Table 1.

Forward and reverse PCR primers used for complete analysis of Echinococcus shiquicus cox1 and nad1 genes based on complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of E. shiquicus (NC_009460 or AB208064)

Primer name	Primer sequences 5ʹ–3ʹ	Size (bp)	Position in the mtDNAa
E.s-cox1-F	AGTTACTGCTAATAATTTTGTGTCAT	1837	9222
E.s-cox1-R	ATGATGTAAAAGGCAAATAAACC		10,829
E.s-nad1-F	TAATGTTGATTATAGAAAATTTTCGTTTTACACGC	1286	7520
E.s-nad1-R	CACAATTTATTATATCAAAGTAACCTGC		8416

E.sE. shiquicus, F forward primer, mt mitochondrial, R reverse primer

^aLocation of the primers