Review Article

DNA-Detection Based Diagnostics for Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Porcine

Table 2

Oligonucleotide primers used to detect Taenia solium by polymerase chain reaction.

Target genePrimer namePrimer sequenceReferences

Large subunit rRNA geneTBR-35′-GGCTTGTTTGAATGGTTTGACG-3′[29, 24]
TBR-65′-GCTACTACACCTAAATTCTAACC-3′
Cytochrome oxidase 1 geneJB35′-TTTTTTGGGCATCCTGAGGTTTAT-3′[29]
JB4.55′-TAAAGAAAGAACATAATGAAAATG-3′
Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 geneCox1 I5′-TTGTTATAAATTTTTGATTACTAAC-3′[14]
Cox1 II5′-GACATAACATAATGAAAATG-3′
Internal transcribed spacer 1 geneNAP 95′-AACAGGTCTGTGATGCCCT-3′[32]
4S5′-TCTAGATGCGTTCGAA(G/A)TGTCGATG-3′
Gene for the diagnostic antigen Ts1gTs14F5′-ATGCGTGCCTACATTGTGCTTCTC-3′[35]
gTs14-R25′-GCAGTTTTTTTCTTAGGACCTTTGCAGTG-3′