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)



Ng'ayo et al. Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease 2005 4:5   doi:10.1186/1475-9292-4-5