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Table 1 Primers used for PCR amplification of trypanosome and bacteria DNA

From: Prevalence of symbionts and trypanosome infections in tsetse flies of two villages of the “Faro and Déo” division of the Adamawa region of Cameroon

Specificity

Primer sequence (5′— 3′)

Name

Amplified product (bp)

References

Sodalis glossinidius

TGAAGTTGGGAATGTCG

AGTTGTAGCACAGCGTGTA

pSG2

120

(Darby et al., 2005) [32]

Wolbachia. sp

YATACCTATTCGAAGGGATAG

AGCTTCGAGTGAAACCAATTC

16S rRNA

438

(Werren and Windsor, 2000) [34]

GTCCAATARSTGATGARGAAAC

CYGCACCAAYAGYRCTRTAAA

wsp

513

(Baldo et al., 2006) [33]

T. congolense

(savannah type)

TCGAGCGAGAACGGGCACTTTGCGA

ATTAGGGACAAACAAATCCCGCACA

TcS

341

(Moser et al., 1989) [28]

T. congolense

(forest type)

GGACACGCCAGAAGGTACTT

GTTCTCGCACCAAATCCAAC

TcF

350

(Masiga et al., 1992) [29]

T. brucei sl

CGAATGAATATTAAACAATGCGCAG

AGAACCATTTATTAGCTTTGTTGC

Tbr

164

(Masiga et al., 1992) [29]

T. vivax

CTGAGTGCTCCATGTGCCAC

CCACCAGAACACCAACCTGA

Tvw

150

(Masiga et al., 1992) [29]

Diag ITS1

TGGACTTCGGATTAAGTACAACA

TCATTATGCGCTATTAAGGTAAGC

Diag

150–400

(Dyer et al., 2008) [27]