Volume 8, Number 12—December 2002
Dispatch
Human Pathogens in Body and Head Lice
Pierre-Edouard Fournier*, Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo*†, Jo Guidran‡, Patrick J. Kelly§, and Didier Raoult*
Table 2
Oligonucleotide primers used for PCR amplification and sequencinga
| Primer (reference) | Nucleotide sequence | Organism or sequence used | Size of expected PCR product (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-877 (10) | GGG GGC CTG CTC ACG GCG G | Rickettsia species | 396 |
| CS-1273 (10) | ATT GCA AAA AGT ACA GTG AAC A | Rickettsia species | |
| QHVE1 (10) | TTC AGA TGA TGA TCC CAA GC | Bartonella species | 608 |
| QHVE3 (10) | AAC ATG TCT GAA TAT ATC TTC | Bartonella species | |
| Bf1 (10) | GCT GGC AGT GCG TCT TAA GC | Borrelia species | 1,356 |
| Br1 (10) | GCT TCG GGT ATC CTC AAC TC | Borrelia species | |
| 18saidg (10) | TCT GGT TGA TCC TGC CAG TA | Arthropods | 1,526 |
| 18sbi (10) | GAG TCT CGT TCG TTA TCG GA | Arthropods |
aPCR, polymerase chain reaction.
