TABLE 1.

List of primers used in PCR and nested PCR in this study.

Source	Primers	Expected size	Reference
Human			Martellini et al., 2005
Single PCR
Humito2-G	5′AGCCCTTCTAAACGCTAATCCAAGCCT-3′	659
Humito2-D	5′-CTTGTCAGGGAGGTAGCGATGAGA-3′
Nested PCR
Humito11-G	5′-CCACTACTAGGCCTCCTCCTA-3′	612
Humito11-D	5′-TAGCGATGAGAGTAATAGATAGGG-3′
Cat			This study
Single PCR
CatMito1-F	5′-CCTGTCCACACTACTTGTACTCATCGC-3′	539
CatMito1-R	5′-AGATGGTTGTTTAGGATGGCTACG-3′
Nested PCR
CatMito2-F	5′-ATTTGATCCTATAGGGTCCGCC-3′	350
CatMito2-R	5′-CCTATGAGCGACATGATGAAAGC-3′
Dog			This study
Single PCR
DogMito1-F	5′-ATGGCTCTAGCCGTTCGATTAAC-3′	638
DogMito1-R	5′-GGCTAGGAGGACTGAGGTGTTGAG-3′
Nested PCR
DogMito2-F	5′-CATTAGGATTCACAACCAACCTGTTA-3	236
DogMito2-R	5′-AATAATGCCGGTAGGAGGTCAG-3′