Table 2.

Oligonucleotide primers used for DNA sequencing.

Parasite	Gene	PCR	Size	Primer forward	Primer reverse	References
Piroplasma	18S rRNA	nPCR	390	RLB-F2: 5′GACACAGGGAGGTAGTGACAAG3′	RLBR2: 5′CTAAGAATTTCACCTCTGACAGT3′	(24)
			388	FINT: 5′GACAAGAAATAACAATACRGGGC3′
B. caballi	18S rRNA	uPCR	540	5′TCG AAG ACG ATC AGA TAC CGT CG3′	5′CTCGTTCATGATTTAGAATTG CT3′	(23)
T. equi	18S rRNA	uPCR	360	5′CTTCAGCACCTTGAGAGAAATC3′	5′TGCCTTAAACTTCCTTGCGAT3′	(8)
B. bovis	CPSII	uPCR	448	5′TTTGGTATTTGTCTT GGTCAT3′	5′ACCACTGTAGTCAAACTCACC3′	(22)
B. bigemina	18S rRNA	uPCR	639	5′TAGTTGTATTTCAGCCTCGCG3′	5′AACATCCAAGCAGCTAHTTAG3′	(10)