Table 3.

Primers for amplification of the glycoprotein B gene

Primer set	Name of primer	PCR round	Sequence 5'- 3'	Product length $ (bp)
RH-gB	2759s	1	CCTCCCAGGTTCARTWYGCMTAYGA	700
	2762as		CCGTTGAGGTTCTGAGTGTARTARTTRTAYTC
	2760s	2	AAGATCAACCCCAC(N/I#)AG(N/I)GT(N/I)ATG	500
	2761as		GTGTAGTAGTTGTACTCCCTRAACAT(N/I)GTYTC
LC-gB	2753s	1	CCATCCAGATCCARTWYGC(N/I)TAYGA	650
	2756as		GATGTTCTGCGCCTRRWARTTRTA
	2754s	2	TGGCTGCCAAGCG(N/I)(N/I)T(N/I)GG(N/I)GA	460
	2755as		GATGTTCTGCGCCTGRWARTTRTAYTC
CM-gB	2743s	1	CGCAAATCGCAGA(N/I)KC(N/I)TGGTG	330
	2746as		TGGTTGCCCAACAG(N/I)ATYTCRTT
	2744s	2	TTCAAGGAACTCAGYAARAT(N/I)AAYCC	250
	2745as		CGTTGTCCTC(N/I)CC(N/I)ARYTG(N/I)CC
CM-MDBP	3730s	1	TGTGGCTTCTCATGCTTvCA[n/i]TT[n/i]TG	560
	3730as		GTTGAGGCTCCG[n/i]TCsAC[n/i]CC
	3731s	2	CTATCTCGAGCATCG[n/i]TTyCAyAAC	350
	3731as		AAAAGTACCCAATCTG[n/i]CCrAAsTG

^# I = Inosine

^$ approximate values