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Table 2 Primers for Plasmodium spp. and blood meal identification

From: Monitoring of malaria vectors at the China-Myanmar border while approaching malaria elimination

No.

Primer name

Sequence (5'-3')

Product size (bp)

Test for blood meal identification

1

Human blood

GGCTTACTTCTCTTCATTCTCTCCT

334

2

Pig blood

CCTCGCAGCCGTACATCTC

453

3

Cow blood

CATCGGCACAAATTTAGTCG

561

4

Dog blood

GGAATTGTACTATTATTCGCAACCAT

680

5

UNREV

GGTTGTCCTCCAATTCATGTTA

–

Test for Plasmodium spp.

1

Pf1

CCTGCATTAACATCATTATATGGTACATCT

273

2

Pf2

GATTAACATTCTTGATGAAGTAATGATAATACCTT

3

Pv1

AAGTGTTGTATGGGCTCATCATATG

290

4

Pv2

CAAAATGGAAATGAGCGATTACAT

  1. Abbreviation: UNREV, Universal reversal primer