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Table 2 Universal or degenerate primers for divergent regions of 28S rDNA for the nine mite species

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

Gene fragment

Length (bp)

Primers (5’-3’)

Tm (°C)

D2

532

F: AACAAGTACHGTGAKGGAA

52

R: CTCCTTGGTCCGTGTTTC

D3

252

F: GTCTTGAAACACGGACCAA

54

R: ATCGATTTGCACGTCAGAA

D5

419

F: TTCTGACGTGCAAATCGAT

55

R: GGCAGGTGAGTTGTTACACA

D6

202

F: GTGTGTAACAACTCACCTGCC

55

R: TTGCTACTACCACCAAGATCTG

D7

465

F: CAGATCTTGGTGGTAGTAGCA

55

R: CCTTGGAGACCTGCTGC

D8

314

F: GCAKCAGGTCTCCAAGG

52

R: GTTTTAATTAGACAGTCGGATTC

  1. Abbreviations: F, forward; R, reverse; Tm, melting temperature
  2. Note: The letters in bold in primers indicate degenerate bases