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Table 1 Primer sequences

From: Markers of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine resistance in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; implications for malaria chemoprevention

Gene

Primer/probe

Sequence

Pf18S

18S forward

5′GTAATTGGAATGATAGGAATTTACAAGGT 3′ 

Pf18S

18S reverse

5′TCAACTACGAACGTTTTAACTGCAAC 3′

Pf18S

18S probe

6FAM-AACAATTGGAGGGCAAG–MGBNFQ

Dhps

Outer forward

5′ GATTCTTTTTCAGATGGAGG 3′

Dhps

Outer reverse

5′ TTCCTCATGTAATTCATCTGA 3′

Dhps

Inner forward

5′ AACCTAAACGTGCTGTTCAA 3′

Dhps

Inner reverse

5′ AATTGTGTGATTTGTCCACAA 3′

Dhfr

Outer forward

5′ TGATGGAACAAGTCTGC 3′

Dhfr

Outer reverse

5′ ACTTTGTTTATTTCCATTCA 3′

Dhfr

Inner forward

5′ TGTGCATGTTGTAAGGTTGA 3′

Dhfr

Inner reverse

5′ GATACTCATTTTCATTTATTTCTGGA 3′

Dhps

540 K

5′ ATTAAACAACTCTTAACTACACAAGGAAATCCACATACAATGGATA 3′

Dhps

540 E

5′ CTTTCTTAATACATTACAACATACGAAATCCACATACAATGGATG 3′

Dhps

581 A

5′ CATAAATCTTCTCATTCTAACAAATTGATATTGGATTAGGATTTGC 3′

Dhps

581 G

5′ CAAACAAACATTCAAATATCAATCTTGATATTGGATTAGGATTTGG 3′

Dhfr

164 I

5′ CATAAATCTTCTCATTCTAACAAAGAAATTAAATTACTATAAATGTTTTATTA 3′

Dhfr

164 L

5′ CAAACAAACATTCAAATATCAATCGAAATTAAATTACTATAAATGTTTTATTT 3′

  1. Listed are primer sequences used in qPCR to confirm P. falciparum infection and quantify parasite density (Pf18S), nested PCR for amplifying Dhps and Dhfr for ASPE reactions for hybridisation with different alleles. Sequence highlighted in italic is the Luminex tag sequence
  2. qPCR quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Dhps dihydropteroate synthase; Dhfr dihydrofolate reductase, ASPE Allele Specific Primer Extension