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Table 1 Primers used for the amplification of DNA of Babesia spp., Hepatozoon spp., Anaplasma spp., Bartonella spp ., Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis’, Ehrlichia canis , Rickettsia spp. and filaroid nematodes

From: A molecular survey of vector-borne pathogens in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Specifity

Genetic marker

Sequences of primers (5’-3’)

Lenght of amplicons (bp)

Reference

Apicomplexa

18S rRNA

BTH-1 F: CCT GAG AAA CGG CTA CCA CAT CT

561

[45]

BTH-1R: TTG CGA CCA TAC TCC CCC CA

Babesia spp.

Nested PCR:

Theileria spp.

GF2: GTC TTG TAA TTG GAA TGA TGG

GR2: CCA AAG ACT TTG ATT TCT CTC

Hepatozoon canis

18S rRNA

H14Hepa18SFw: GAA ATA ACA ATA CAA GGC AGT TAA AAT GCT

620

present study

H14Hepa18SRv: GTG CTG AAG GAG TCG TTT ATA AAG A

Anaplasmataceae

16S rRNA

EHR16SD: GGT ACC YAC AGA AGA AGT CC

345

[46]

EHR16SR: TAG CAC TCA TCG TTT ACA GC

Bartonella spp.

16S-23S rRNA

bartg_for: GAT GAT GAT CCC AAG CCT TC

134 - 315

modified [47]

B1623_rev: AAC CAA CTG AGC TAC AAG CC

Rickettssia spp.

23S/5S rRNA

ITS-F: GAT AGG TCG GGT GTG GAA G

342 - 533

[48]

ITS-R: TCG GGA TGG GAT CGT GTG

Filaroid nematodes

COI

H14FilaCOIFw: GCC TAT TTT GAT TGG TGG TTT TGG

724

present study

H14FilaCOIRv: AGC AAT AAT CAT AGT AGC AGC ACT AA