Table 1.

Primers used for the PCR

Gene	Primers’ first reaction	PCR product length	Primers’ second reaction	PCR product length
SSU rRNA	Forward(F1): 5′-TTCTAGAGCTAATACATGCG-3′ Reverse(R1): 5′-CCCATTTCCTTCGAAACAGGA-3′	1319 bp	Forward (F2): 5′-GGAAGGGTTGTATTTATTAGATAAAG-3′ Reverse (R2): 5′- AAGGAGTAAGGAACAACCTCCA-3′	834 bp
GP60	Forward (F1): 5′-ATAGTCTCCGCTGTATTC-3′ Reverse (R1): 5′-GGAAGGAACGATGTATCT-3′	921 bp	Forward(F2): 5′-TCCGCTGTATTCTCAGCC-3′ Reverse (R2): 5′-GCAGAGGAACCAGCATC-3′	887 bp
GP60- Canis	Forward (F1): 5′-ATACTCTGGTCTCCCGTTT-3′ Reverse (R1): 5′-GTACTCGGAAGCGGTGTA-3′	750 bp	Forward (F2): 5′-AAGGCGCCTCACTCATT-3′ Reverse (R2): 5′-TCAGTTAGATATCACCCATTAA-3′	700 bp

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