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Table 1 Custom primers and probes used for the detection of respiratory viruses

From: Evaluation of custom multiplex real - time RT - PCR in comparison to fast - track diagnostics respiratory 21 pathogens kit for detection of multiple respiratory viruses

VIRUS

Froward primer (5’ - 3’)

Reverse primer (5’ - 3’)

Probe (5’ - 3’)d

References

Panel-1

 

 Flu B

GAGACACAATTGCCTACCTGCTT

TTCTTTCCCACCGAACCAAC

aFAM – AGAAGATGGAGAAGGCA AAG CAGA ACTAGC

Esposito et al., 2010 [17]

 HCoV 229E

CAGTCAAATGGGCTGATGCA

AAAGGGCTATAAAGAGAATAAGGTATTCT

bVIC – CCCTGACGACCACGTTGTGGTTCA

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

 HCoV OC43

CGATGAGGCTATTCCGACTAGGT

CCTTCCTGAGCCTTCAATATAGTAACC

cNED-TCCGCCTGGCACGGTACTCCCT

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

Panel-2

 

 HPIV-4

CAGAYAACATCAATCGCCTTACAAA

TGTACCTATGACTGCCCCAAARA

aFAM – CCMATCACAAGCTCAGAAATYCAAAGTCGT

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

 HPIV-1

GTGATTTAAACCCGGTAATTTCTCA

CCTTGTTCCTGCAGCTATTACAGA

bVIC- ACCTATGACATCAACGAC

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

 HPIV-3

CCAGGGATATAYTAYAAAGGCAAAA

CCGGGRCACCCAGTTGTG

cNED – TGGRTGTTCAAGACCTCCATAYCCGAGAAA

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

Panel-3

    

 Influenza A(H1N1) pdm09

GTGCTATAAACACCAGCCTYCCA

CGGGATATTCCTTAATCCTGTRGC

aFAM - CAGAATATACATCCRGTCACAATTGGARAA

WHO, 2009 [22]

 HRV

TGGACAGGGTGTGAAGAGC

CAAAGTAGTCGGTCCCATCC

bVIC - TCCTCCGGCCCCTGAATG

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

 HPIV-2

ATGAAAACCATTTACCTAAGTGATGGA

CCTCCYGGTATRGCAGTGACTGAAC

cNED - TCAATCGCAAAAGC

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

Panel-4

 

 RSV A/B

GGAAACATACGTGAACAAGCTTCA

RSV-A: CATCGTCTTTTTCTAAGACATTGTATTGA

aFAM – TGTGTATGTGGAGCCTT

Kwofie et al., 2012 [10]

RSV-B: TCATCATCTTTTTCTAGAACATTGTACTGA

 HCoV NL63

ACGTACTTCTATTATGAAGCATGATATTAA

AGCAGATCTAATGTTATACTTAAAACTACG

bVIC –ATTGCCAAGGCTCCTAAACGTACAGGTGTT

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

 HCoV HKU1

AGTTCCCATTGCTTTCGGAGTA

CCGGCTGTGTCTATACCAATATCC

cNED - CCCCTTCTGAAGCAA

Cui et al., 2011 [11]

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 EV

CCCTGAATGCGGCTAATCC

ATTGTCACCATAAGCAGCCA

aFAM- AACCGACTACTTTGGGTGTCCGTGTTTC

Wolffs et al., 2011 [23]

 HPeV

GTAACASWWGCCTCTGGGSCCAAAAG

GGCCCCWGRTCAGATCCAYAGT

bVIC- CCTRYGGGTACCTYCWGGGCATCCTTC

Nix et al., 2008 [12]

 HBoV

TGCAGACAACGCYTAGTTGTTT

CTGTCCCGCCCAAGATACA

cNED – CCAGGATTGGGTGGAACCTGCAAA

Sanghvi et al., 2012 [22]

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 Flu A

GACCRATCCTGTCACCTCTGAC

AGGGCATTYTGGACAAAKCGTCTA

aFAM – TGCAGTCCTCGCTCACTGGGCACG

WHO, 2009 [22]

 HAdV

GCCCCAGTGGTCTTACATGCACATC

GCCACGGTGGGGTTTCTAAACTT

bVIC – TGCACCAGACCCGGGCTCAGGTACTCCGA

Hammit et al., 2011 [6]

 HMPV A/B

CATCAGGTAATATCCCACAAAATCAG

GTGAATATTAAGGCACCTACACATAATAARA

cNED - TCAGCACCAGACACAC

Sanghvi et al., 2012 [13]

  1. NOTE: The lower limit for the detection of HBoV- 1 DNA copy/ml, HMPV- 30 Rna copies/ml, HPeV- 103 (cell culture infective dose) CCID50 - 104 CCID50, RSV A/B- 2×104copies/μl, HCoV HKU1- 5×103 copies/ml, Flu B- 2.2 Log10 (viral particles) VP/ml, and Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 - 2×101 to 2×copies/ml
  2. aFAM - Detection wavelength - 518 nm; bVIC detection wavelength - 554 nm; cNED detection wavelength 575 nm
  3. dAll the probes were having (non fluorescence quencher) NFQ as quencher at 3’ end