Multiplex PCRs for the specific identification of marsupial and deer species from faecal samples as a basis for non-invasive epidemiological studies of parasites

Table 2 Summary of the BLASTn results for the sequenced amplicons of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cytb) used to differentiate three marsupial and three deer species by testing faecal samples using two separate multiplex PCRs

PCR	Species	Product size (bp)	Match to sequence with GenBank ID	Sequence identity (%)
Mmars-PCR	Eastern grey kangaroo	250	EF368023	100
	Swamp wallaby	425	KJ868164	100
	Common wombat	289	MK360903	100
Mdeer-PCR	Fallow deer	197	MK575605	100
	Red deer	482	MF872247	100
	Sambar deer	161	MF177028	100

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