Table 1. Primers designed for amplification of the partial sequences of E. multilocularis cox1, nad2 and cob genes using nested PCR.

Primer	Sequence (5′-3′) (First amplification)	Sequence (5′-3′) (Second amplification)
cox1-F	GTGGTGTTGATTTTTTGATGTTT	AGCAGGTGTTTCTAGAGTTTTTAGT
cox1-R	CCAAACGTAAACAACACTATAAAAGA	ACCCACCACAAAATAGGATCACT
nad2-F	GTTGAGCTATGTAATAATGTGTGGAT	GCGTTGATTCATTGATACATTG
nad2-R	AAATCTGTTGAATCTGCTACAACC	TAGTAAAGCTCAAACCGAGTTCT
cob-F	GGGTATGGCTTTGTATTATGGTAGTT	GTTTAAACTGGTAGATTGTGGTTC
cob-R	ATCACTCAGGCTTAATACTAACAGGAG	CTCCACAGTAGAAATCACCATCA