Table 2. Specificity results of the r64 primer set when tested against human-infecting and simian-infecting malaria parasites.
Human and simian malaria parasite species | RealAmp Result |
P. falciparum | − |
P. vivax | + |
P. ovale | − |
P. malariae | − |
P. knowlesi | − |
P. simiovale | − |
P. inui | − |
P. coatneyi | − |
P. hylobati | − |
P. fragile | − |
P. gonderi | − |
P. fieldi | − |
P. cynomolgi | − |
Malaria-negative human DNA | − |
All species were tested at least twice for reproducibility.