Research Article

Gastrointestinal Parasites of the Ethiopian Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis, Pallas, 1766) in the North East Region of Ghana

Table 1

Primer sets for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

PathogenPrimersPrimer sequenceReference

Ascaris spp.F26625′-GGC​AAA​AGT​CGT​AAC​AAG​GT-3′Dorris et al. [23]
R32145′-CTG​CAA​TTC​GCA​CTA​TTT​ATC​G-3′

Strongyloides spp.GS-forward5′-AAA​GAT​TAA​GCC​ATG​CAT​G-3′Ishiwata et al. [24], Marques et al. [25]
GS-reverse5′-GCC​TGC​TGC​CTT​CCT​TGG​A-3′

NematodesGSNC5 F5′-GTA​GGT​GAA​CCT​GCG​GAA​GGA​CAT​T-3′Newton et al. [26]
GSNC2 R5′-TTA​GTT​TCT​TTT​CCT​CCG​CT-3′