Identification and characterization of the causative triatomine bugs of anaphylactic shock in Zhanjiang, China

Table 1 Primers used to amplify the mitochondrial 16S rRNA, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene and nuclear ribosomal 18S and 28S rRNA genes

Gene target	Forward primer (5’→3’)	Reverse primer (5’→3’)	Expected length (bp)
16S rRNA	CGCCTGTTTATCAAAAACAT [15]	CTCCGGTTTGAACTCAGATCA [15]	552
28S rRNA	GCGAGTCGTGTTGCTTGATAGTGCAG [16]	TTGGTCCGTGTTTCAAGACGGG [16]	710
COI	CCTGCAGGAGGAGGAGAYCC [17]	TAAGCGTCTGGGTAGTCTGARTAKCG [17]	650
18S rRNA-1^a	TGGTTGATCCTGCCAGTAGTC	TCGACACTCGTTTAAGAGCACC	822
18S rRNA-2^a	TGTTGCGGTTAAAAAGCTCG	TCGGAATTAACCAGACAAATCG	803
18S rRNA-3^a	AGGTTCGAAGGCGATCAGATAC	TCCTTCCGCAGGTTCACCTA	829

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