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Table 1 Sequences of oligonucleotide primers used to amplify merozoite surface protein (msp)-1 and msp-2 polymorphic regions of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Gabon.

From: Polymorphism in two merozoite surface proteins of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Gabon

Gene

Primer

Sequence

Notes

 

msp1-C1

5'-AAGCTTTAGAAGATGCAGTATTGAC

Conserved

 

msp1-C2

5'-ATTCATTAATTTCTTCATATCCATC

Conserved

 

K1a

5'-GAAATTACTACAAAAGGTGCAAGTG

K1 family-specific

msp-1

K1b

5'-AGATGAAGTATTTGAACGAGGTAAAGTG

K1 family-specific

 

MAD20a

5'-AAATGAAGGAACAAGTGGAACAGCTGTTAC

MAD20 family-specific

 

MAD20b

5'-ATCTGAAGGATTTGTACGTCTTGAATTACC

MAD20 family-specific

 

RO33a

5'-TAAAGGATGGAGCAAATACTCAAGTTGTTG

RO33 family-specific

 

RO33b

5'-CATCTGAAGGATTTGCAGCACCTGGAGATC

RO33 family-specific

 

msp2-C1

5'-ATGAAGGTAATTAAAACATTGTCTATTATA

Conserved

 

msp2-C2

5'-CTTTGTTACCATCGGTACATTCTT

Conserved

msp-2

FC27a

5'-GCAAATGAAGGTTCTAATACTAATAG

FC27 family-specific

 

FC27b

5'-GCTTTGGGTCCTTCTTCAGTTGATTC

FC27 family-specific

 

3D7a

5'-AGAAGTATGGCAGAAAGTAAGCCTCCTACT

3D7 family-specific

 

3D7b

5'-GATTGTAATTCGGGGGATTCAGTTTGTTCG

3D7 family-specific