Table 1

Polymerase chain reaction primers used for the first and nested RT-PCR

PCForwardReverse
RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
Ma1 first5′-AAATGGCGATGACACTG-3′5′-GCTGCATTGCAGTCGTTCAC-3′
Ma1 nested5′-AGTCTCCCAAACGGCCGCTC-3′5′-GCTGCATTGCAGTCGTTCAC-3′
Ma2 first5′-CCATGGCGCTGGCACTGTTAGA-3′5′-CGGCCATAGCCATCTCGTTCC-3′
Ma2 nested5′-CTGGACCTCACTGGGAATGG-3′5′-CGGCCATAGCCATCTCGTTCC-3′
Ma3 first5′-CCATGCCGTTGACCTTGTTA-3′5′-GCAAATGTTGCCCTGTTCTC-3′
Ma3 nested5′-CAGATACAGGGTGATTGGCA-3′5′-GCAAATGTTGCCCTGTTCTC-3′