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. 2005 Apr;43(4):1699–1705. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1699-1705.2005

TABLE 3.

PCR primers used for VNTR analysis of meningococcal strains in this study

Primer designation Primer sequence (5′→3′) Annealing temp (°C) Product sizea (bp)
VNTR01 F GACGGGTCAAAAGACGGAAG 59 485
VNTR01 R GGCATAATCCTTTCAAAACTTCG
VNTR02 F CTCCCCGATAGGCCCCGAAATACC 57 606
VNTR02 R AAAGCGGCGGGAATGACGAAGAGT
VNTR06 F CCGGCGGCGCGTGATGACTT 63 466
VNTR06 R GCAGAAACCCCGCAGACAGGATGG
VNTR08 F GACCCTGACCGTCGGAAACC 57 312
VNTR08 R ATACCGCCCTGCTGTTGTGC
a

PCR product sizes for VNTR01, -02, and -08 are from N. meningitidis MC58 (GenBank accession no. NC_003112), and that for VNTR06 is from N. meningitidis Z2491 (GenBank accession no. NC_003116).