TABLE 1.
Oligonucleotide probes used in this study
| Probe | Nucleotide sequencesa | Refer-ence |
|---|---|---|
| emm1 | 5" TTC TAT AAC TTC CCT AGG ATT ACC ATC ACC 3" | 5 |
| emm2 | 5" TGC TTC TTT TTT GAC AGG GAC AGG GTT CTT 3" | 5 |
| emm3 | 5" CAT GTC TAG GAA ATC CTC CAT TAA CAC TCC 3" | 5 |
| emm4 | 5" CCA CGC TGA ATC AGC CTC AGG CTT TTT AAT 3" | 6 |
| emm5 | 5" CGG GTC ATT TAT TGT ACC CCT AGT CAC GGC 3" | 5 |
| emm6 | 5" TGC TTT GTC CGG GTT TTC TAC CGT CCC CCT 3" | 5 |
| emm8 | 5" TCG TTA TTA GAA ATA CTA TGA GAT TTT GGG 3" | 6 |
| emm12 | 5" ACG TTG TTT TTC TGC GAC TAA ATC ACT ATG 3" | 5 |
| emm18 | 5" CGT CTT TAT TGT CTG CTG TAG CTC GAG TAA 3" | 5 |
| emm24 | 5" TTC TTG TAC TTT TTC CAG AGT ATC TGT CTG 3" | 5 |
| isp | 5"CCG TAT CTT TAG CGC ACT CGA GGA CAA TTT GCG AGA TTA G 3" | 3 |
a
For emm oligonucleodide probes, the sequences are complementary to the coding strand of the N-terminal region of the corresponding emm gene sequences.