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Table 1 Characteristics of primers used for detection of mollicutes investigated in this study

From: Molecular detection of urogenital mollicutes in patients with invasive malignant prostate tumor

Mycoplasma species

Primer designation

Target gene

Gene locus

Product

Amplicon size (bp)

Sequence (5′-3′)

References

M. hominis

Mhp120’F

Mhp120’R

p120’

MHO_RS02125

DUF885 family protein

190

GTTTTAGAACGTAAAATTCTA

CATCAGCAGGATTGTTTAAAGCT

This studya

Mh16SF

Mh16SR

rrnA16S

MHO_RS01540

16S ribosomal RNA

164

GGTAATGGCCCACCAAGACTAT

GAAGACCTTCATCGTGCACGCTG

This studya

M. genitalium

MgPa335F

MgPa432R

mgpA

MG_RS01075

Adhesin protein

78

GAGAAATACCTTGATGGTCAGCAA

GTTAATATCATATAAAGCTCTACCGTTGTTATC

[43]

Mg16SF

MG16SR

rrnA16S

MG_RS00775

16S ribosomal RNA

195

TAGCTAATACCGCATAAGAACTTT

CTCCCGTAGGAGTATGGGCCGTGT

This studya

M. fermentans

RW 005

RW 004

IS1630I

MBIO_RS03870

IS30-like element

205

GGTTATTCGATTTCTAAATCGCCT

GGACTATTGTCTAAACAATTTCCC

[44]

Mf16SF

Mf16SR

rrnA16S

MBIO_RS4090

16S ribosomal RNA

186

TTGACGGTACCTTATTAGAAA

TCTACACAACTCTAGCCTG

This studya

U. urealyticum

UUureF

UUureR

ureB

UUR8_RS02385

Urease subunit beta

100

GATCACATTTCCACTTATTTGAAACA

AAACGACGTCCATAAGCAACTTTA

[45]

Uu16SF

Uu16SR

rrnA16S

UUR8_RS00640

16S ribosomal RNA

181

TGCCTGGGTAGTACATTCGCAAGAA

GACAACCATGCACCACCTGTC

This studya

U. parvum

UPureF

UPureF

ureB

UPA3_RS02275

Urease subunit beta

99

GATCACATTTTCACTTGTTTG AAGTG

AACGTCGTCCATAAGCAACTTTG

[45]

Up16SF

Up16SF

rrnA16S

UPA3_RS00595

16S ribosomal RNA

183

CTTTTATATGGGAAGAAACGCT

GCATCTAGATTTAATACC

This studya

Human DNA

HmitoDNAF

HmitoDNAR

MT-CO3

YP_003024032.1

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III

208

GGATAATCCTATTTATTACCTCAGAAG

AGACTATGGTGAGCTCAGGTGATTGAT

This studya

  1. aPrimers for each gene were designed based on sequences available in GenBank