Table 1.

List of primers used in this study and their respective amplicon sizes.

Target Genes	Primer Sequence (5’–3’)	Amplicon Size (bp)	References
Amar 16S-F	GGC GGT GAT CTG TAG CTG GTC TGA	270 bp	[16]
Amar 16S-R	GCC CAA TAA TTC CGA ACA ACG CTT
Theileria sp 18S-F	GGT AAT TCC AGC TCCAAT AG	300 bp	[4]
Theileria sp 18S-R	ACC AAC AAA ATA GAA CCA AAG TC
16S rRNA 27F	AGR GTT TGA TCM TGG CTC AG	V1–V3	[13]
16S rRNA 519R	GTN TTA CNG CGG CKG CTG
COI-F	GGT CAA CAA ATC ATA AAG ATA TTG G	708 bp	[15]
COI-R	TAA ACT TCA GGG TGA CCA AAA AAT CA
Wolbachia sp GroEL-F	TGT ATT AGA TGA TAA CGT GC	800 bp	[17]
Wolbachia sp GroEL-R	CCA TTT GCA GAA ATT ATT GCA