Table 1.

Oligonucleotide probes used for the detection of haemosporidian parasites by chromogenic in situ hybridization

Probe	Sequence	Target	References
Plas18S	5′-TTTAATAACTCGTTATATATATCAGTGTAGCAC-3′	Plasmodium spp.	Dinhopl et al. [25]
Haemo18S_1	5′-GCTAACCGTAGTTATAGTCGCCATCTC-3′	Haemoproteus (Parahaemoproteus) spp.	Himmel et al. [28]
Leuco18S_1	5′-TAGGACTCCCCACTTGTCTTTTTCTTGA-3′	Leucocytozoon (Leucocytozoon) spp.	Himmel et al. [28]
Pmat18S_1b	5′-CTAAAAGCATCTTGACTGTTACATCAAGACG-3′	Plasmodium matutinum (LINN1, AFTRU5)	Present study
Pvau18S_1b	5′-CAAGCCGAAACTAATTACATTTAAACATAAGATCC-3′	Plasmodium vaughani (SYAT05)	Present study