Volume 11, Number 2—February 2005
Research
Bacterial Zoonoses and Infective Endocarditis, Algeria
Table 1
Primers used for broad-range 16S rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and, according to species identified by sequencing, primers targeting a second gene for confirmation of positive 16S rRNA PCR results and primers used for fungal PCR
Microorganisms | Gene | Forward primer | Reverse primer |
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Eubacteria | 16S rRNA | 536f 5′ CAGCAGCCGCGGTAATAC | RP2 5′ ACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT |
Staphylococcus spp. | RpoB | StphF 5′ AAACCIATACGCAATTGGTT | StphR 5′ GTTTCATGACTTGGGACGG |
Streptococcus spp. | RpoB | StrpF 5′ AARYTIGGMCCTGAAGAAAT | StrpR 5′ TGIARTTTRTCATCAACCATGTG |
Enterococcus spp. | RpoB | StrpF 5′ AARYTIGGMCCTGAAGAAAT | StrpR 5′ TGIARTTTRTCATCAACCATGTG |
Streptococcus spp. | SOD | d1 5′ CCITAYICITAYGAYGCIYTIGARCC | d2 5′ ARRTARTAIGCRTGYTCCCAIACRTC |
Enterobacteriaceae | RpoB | CM7 5′ AACCAGTTCCGCGTTGGCCTGG | CM31b 5′ CCTGAACAACACGCTCGGA |
Mycoplasma hominis | FtsY | MH1F 5′ GTGTTGTATCGACAACAG | MH1R 5′ GTGTTGTATCGACAA |
Coxiella burnetii | IS111 | Trans3 5′ CAACTGTGTGGAATTGATGA | Trans5 5′ TTTACATGACGCAATAGCGC |
Bartonella spp. | ITS | ITSF1 5′ GCGACTGGGGTGAAGTGG | ITSR1 5′ AGGCTTGGGATCATCATC |
Bacillus spp. | RpoB | Bc55F 5′ TCTCGTATGGAACGTGTTGT | Bc260R 5′ TGAACGTCACGYACTTCAAA |
Corynebacterium spp. | RpoB | C2700F 5′ GWATGAACATYGGBCAGGT | C3130R 5′ TCCATYTCRCCRAARCGCT |
Fungi | 18S-28S ITS | FCU 5′ TCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGG | RCU 5′ GCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGC |
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