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Table 1 Details of primers used for mammalian DNA and B. bovis qPCR detection assays

From: Molecular evidence confirms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa

Target gene

Primer/probe name

Sequence

Size (bp)

References

18S

Reverse: S0933_BoR_18S

AGTCGTGCGTCATCGACAAA

20

Kim et al. [26]

18S

Forward: S0934_BoF_18S

AGCAGGTTTCGCCTGTATAATG

22

18S

Probe (5′-FAM-3′): S0935_BoP

CCTTGTATGACCCTGTCGTACCGTTGG

27

Cytochrome b

Forward: S0936_bovisF160_Cytb

ATATGTTTGCATTTGCTG

18

Zhang et al. [27]

Cytochrome b

Reverse: S0937_bovisR249_cytb

CTCCAAACCAATATGAAAG

19

Cytochrome b

Probe (5′-HEX-3′): S0938_bovis_cytb

CAAACCATAAAGTCATCGGTATATCCTAC

29

GAPDH

Forward: S0631_Dog_F

TCAACGGATTTGGCCGTATTGG

22

Nijhof et al. [25]

GAPDH

Reverse: S0634_Dog_R

TGAAGGGGTCATTGATGGCG

20

GAPDH

Probe (5′-HEX-3′): S0632_Dog

CAGGGCTGCTTTTAACTCTGGCAAAGTGGA

30

  1. Note: The fluorescence label of the Taqman probes is shown in brackets