Table 1:

Target gene and sequence of primers used in Nested PCR to identify microsporidia spp.

Gene	Primer	Sequence	Product’s size
	PMic (Forward)	5′- GGTTGATTCTGCCTGACG - 3′	779 bp
	PMic (Revers)	5′ - CTTGCGAGC(G/A)TACTATCC - 3′
SSU rRNA	Enb (Forward)	5′- GGTAATTTGGTCTCTGTGTG - 3′	440 bp
	Enb (Revers)	5′- CTACACTCCCTATCCGTTC -3′
	Encep (Forward)	5′- AGTACGATGATTTGGTTG- 3′	630 bp
	Encep (Revers)	5′- ACAACACTATATAGTCCCGTC- 3′