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Table 1.

Primers used for detection of trypanosomes.

Primers Sequences Trypanosomes Size (bp)
ITS 1 CF 5′- CCGGAAGTTCACCGATATTG -3′ T. congolense 620–710
ITS1 BR 5′- TTGCTGCGTTCTTCAACGAA -3′ T. brucei b. 480
T. evansi 480
T. vivax 250
T. simiae 400
TCF 1 5′-GGACACGCCAGAAGGTACTT-3′ T. congolense forest 350
TCF 2 5′-GTTCTCGCACCAAATCCAAC-3′
TCS 1 5′-CGAGCGAGAACGGGCAC-3′ T. congolense savannah 316
TCS 2 5′-GGGACAAACAAATCCCGC-3′
TCK 1 5′-GTGCCCAAATTTGAAGTGAT-3′ T. congolense kilifi 294
TCK 2 5′-ACTCAAAATCGTGCACCTCG-3′

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