' ACATAACATTCCACTTTCAAA 3' | |
| 120 kDa protein gene nested | pXCF3b | 5' CAGCAACAGCAAGAAGATGAC 3' |
| pXAR5 | 5' ATCTTTCTCTACAACAACCGG 3' |
