Species Gene Target Primer name Nucleotide sequence 5`-3` Working concentration (µM)
N .meningitidis   ctrA   F753
R846
Pb820i
  TGTGTTCCGCTATACGCCATT
GCCATATTCACACGATATACC AACCTTGAGCAA”T”CCATTTATCCTGACGTTCT
5`FAM;3`SpC6;”T”BHQ1
7.5
22.5
2.5
H. influenzae   Hpd   HPDF729
HPDR819
PBR762i
  AGATTGGAAAGAAACACAAGAAAAAGA
CACCATCGGCATATTTAACCACT
AAACATCCAATCG”T”AATTATAGTTTACCCAATAACCC
5`HEX;3`SpC6;BHQ1
7.5
2.5
5
S. pneumoniae   lytA   F373
R424
Pb400i
  ACGCAATCTAGCAGATGAAGCA
TCGTGCGTTTTAATTCCAGCT
TGCCGAAAACGC”T”TGATACAGGGAG
5`Cy5;3`SpC6;”T”BHQ2
5
5
5
Table 1: Primers and probes used for Real time PCR.