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Table 1 Primer names, specificity and sequences used for the detection of Babesia DNA in fox lung exudate samples

From: Detection of Babesia annae DNA in lung exudate samples from Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Great Britain

Primer Name

Specificitya

Sequence (5’ – 3’)

Reference

BT1-F

Universal BabesiaTheileria

GGTTGATCCTGCCAGTAGT

[23]

BTH-1R

Universal BabesiaTheileria

TTGCGACCATACTCCCCCCA

BTH-1 F

Universal BabesiaTheileria

CCTGMGARACGGCTACCACATCT

BT1-R

Universal BabesiaTheileria

GCCTGCTGCCTTCCTTA

BTFox1F

Babesia annae

AGTTATAAGCTTTTATACAGC

Developed in the study

BTFox1R

Babesia annae

CACTCTAGTTTTCTCAAAGTAAAATA

BT-Outer-R

Babesia annae

GGAAACCTTGTTACGACTTCTC

BT-Inner-R

Babesia annae

TTCTCCTTCCTTTAAGTGATAAG

600-F

Babesia annae

AGTTAAGAAGCTCGTAGTTG

1200-F

Babesia annae

AGGATTGACAGATTGATAGC

  1. aAll primers were designed against the 18S rRNA gene