Table 1.

PCR primers used to amplify partial 18S rRNA gene fragments of Babesia spp. and other apicomplexans

Primer	Primer sequence (5′→ 3′)	Reference
BABA-F	CCGAATTCGACAACCTGGTTGATCCTGCCAGT	[11]
BABA-R	CCCGGATCCAAGCTTGATCCTTCTGCAGGTTCACCTAC	[11]
3.1	CTCCTTCCTTTAAGTGATAAG	[12]
5.1	CCTGGTTGATCCTGCCAGTAGT	[12]
RLB-F	GAGGTAGTGACAAGAAATAACAATA	[12]
RLB-R	TCTTCGATCCCCTAACTTTC	[12]