A dual colour fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay for identifying the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi with a potential application for the specific diagnosis of knowlesi malaria in peripheral-level laboratories of Southeast Asia

Table 1 Reference bacterial and protozoan pathogens tested in the PK-FISH assay

Pathogen	Source
Bacteria
Anaplasma phagocytophilum	Prof. Stephen J. Dumler, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MA
Borrelia burgdorferi	ATCC 35210-B31
Bartonella henselae	ATCC 49882
Ehrlichia chaffeensis	Prof. Stephen J. Dumler, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MA
Leptospira interrogans	ATCC 23476
Protozoa
Babesia microti	ATCC 30221
Babesia duncani	ATCC PRA-302
Trypanosoma cruzi	Dr. George L. Stewart, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.
Leishmania major (amastigotes and promastigotes)	Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

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