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Table 1 PCR primers used in the present study

From: Molecular epidemiological studies on animal trypanosomiases in Ghana

Organism

Target gene

Primer

Sequence (5' to 3')

Amplicon size (bp)

Annealing temperature (°C)

Reference

Trypanosoma spp.

ITS1 rDNA

ITS1 CF

CCGGAAGTTCACCGATATTG

Variable

58

[8]

ITS1 BR

TTGCTGCGTTCTTCAACGAA

T. congolense Kilifi

Satellite DNA monomer

TCK 1

GTG CCC AAA TTT GAA GTG AT

294

55

[15]

TCK 2

ACT CAA AAT CGT GCA CCT CG

T. congolense Forest

Satellite DNA monomer

TCF 1

GGA CAC GCC AGA AGG TAC TT

350

55

[15]

TCF 2

GTT CTC GCA CCA AAT CCA AC

T. congolense Savannah

Satellite DNA monomer

TCS 1

CGA GAA CGG GCA CTT TGC GA

316

55

[15]

TCS 2

GGA CAA AGA AAT CCC GCA CA

T. vivax

Cathepsin L-like gene

DTO 155

TTAAAGCTTCCACGAGTTCTTGATGATCCAGTA

177

65

[14]

TviCatL1

GCCATCGCCAAGTACCTCGCCGA

T. evansi

RoTat1.2 VSG gene

TeRoTat 920 F

CTGAAG AGGTTGGAAATGGAGAAG

151

58

[16]

TeRoTat 1070R

GTTTCGGTGGTTCTGTTGTTG TTA

T. b. rhodesiense

SRA gene

Forward

ATAGTGACAAGATGCGTACTCAACGC

284

68

[17]

Reverse

AATGTGTTCGAGTACTTCGGTCACGCT

T. b. gambiense

TgsGP gene

sense

GCTGCTGTGTTCGGAGAGC

308

63

[18]

  

anti-sense

GCCATCGTGCTTGCCGCTC

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