Table 1. Primer sequence and PCR product size for species-specific assays.

Species		Primer A	Primer B	°C	size (bp)
Human1	Homo sapiens	tttgagacggagtctcgtt	gagatcgagaccacggtgaaa	61	200
Dog2	Canis familiaris	agggcgcgatcctggagac	agacacaggcagagggagaa	55	83
Guinea pig2	Cavia porcellus	gggatttagctcagtggcataag	attggtaccggggattgaact	60	71
Cow2	Bos taurus	tttcttgttatagcccaccacac	tttctctaaaggtggttggtcag	60	98
Chicken2	Gallus gallus	ctgggttgaaaaggaccacagt	gtgacgcactgaacaggttg	60	169
Cat2	Felis catus	agtcggttaagcgtctgacttt	ctccaggctctgagctgtca	55	98
Mouse2	Mus musculus	agatggctcagtgggtaaagg	gtggaggtcagaggacaaactt	55	118
Pig2	Sus scrofa	gactaggaaccatgaggttgcg	agcctacaccacagccacag	63	134
Donkey2	Equus asinus	ccaaagccccccagtacatag	gtggccaagtggttaagttcg	60	152
Sheep3	Ovis aries	ctcaaggagtattttgtttc	aattctatcaatattttttagt	48	117
Goat3	Capra aegagrus	tctcaaggggtgttatgc	gccacaactagacacatct	48	150
parasite4	T. cruzi	cgagctcttgcccacacgggtgct	cctccaagcagcggatagttcag	57	188

¹Nuclear Alu Yb6 subfamily [25].

²Nuclear SINE (Short Interspersed Nuclear Element) [22], [23], [26].

³Mitochondrial subunit 8 ATP synthase gene [24].

⁴Nuclear 195 bp repetitive DNA [30].