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Table 1 Primers used for HEV quantification, genotyping, and complete genome sequencing

From: A new hepatitis E virus genotype 2 strain identified from an outbreak in Nigeria, 2017

Primera

Sequence (5′-3′)

Locationb

Use

Reference

HEV-07_f

GGTGGTTTCTGGGGTGAC

5261–5278

HEV-1 to HEV-4 quantification

[18]

HEV-TM3_f

FAM-TGATTCTCAGCCCTTCGC-MGB

5284–5301

HEV-08_r

AGGGGTTGGTTGGATGAA

5330–5313

HEV-38_f

GARGCYATGGTBGAGAARG

4084–4102

HEV-1 to HEV-4 genotyping in ORF1

[18]

HEV-39_r

GCCATRTTCCARACRGTRTTCC

4622–4601

HEV-37_f

GGTTYCGYGCYATTGARAARG

4277–4297

HEV-27_r

TCRCCRGARTGYTTCTTCC

4583–4565

HEV-30_f

CCGACAGAATTRATTTCGTCGG

6296–6317

HEV-1 to HEV-4 genotyping in ORF2

HEV-32_f

GTCTCRGCCAATGGCGAGCCRRC

6350–6372

HEV-31_r

GTYTTRGARTACTGCTGR

6750–6733

HEV-266_f

GCARGCTGCTCTRGCWGCGGC

78–98

HEV-2 complete genome sequencing

This study

HEV-274_f

TGGTGGTTAGGCCTTTTCTCTC

122–143

HEV-275_f

CCGATCCAGCGTGTCATACATA

223–244

HEV-267_r

GGRGCWGWRTACCARCGCTG

392–373

HEV-268_f

AYCTYCGYGGYATTAGCTAYAAGG

1055–1078

HEV-276_r

CGTTGATGGCAAATTGTGAGGT

1178–1157

HEV-277_f

ATCTCTCGTCTCTACAGCTGGT

1246–1267

HEV-278_f

GGGCCGTCAGTTGCAATTTTAT

1299–1320

HEV-283_f

GTAGCTGCCGGACTATTGCT

1397–1416

HEV-270_r

ARCCACYKCATAAARCARC

1457–1439

HEV-284_f

ACCAGGGCCATGACAATGAG

1508–1527

HEV-285_r

GAGGCCTGGTCAGCAACTAG

2186–2164

HEV-271_f

AACCCMAAGAGGCUYGAGGC

2620–2639

HEV-272_f

GCCTGGGARCGKAAYCAYCG

2734–2753

HEV-279_f

TGTTCAACGTAGGATGATCCGG

2833–2812

HEV-280_f

TTTGAGCATACTGGTCTGGTCC

3220–3241

HEV-273_r

CARCGRUGKGURACAUGCCACC

3296–3275

HEV-235_r

CYGCCTGGGTGAACACTAG

3421–3403

HEV-265_f

ATGGGGACGCCTATGATGAATC

4337–4358

HEV-282_r

TTCTGGGTCGAGTCAAACTCAG

4439–4418

HEV-281_r

CACTCCTCCATAATAGCGCACT

4481–4460

HEV-286_f

TTCTGCTGTTGCTCCTCCTG

5169–5188

HEV-301_f

AGACGTCTGGTGTTGCTGAG

5937–5956

HEV-288_r

TTTACTGTCGGCTCGGCATT

6384–6365

HEV-287_r

GCTGGGCATTCTCCACAGAT

6413–6394

HEV-233_f

GCCTSTTTTGTGATGCGCG

6755–6773

  1. aForward primer designations end with _f; reverse primer designations end with _r
  2. bNumbering is according the HEV prototype strain Burma (GenBank accession No. M73218)