Table 1. Nucleotide sequences of primer sets used to amplify tax and long terminal repeat sequences of simian T-lymphotropic virus–3 (Cmo8699AB and Cni7867AB)*.

Region	Primer set	Forward primer and sequence (5′ → 3′)	Reverse primer and sequence (5′ → 3′)	bp
tax	Outer	8699TF1 GTACCCTGTCTACGTTTTCGGCGAT	PGTAXR1 GAIGAYTGIASTACYAAAGATGGCTG	779
	Inner	8699TF2 TTACTGGCCACCTGTCCTGAACAC	PGTAXR2 TTIGGGYAIGGICCGGAAATCAT	658
	Outer	P5TAXF3† CCCTCAAGGTCCTCACCCCGCCGC	P5TAXR3 TAACGGCCAGGTCATTGGAGGTGT	244
	Inner	P5TAXF2† AAGTTCCTCCCTCCTTCTTCCATG	P5TAXR1 TGGTAGAGGTATAAGCACACGATGGTG	174
tax-LTR	Outer	8699TF6 CATCCGGACCAACTAGGGGCCTTC	PGTATA1+2R1 TCCTGAACYGTCYYYRCGCTTTTATAG	721
	Inner	8699TF7‡ AACAAAAATCCCTACCAAACGCTT	PGTATA1+2R1 TCCTGAACYGTCYYYRCGCTTTTATAG	695
	Inner	8699TF8§ CAGCCCACCCGCGCACCAGTAATT	PGTATA1+2R1 TCCTGAACYGTCYYYRCGCTTTTATAG	589
LTR	Outer	8699LF3 CTCTGACGTCTCTCCCTGCCTTGT	PGPBSR1n ATCCCGGACGAGCCCCCA	612
	Inner	8699LF4 CCGGAAAAAACCTTAAACCACCCA	PGPBSR1n ATCCCGGACGAGCCCCCA	585

*bp, base pair; LTR, long terminal repeat; I, inosine; S, G/C; Y, T/C; R, A/G. Nonhuman primates are coded as follows: the first letter of the genus is followed by the first 2 letters of the species name: Cmo, Cercopithecus mona; Cni, C. nictitans. The last 2 letters in the code indicate the study site: AB, Abat.
†Primers used to screen human peripheral blood mononuclear cell DNA for simian T-lymphotropic virus-3 (Cmo8699AB)–like tax sequences.
‡Primer set used for Cni7867AB.
§Primer set used for Cmo8699AB.