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. 1999 May;37(5):1269–1273. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1269-1273.1999

FIG. 2.

FIG. 2

Assay of sensitivities of genus- and species-specific primer sets for the detection of malaria by PCR. Infected blood was serially diluted with noninfected blood. (A) Genus-specific L1 and L2 primers (initial parasitemia, 0.016%). (B) P. vivax-specific Pv1 and Pv2 primers (initial parasitemia, 0.05%). (C) P. falciparum-specific Pf1 and Pf2 primers (initial parasitemia, 0.075%). The numbers above each lane indicate the number of parasites present per microliter of blood; lane M, 100-bp ladder marker (Promega).