Table 1.

Species-specific PCRs used for the detection of E. multilocularis and confirmation of the absence of E. granulosus.

Target species	PCR results	Gene	Primer designation	Reference
E. multilocularis	Positive (all pools)	12 S rRNA	EM-H15/EM-H17	Stieger et al. (2002)
E. granulosus	Negative (all pools)	12 S rRNA	Cest4/Cest5	Trachsel et al. (2007)
E. granulosus (sheep strain)	Negative (all pools)	12 S rRNA	Eg1f/Eg1r	Stefanic et al. (2004)