Table 1.

Primer sets used for molecular diagnosis of B. canis and B. gibsoni infections using PCR

Primer name	Primer sequence	Target parasites	Expected amplicon size	Reference
PIRO-A1	F5′AGGGAGCCTGAGAGACGGCTACC3′	B. canis	450 bp	Foldvari et al. (2005)
PIRO-B	R5′TTAAATACGAATGCCCCCAAC3′
Gib 599	F5′CTCGGCTACTTGCCTTGTC3′	B. gibsoni	671 bp	Inokuma et al. (2004)
Gib 1270	R5′GCCGAAACTGAAATAACGGC3′