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Table 1 A. tomentosa LAMP primers and primer combinations assessed in this study to reduce non-target snail species amplification

From: Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of Austropeplea tomentosa from environmental water samples

Primers and snails assessed

Primer combination used and average Tp values (mm:ss)

Primer set: 1

LF + LB

LB

LF

No loops

 Pa

10:73

17:73

15:80

–

 Pc

11:08

18:30

14:73

–

 Gt

11:15

18:65

15:23

–

 Al

12:00

19:65

16:23

–

 Av

8:15

10:38

11:73

18:80

 At

6:00

9:45

8:00

17:38

Primer set: 2

LF + LB

LB

LF

No loopsa

 Pa

9:30

11:30

10:73

13:23

 Pc

9:65

11:73

11:08

14:00

 Gt

9:45

11:38

11:15

13:73

 Al

10:30

12:73

11:15

14:45

 Av

9:15

11:45

10:15

13:38

 At

4:45

6:00

5:30

6:73

Primer set: 3

LF + LB

LB

LF

No loops

 Pa

17:04

22:73

22:15

Not assessed

 Pc

17:34

23:30

22:73

Not assessed

 Gt

17:15

23:80

22:80

Not assessed

 Al

18:51

25:50

24:38

Not assessed

 Av

17:61

26:23

24:15

Not assessed

 At

9:69

14:15

12:38

Not assessed

  1. adenotes chosen primer combination used throughout study