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Table 1 Method for detecting codon 268 mutations: primer sequences for outer and nested PCR (5' -> 3')

From: Different mutation patterns of atovaquone resistance to Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and in vivo: rapid detection of codon 268 polymorphisms in the cytochrome b as potential in vivo resistance marker

Primer Name

Sequence

CYTb1

CTCTATTAATTTAGTTAAAGCACA

CYTb2

ACAGAATAATCTCTAGCACC

CYTb3

AGCAGTAATTTGGATATGTGGAGG

CYTb5

GGTTTACTTGGAACAGTTTTTAACAaTG *

CYTb6

TGAATGGTACTTTCTACCAgTT *

CYTb7

ACCTGAATGGTACTTTCTACaATaT *

  1. * Small letters indicate base changes to provide digest sites for restriction enzymes to distinguish wild type from mutations at codon 268