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Table 2 Sequences of primers used for PCR and expected product size

From: Detection of trypanosomes in small ruminants and pigs in western Kenya: important reservoirs in the epidemiology of sleeping sickness?

Trypanosome species

Primer sequence 5'-3'

Size (bp)

Reference

T. Congolense savannah

For: CGAGAACGGGCACTTTGCGA

316

[28]

 

Rev: GGACAAACAAATCCCGCACA

  

T. congolense Kilifi

For: GTGACCAAATTTGAAGTGAT

294

[28]

 

Rev: ACTCAAAATCGTGCACCTCG

  

T. vivax

For: CCCGGCAGGTTGGCCGCCATC

399

[29]

 

Rev: TCGCTACCACAGTCGCAATCGCAATCGTCGTCTCAAGG

  

T. simiae

For: CCGGTCAAAAACGCATT

437

[28]

 

Rev: AGTCGCCCGGAGTCGAT

  

T. brucei

For: GAATATTAAACAATGCGCAG

164

[28]

 

Rev: CCATTTATTAGCTTTGTTGC

  

SRA – T. b. rhodesiense

SRA-A: 5'GACAACAAGTACCTTGGCGC

460

[18]

 

SRA-E: 5'TACTGTTGTTGTACCGCCGC)

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