Table 2. Sequences of primers for PCR of Babesia spp. and B. gibsoni used in the study.

Pathogen	Gene	Sequence	Amplicon size (bp)
Babesia spp.	18S rRNA	Forward 5′ CTCTTGTAATTGGAATGATGG	560
		Reverse 5′ CCAAAGACTTTGATTTCTCTC
Babesia gibsoni	18S rRNA	Forward 5′ CTCGGCTACTTGCCTTGTC	650
		Reverse 5′ GCCGAAACTGAAATAACGGC