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Primers used in this study
(F) stands for forward, (R) stands for reverse, (COWP) for Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein gene, and (gdh) Giardia lamblia glutamate dehydrogenase gene.
aPrimers with degenerate bases; 'Y' indicates a 50:50 mix of 'C' and 'T', while 'R' is an equivalent mix of 'A' and 'G' in the degenerate primer mixes produced.
bPrimer pairs was used early in the study to rule in or rule out PCR failure duo to the presence of impurities in DNA extracted from feces.
