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Table 3 Melting curve temperatures obtained from FRET-based real-time PCR assay

From: Real-time PCR using FRET technology for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis species differentiation

Species-specific

Species

Strain

Peak

Tm (°C)

Leishmania aethiopica

MHOM/ET/96/WR2315

Single

54.5

 

MHOM/SD/99/WR2885

Single

54.5

 

MHOM/PH/2010/WR2970

Single

55.3

 

MHOM/ET/83/130-83

Single

55.5

 

MHOM/ET/90/DISKO

Single

55.5

 

MHOM/ET/70/L96

Single

55.5

 

MHOM/ET/81/1091-81

Single

55.5

 

MPRV/ET/71/L111

Single

55.5

L. tropica

MHOM/IQ/65/L75

Double

55.3 | 66.8

 

MHOM/SU/74/K27

Double

47.5 | 66.5

 

I000/IL/98/LRC-L757

Double

55.5 | 66.8

 

MHOM/AF/06/NRCP2559

Double

47.3 | 66.5

 

MHOM/AF/05/NRCP358

Double

48.5 | 66.5

 

MHOM/SU/66/III

Double

48.5 | 66.5

 

MHOM/KE/91/EB135

Double

56.5 | 66.5

 

MHOM/MA/95/LEM3015

Double

48.0 | 66.5

 

MHOM/IR/2000/LEM4036

Double

48.5 | 66.5

L. major

MHOM/IL/81/Friedlin

Single

57.0

 

MHOM/DZ/05/NRCP684

Single

57.3

 

MHOM/BF/06/NRCP2082

Single

57.5

 

MHOM/BF/06/NRCP2204

Single

57.3

 

MHOM/TN/06/NRCP248

Single

57.3

 

MHOM/BZ/05/NRCP2620

Single

57.3

 

MRHO/SU/59/P-STRAIN

Single

57.3

 

MHOM/SU/73/29-ASKH

Single

57.5

 

MHOM/IL/83/IL24

Single

57.5

 

MTAT/KE/00/T4

Single

57.5

 

MHOM/DZ/89/LIPA228

Single

57.5

Non-species specific (causing visceral or mucocutaneous clinical manifestations)

Species

Strain

Peak

Tm (°C)

L. chagasi

MHOM/BR/74/M2682

Non-specific single

44.5

L. infantum

MHOM/TN/80/IPT1

Non-specific single

44.5

 

MHOM/MA/67/ITMAP263

Non-specific single

44.5

L. donovani

MHOM/IN/80/DD8

Non-specific single

45.8

 

MHOM/KE/55/LRC-L53

Non-specific single

44.5

 

MHOM/IQ/77/BUMM3

Non-specific single

44.5

 

MHOM/YE/86/LEM934

Non-specific single

45.8

 

MHOM/SD/90/2828

Non-specific single

44.5

L. mexicana

MHOM/BZ/82/BEL21

None

-

 

MNYC/BZ/62/M379

None

-

L. panamensis

MHOM/PA/71/LS94

None

-

L. guyanensis

MHOM/GF/79/LEM85

None

-

L. peruviana

MHOM/PE/84/UN56

None

-

 

MHOM/PE/84/LC39

None

-

L. braziliensis

MHOM/PE/90/AC

Undefined peak

-

 

MHOM/CO/90/UA482

None

-

 

MHOM/BR/75/M2904

None

-

 

MHOM/BR/75/M2903b

None

-

Other protozoa

Species

Strain

Peak

Tm (°C)

Plasmodium falciparum

10-4881

None

-

 

10-4830

None

-

Plasmodium malariae

10-3066

None

-

Plasmodium ovale

10-2848

None

-

Plasmodium vivax

99-551

None

-

Trypanosoma cruzi

10-4342

None

-

 

10-3447

None

-

 

08-3341

None

-

 

08-2636

None

-

 

08-2634

None

-

Trypanosoma brucei

09-255

None

-

 

08-3460

None

-

 

00-659 (control)

None

-

Toxoplasma gondii

RH strain

None

-

Entamoeba histolytica

ATCC® 30015

None

-

Cryptosporidium parvum

Iowa strain

None

-

Giardia lamblia

ATCC® 30957

None

-