Table 1.

Primers used to amplify the specific genes in this study.

Gene target	Primer name	Forward primer (5′→3′)	Reverse primer (5′→3′)	Expected length (bp)
Vertebrate mtDNA cytb	BM1/BM2	CCCCTCAGAATGATATTTGTCCTCA (Boakye et al., 1999)	CCATCCAACATCTCAGCATGATGAAA (Boakye et al., 1999)	358
Trypanosoma cruzi nDNA satellite repeat	TCZ1/TCZ2	CGAGCTCTTGCCCACACGGGTGCT (Moser et al., 1989)	CCTCCAAGCAGCGGATAGTTCAGG (Moser et al., 1989)	188
Trypanosoma cruzi minicircle kDNA	Tc121/Tc122	AAATAATGTACGGG(T/G)GAGATGCATGA (Wincker et al., 1994)	GGTTCGATTGGGGTTGGTGTAATATA (Wincker et al., 1994)	330