Table 1

Primer and probe nucleic acid sequences for PorA and Opa real-time PCRs

NameSequence (5′–3′)Reference
papTM-FCAGCATTCAATTTGTTCCGAGTC9
papTM-RGAACTGGTTTCATCTGATTACTTTCCA9
papTM-PFAM-CGCCTATACGCCTGCTACTTTCACGC-BHQ19
Gcopa-LNAFAM-CCGATATAATC+CGTC+CTTCAA+CATCAG-TAMRA10
GcopaF-TTGAAACACCGCCCGGAA10
GcopaR-TTTCGGCTCCTTATTCGGTTTAA10