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Table 1 Reported gene primers for medically important mites

From: Divergent domains of 28S ribosomal RNA gene: DNA barcodes for molecular classification and identification of mites

Mite

Gene

Length (bp)

Primers (5’-3’)

Reference

D. farinae

cox1

832 (4–835)

F: GGACGATGATTAATATCCAC

Zhao et al. unpublished

R: CAATAGACACTATAGCATAAATCA

16S

402 (65–466)

F: TCACACTAAGGTAGCGAG

R: ACGCCGACTTTAACTCA

12S

837 (61–897)

F: CGGCTTTGGGAGTTGTAGAA

R: CTTATCTATCAAAAGAGTGACGGG

ITS2

322 (116–437)

F: CGAACGCATATTGCAGCCATT

R: ATTCAGGGGGTAATCTCGCTTG

P. cuniculi

cox1

652 (61–712)

F: GGTGTGTGAAGTGGTATATTG

Cheng et al. [36]

R: GCCCAAAAAACCAGAAA

ITS2

275 (108–382)

F: GGCTTCGTTTGTCTGAG

R: GTAATCTCGCTTGATCTGA

S. canis

cox1

819 (27–845)

F: GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGA

Zhao et al. [26]

R: CAATAGAAATCATAGCATAAA

16S

320 (94–413)

F: TAGGGTCTTTTTGTCTTG

R: TATTATAAAAATATTAAATTAAAAAATTAG

12S

743(61–803)

F: CATTAAGCAATTTCCCCA

R: CTAAACAAGAAACACTTTCCA

ITS2

417 (94–510)

F: AGTATCCGATGGCTTCGTTTGTCT

R: AATCCCGTTTGGTTTCTTTTCCTC

O. bacoti

cox1

479 (442–920)

F: CTTCATATYGCWGGTATTTCTT

Zhao et al. [10]

R: GTAGCTGTAGTAAAATARGCTCG

16S

267 (97–363)

F: TGCTAAGAGAATGGAWDAA

R: CATCGRGGTCGCAAACT

ITS

510 (1–534)

F: GGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACC

R: CACTTGATTTCAGATACACGT

C. malaccensis

cox1

709 (27–735)

F: GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTG

Zhao et al. unpublished

R: TAAACTTCAGGGTGACCAAAA

12S

388 (445–832)

F: CTAGGATTAGATACCCTATTA

R: ACTATGTTACGACTTATCTATC

Demodex mites

cox1

750 (64–813)

F: CACATAGAACTTTCAATTCTAAA

Hu et al. [2]

R: CTCCTGCTGGGTCGAA

16S

337 (52–388)

F: GAGGTATTTTGACTGTGCTA

R: TCAAAAGCCAACATCG

12S

757 (79–835)

F: CTACTTTGTTACGACTTATTTTA

R: GCCAGCAGTTTCGGTTA

  1. Abbreviations: F, forward; R, reverse; Tm, melting temperature