Target gene

Primer name

Primer sequence (5’-3’)

Amplicon Size (bp)

Reference

Rickettsia spp.

16S rRNA

Rick-F1

Rick-R2

GAACGCTATCGGTATGCTTAACACA

CATCACTCACTCGGTATTGCTGGA

364

[15]

ompB

ompB 2788

ompB 3599

AAACAATAATCAAGGTACTGT

TACTTCCGGTTACAGCAAAGT

856

[16]

Ehrlichia spp.

16S rRNA

Ehr 16S F

Ehr 16S R

CGTAAAGGGCACGTAGGTGGACTA

CACCTCAGTGTCAGTATCGAACCA

200

[17]

EhrJV F

EhrJV R

GCAACCCTCATCCTTAGTTACCA

TGTTACGACTTCACCCTAGTCAC

300

[18]

Anaplasma spp.

16S rRNA

Ana 16S F

Ana 16S R

GGGCATGTAGGCGGTTCGGT

TCAGCGTCAGTACCGGACCA

112 - 200

[17]

Ana JV F

Ana JV R

CGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTC

CGRCGTTGCAACCTATTGTAGTC

300

[18]

Theileria and Babesia spp.

18S rRNA

RLB-F

RLB-R

GAGGTAGTGACAAGAAATAACAATA

TCTTCGATCCCCTAACTTTC

450

[19]