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Table 1 Primers and probes used to detect Plasmodium species targeting 18S rRNA genes (Shokoples et al. [21])

From: Off-grid field-deployable molecular diagnostic platform for malaria surveillance

Plasmodium spp.

Primer

Sequence (5′-3′)

Fluorescent label

Simplex PCR

P. falciparum

Fal-F

CCG ACT AGG TGT TGG ATG AAA GTG TTAA

FAM-MGBEQ

Fal-R

AAC CCA AAG ACT TTG ATT TCT CAT AA

Fal Probe

AGCAATCTAAAAGTCACCTCGAAAGATGACT

Duplex PCR

P. falciparum

Fal-F

CCG ACT AGG TGT TGG ATG AAA GTG TTAA

FAM-MGBEQ

Fal-R

AAC CCA AAG ACT TTG ATT TCT CAT AA

Fal Probe

AGCAATCTAAAAGTCACCTCGAAAGATGACT

P. vivax

Viv-F

CCG ACT AGG CTT TGG ATG AAA GAT TTTA

HEX-MGBEQ

Viv-R

AAC CCA AAG ACT TTG ATT TCT CAT AA

Viv Probe

AGCAATCTAAGAATAAACTCCGAAGAGAAAATT

Triplex PCR

P. malaria

Mal-F

CCG ACT AGG TGT TGG ATG ATA GAG TAAA

FAM-MGBEQ

Mal-R

AAC CCA AAG ACT TTG ATT TCT CAT AA

Mal Probe

CTATCTAAAAGAAACACTCAT

P. ovale

Ova-F

CCG ACT AGG TTT TGG ATG AAA GAT TTTT

HEX-MGBEQ

Ova-R

AAC CCA AAG ACT TTG ATT TCT CAT AA

Ova Probe

CGAAAGGAATTTTCTTATT

P. knowlesi

Knw-F

CTA AAA TGC GCA CAA AGT CGAT

CY5-MGBEQ

Knw-R

GCA GTT AAA ACG CTC GTA GTT GAA

Knw Probe

CGGAGGCATCAGTTAT