Table 1: 15 Best candidate microarray probes for detection and identification of F. tularensis.

Microorganism Long oligo Microarray Probe Length Location and gene product
F. tularensis ATATTCTACTAAAGTCCTACTTCCATCAGCAGGGCACAATTCTTGACCATCAGGTAA 57 115132-115188
Hypothetical protein
ACGTTACCTGACAATATAGACAGTGACAAAATAGAAGCTAAATACAGTAATGGTGTACTAAGC 63 118942-119004 molecular chaperone Hsp20
TGTGCTTACAAGGGAAAGGCTATGCTTTATTACCAAAGTCAGACATTATAGACGAAA 57 1861738-1861794
Hypothetical protein
AGAGACATCGTAATTAATAAACATGAAGAAGGTATGACGGAGTTCGAGCTGAGTAAGTTT 60 3776-3835
Transposase family protein
AGGGACTTCGATTATATAGTTACCATTGATGTAATATACTGTACCTCCAGCAACAACTGC 60 10755-10814
Membrane protein
CGTCGAAATTACATCAATAGTCGCATTTATCTTAACAGTTCTTATATATCGTGAGCATTGGCT 63 16750-16812
Nicotinamide mononucleotide transporter
AGAGTCAGGAGAGATTGAGCCAATATCTTTGCCACTTATACTAATTGTGTAGTTAATAGC 60 20655-20714
Chitinase
TAGATAATGTGCTTTGGTCAGGTCGGGTTGCTGATAAATCAAATAACGAGGTAAACA 57 18798-18854
SAM-dependent methyltransferase
AAGTTAGATGCTTTAGTATTTACAGGAGGTATTGGTGAGAATGCTGCTAATATCCGT 57 96305-96361
Acetate kinase
TACTACTTGGCTGGATCGGTGTTCGCTTGATGAATAAATCAGATGATGGTAATACTCT 57 1859056-1859113
Sodium:proton antiporter
AACATCAGTATCTAATCCACTACCTCGAATCTTACACAAAGCAACATCTATCCCATCT 58 29176-29233
Anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase
AGAACCTCTTAGTCGTATTTACTATTACTTAGCCGTGCCAATTACCAGCAAATCAGTTAAAGA 63 38292-38354
Hypothetical protein
ACAACCATCACCATCCTTATCCGATGTAACTACAAGTTCATGTCCTAGTTCTTCTAA 57 1873414-1873470
Formate dehydrogenase
TTTCATAATAACACCATTTATCGCAGCACCAACAACAAACCCAGCAATAAGTATCGC 57 51911-51967
Membrane protein
TAACACTAGAACCATGCTGTCACTGTGGAAGAACTCCTCCCTGTACTGATACCATAAT 58 33959-34016
Pyrimidine reductase