Molecular characterisation of common Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Ireland

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Primers used in DNA amplification and sequencing

Gene	Primer name	Sequence 5′–3′	Fragment length	References
CO1	LCO1490	GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGG	~710 bp	[39]
CO1	HCO2198	TAAACTTCAGGGTGACCAAAAAATCA	~710 bp	[39]
ITS	ITS2A	TGTGAACTGCAGGACACAT	~350 bp	[40]
	ITS2B	TATGCTTAAATTCAGGGGGT	~350 bp	[40]
	PanCul F	GTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGG	~785 bp	[6]
	28S R	ATTTGGGGGTAGTCACACAT	~785 bp	[6]
	M13 F	GTAAAACGACGGCCAGT
	M13 R	AAACAGCTATGACCATG

ISSN: 1756-3305