Table 1. Primers used in one-tube nested real-time PCR targeting the 18S rRNA gene of Cryptosporidium spp.

Primers	Position *	5´- 3´ sequences	Amplified product (bp)	Reference
NRT18SF	584-616	GTTGTTGCAGTTAAAAAGCTCGTAGTTGGATT	~457	This study
NRT18SR	1010-1040	ACTTTGATTTCTCATAAGGTGCTGAAGGAGT
CPB-DIAGF	599-619	AAGCTCGTAGTTGGATTTCTG	~428	Johnson et al. (1995)
CPB-DIAGR	1006-1026	TAAGGTGCTGAAGGAGTAAGG

^*Position on C. baileyi 18S rRNA gene (GenBank accession number AF093495).