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Table 2 Design of 13 candidate qPCR assays in ascending order by template copy number

From: Template copy number and the sensitivity of quantitative PCR for Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic individuals

qPCR assay

Fluorescence

Forward primer (FP), reverse Primer (RP) and Probe sequences (5′ → 3′)

crt

MGB TaqMan

FP: GACACCGAAGCTTTAATTTAC

RP: GCAGAAGAACATATTAATAGGAA

Probe: 5′-HEX/TTAGATGCCTGTTC/3′-MGBEc/

crt76K

crt76T

MGB TaqMan

FP: TGGTAAATGTGCTCATGTGTTT

RP: AGTTTCGGATGTTACAAAACTATAGT

Probe(K76): 5′-HEX/TGTGTAATGAATAAAATTTTTGCTAA/3′-MGBEc/

Probe(T76): 5′-6-FAM/TGTGTAATGAATACAATTTTTGCTAA/3′-MGBEc/

ldh(a)

Standard TaqMan

FP: ACGATTTGGCTGGAGCAGAT

RP: TCTCTATTCCATTCTTTGTCACTCTTTC

Probe: 5′-HEX/AGTAATAGTAACAGCTGGATTTACCAAGGCCCCA/3′-IABkFQ/

ldh(b)

MGB TaqMan

FP: TGGTCATATTAAGAAGAATTGTC

RP: CTGAGATATGTAATACTTCAATC

Probe: 5′-HEX/CCATAACATCTACT/3′-MGBEc/

18SrRNA(a)

Standard TaqMan

FP: CTTTTGAGAGGTTTTGTTACTTTGAGTAA

RP: TATTCCATGCTGTAGTATTCAAACACAA

Probe: 5′-HEX/TGTTCATAACAGACGGGTAGTCATGATTGAGTTCA/3′-IABkFQ/

18SrRNA(b)

MGB TaqMan

FP: ATTGCTTTTGAGAGGTTTTGTTACTTT

RP: GCTGTAGTATTCAAACACAATGAACTCAA

Probe: 5′-HEX/CATAACAGACGGGTAGTCAT/3′-MGBEc/

r364(a)

PET

FP: ACCCCTCGCCTGGTGTTTTT

RP/Probe: 5′-HEX/aggcgcatagcgcctggTCGGGCCCCAAAAATAGGAA

cytB

LNA TaqMan

FP: TACTAACTTGTTATCCTCTATTCCAGTAGC

RP: CCTTTAACATCAAGACTTAATAGATTTGGA

Probe: 5′-HEX/+ GTG + CTA + CCA + TGT + AAA + TGTAA/3′-IABkFQ/

coxI

MGB TaqMan

FP: GTCACGCAATATCAATATACTG

RP: CGATCTCTTGTATGGTAATAGG

Probe: 5′-HEX/ATAGAACTCCAGGC/3′-MGBEc/

varATS

MGB TaqMan

FP: CCCATACACAACCAAYTGGA

RP: TTCGCACATATCTCTATGTCTATCT

Probe: 5′-HEX/TRTTCCATAAATGGT/3′-MGBEc/

r364(b)

MGB TaqMan

FP: AGTCCATTTTCCCCTAGC

RP: GACCATATAGTAAGTGACCCA

Probe: 5′-HEX/AATTGACATGCACT/3′-MGBEc/

TARE-2

dsDNA-dye

FP: CTATGTTGCACTTACATGCAYAAT

RP: TGACCTAAGAAGTAVAATAATGATGA

  1. Information provided in this table includes the abbreviations for each of the 13 qPCR assays, the source of the fluorescent signal in each assay and the sequences of the forward and reverse primers and probes for each assay (beginning on the left with the 5′ end and concluding on the right with the 3′ end for each primer and probe)
  2. MGB, minor groove binder; PET, photo-induced electron transfer; LNA, locked nucleic acid; dsDNA, double-stranded DNA; 6-FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein fluorescent dye; HEX, hexachloro-fluorescein fluorescent dye; IABkFQ, Iowa Black fluorescent quencher; MGBEc, MGB Eclipse® fluorescent quencher