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Table 2 Showing primers and gene fragment for evaluating artemisinin resistant P. falciparum markers

From: Novel Plasmodium falciparum k13 gene polymorphisms from Kisii County, Kenya during an era of artemisinin-based combination therapy deployment

Gene fragment

PCR primer sequence

Mutations analyzed

k13-propeller

(1st round PCR)

5′_CGGAGTGACCAAATCTGGGA-3

5′_GGGAATCTGGTGGTAACAGC-3

T474I, M476I, A481V, Y493H,

T508N, P527T, G533S, N537I,

R539T, I543T, P553L, R561H,

V568G, P574L, A578S, and

C580Y

k13-propeller

(2nd round PCR)

5′_TCAACAATGCTGGCGTATGTG-3

5′_TGATTAAG GTAATTAAAAGCTGCTCC-3

T474I, M476I, A481V, Y493H,

T508N, P527T, G533S, N537I,

R539T, I543T, P553L, R561H,

V568G, P574L, A578S, and C580Y