Table 1. Details of primers used in the study for PCR amplification and sequencing.
| Gene | Primer name | Primer sequence (5′-3′) | Amplicon size | Annealing temperature | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16s rRNA | 16Sa 16Sb |
CGCCTGTTTATCAAAAACAT CCGGTCTGAACTCAGATCACGT |
523 | 45 | Palumbi et al., 1991 |
| 12S rRNA | 12Sa 12Sb |
AAACTGGGATTAGATACCCCACTAT GAGGGTGACGGGCGGTGTGT |
~380 | 48 | Kocher et al., 1989 |
| cytb |
L14910 H16064 |
CCATCCAACATCTCAGCATGATGAAA CCCTCAGAATGATATTTGTCCTCA |
310 | 48 | Kocher et al., 1989 |
| ND2 | LJXND1-ND2R LJXND1-ND2F H4980 L4437 |
AGTAGYAGGYGRCAGGTTGT CTMACCYTATTTTTCGTAGT TGGGTTTGRTTAAGCTTTCGGGC CCATACCAAGCTTTCGGGC |
400–800 | 54 | Xu et al., 2020; Macey et al., 1997 |
| RAG1 | R13 R18 |
TCTGAATGGAAATTCAAGCTGTT GATGCTGCCTCGGTCGGCCACCTTT |
1,023 | 58 | Groth & Barrowclough, 1999 |
| MCR1 | MC1RF MC1RR |
AGGCNGCCATYGTCAAGAACCGGAACC CTCCGRAAGGCRTAAATGATGGGGTCCAC |
668 | 56 | Pinho et al., 2010 |
| NKTR | NKTRf19 NKTRr18 |
GATGACATGGAGATYTGYACTCC CTYCTDGAYCGACTTCTTGAGTGACT |
580 | 50 | Townsend et al., 2011 |