Table 1

 Polymerase chain reaction and sequencing primers for omp1 and the cryptic plasmid of C trachomatis

PrimerSequence (5′ to 3′)Nucleotide positions* and direction
*Nucleotide positions correspond to the regions of the genome (for omp1) or of the plasmid pLGV440 (GenBank accession number X06707) targeted by each primer.
PCR and sequencing primers for omp1
MOMP-10814GGCCATTAATTGCTACAGGACATCTTGTC780140–780168, forward
MOMP8714TGAACCAAGCCTTATGATCGACGG779951–779974, forward
RVSEND15AAGYCGAGCCCAGAAAYACGGAT778798–778020, reverse
RVS116314CGGAATTGTGCATTTACGTGAG778886–778907, reverse
RVS105914GCAATACCGCAAGATTTTCTAGATTTCATC778982–779011, reverse
CT419F16TGGGATCGTTTTGATGTATT779654–779673, forward
CT902F16TACATTGGAGTTAAATGGTC779183–779202, forward
PCR primers for the cryptic plasmid
Seq30FTGGTACGAGAAGGTGATTCTAAGCC5244–5268, forward
LCR20R17CAACAAAAGTCCATTATGACC91–111, reverse
Seq31FAGTCTTCTGCTTACAATGCTCTTGC7046–7070, forward
Seq4FCCAAGCTTAAGACTTCAGAGGAGCG1538–1562, forward
Seq6RGCCAGCACTCCAATTTCTGACTGTG2742–2766, reverse
Seq21FTCCCTCGTGATATAACCTATCCG2131–2153, forward
Seq7FGTTGGGAAAAATAGACATGGATCGG3488–3152, forward
CtpFPR18TGGGTGTGACTGTGAATTTTCC5147–5168, reverse
Seq10FGTGTCTCACTAATTCTAGGACTGCT5709–5733, forward
Seq8FCGTTGTAGAGCCATGTCCTATCTTG4164–4188, forward
LCR25R17AGAATTCAAAGTTGCTGAGAATA6785–6807, reverse