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Table 1 Primary and secondary PCR primers

From: DNA recovery from used malaria RDT to detect Plasmodium species and to assess Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity: a pilot study in Madagascar

Gene

Allelic type

PCR round

Primer sequence (5′–3′)

Fragment size (bp)

Msp1

 

Primary PCR

CACATGAAAGTTATCAAGAACTTGTC

633

GTACCGCTAATTCATATTCTATTGCTAG

MAD20

Nested PCR

GAACAAGTSGAACAGCTGTTA

120–250

TGAATTATCTGAAGGATTTGTACGCCT

K1

Nested PCR

GAAATTACTACAAAAGGTGCCAAGTG

160–300

AGATGAAGTATTTGAACGAGCTAAAGT

RO33

Nested PCR

GCAAATACTCAAGTTGTTGCAAAGC

100–160

AGGATTTGCAGCAYCCTGGAGATCT

Msp2

 

Primary PCR

ATGAAGGTAATTAAAACATTGTCTATTAAT

811

ATATGGCAAAAGATAAAACAAGTGTTGCTG

3D7

Nested PCR

GCAGAAAGTAAKGCCTYTCTACTGGTGCT

150–350

AGATGAAGTATTTGAACGAGGTAAAGTG

FC27

Nested PCR

GCAAATGAAGGTTCTAATACTAATAG

300–600

GCTTTGGGTCCTTCTTCAGTTGATTC

Glurp

 

Primary PCR

ATG AAT TYG AAG ATG TTC ACA CTG AAC

1200

ATG AAT TYG AAG ATG TTC ACA CTG AAC

 

Nested PCR

CTG AAC CAA ATCA AAA TAA CG

600–1000

TTC TTC TGG TTT TAT AGT TTC