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Table 1 Primers for species identification used for PET-PCR

From: Distribution of Plasmodium species and assessment of performance of diagnostic tools used during a malaria survey in Southern and Western Provinces of Zambia

Primer name

Sequence (5′–3′)

Original genus 18sFor

GGC CTA ACA TGG CTA TGA CG

Original genus FAM 18sRev

FAM-aggcgcatagcgcctggCTGCCTTCCT TAG ATGTGG TAG CT

Falciparum For

ACC CCTCGCCTG GTG TTT TT

Falciparum Rev

HEX-aggcggataccgcctggTCGG GCC CCA AAA ATA GGA A

P. vivax For

GTA GCC TAAGAAGGC CGT GT

P. vivax Rev

HEX-aggcgcatagcgcctggCCTGGGG GAT GAA TAT CTC TAC AGC ACT GT

P. malariae For

AAGGCAGTAACACCAGCAGTA

P. malariae Rev (based on dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) gene)

FAM-aggcgcatagcgcctggTCCCATGAAGTTATATTCCCGCTC

P. ovale For

FAM-aggcgcatagcgcctggCCACAGATAAGAAGTCTCAAGTACGATATT

P. ovale Rev

TTGGAGCACTTTTGTTTGCAA

  1. Table showing forward and reverse primers for species identification used in PET-PCT assay