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Table 1 PCR methods and primers sequences and main conditions used in this study

From: Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania tropica in rodent species from endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis areas in Morocco

Gene

Primer

Product size (bp)

Primer sequence (5′-3′)

Amplification conditions

H2O (μl)a

MgCl2 (μl)

dNTP (0.2 mM) (μl)

Primer (μl)

Units Taq DNA polymerase (μl)

DNA (μl)

Total volume (μl)

SSU

R221

603

GGTTCCTTTCCTGATTTACG

94 °C for 5 min, 94 °C for 30s, 60 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 5 min (30 cycles)

30.6

5.0

1.0

1.0 (15 pmol)

1.4 (1 U/μl)

10

50

R332

GGCCGGTAAAGGCCGAATAG

R223

358

TCCCATCGCAACCTCGGTT

94 °C for 5 min, 94 °C for 30s, 65 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 5 min (30 cycles)

10.6

2.5

0.5

0.5 (7.5 pmol)

0.7 (0.5 U/μl)

10a

25

R333

AAAGCGGGCGCGGTGCTG

0. 25 (3.75 pmol)

ITS1

LITSR

300–350

CTGGATCATTTTCCGATG

94 °C for 5 min, 94 °C for 30s, 53 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 5 min (30 cycles)

30.6

5.0

1.0

1.0 (15 pmol)

1.4 (1 U/μl)

10

50

L5.8S

TGATACCACTTATCGCACTT

SAC

280–330

CATTTTCCGATGATTACACC

94 °C for 5 min, 94 °C for 30s, 57 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 30s, 72 °C for 5 min (30 cycles)

10.6

2.5

0.5

0.5 (7.5 pmol)

0.7 (0.5 U/μl)

10b

25

VAN2

CGTTCTTCAACGAAATAGG

  1. aSterile distilled water
  2. b10 μl of a 1/40 dilution of the first PCR amplicons