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

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

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)