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. 2012 Mar;50(3):977–987. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00200-11

Table 1.

Primers and probes used at laboratory 1

Pathogen identifieda and primer/probe Primer/probe sequence (5′ → 3′) Concn (nM) Comments Target gene,b position (comment)
INF-A Pan-INF-A PCR
    Primer 1 AAG ACC AAT CCT GTC ACC TCT GA 900 M1/2, 169–191
    Primer 2 CAA AGC GTC TAC GCT GCA GTC C 900 M1/2, 263–242
    Probe TTT GTG TTC ACG CTC ACC GTG CC 150 M1/2, 209–231
INF-B
    Primer 1 AAA TAC GGT GGA TTA AAC AAA AGC AA 300 HA, 970–995
    Primer 2 CCA GCA ATA GCT CCG AAG AAA 300 HA, 1119–1139
    Probe CAC CCA TAT TGG GCA ATT TCC TAT GGC 100 HA, 1024–1050
PIV-1
    Primer 1 TGA TTT AAA CCC GGT AAT TTC TCA T 900 HN, 375–399
    Primer 2 CCT TGT TCC TGC AGC TAT TAC AGA 900 HN, 456–433
    Probe ACG ACA ACA GGA AAT C 100 HN, 413–428
PIV-2
    Primer 1 AGG ACT ATG AAA ACC ATT TAC CTA AGT GA 300 F and HN, 2852–2880
    Primer 2 AAG CAA GTC TCA GTT CAG CTA GAT CA 900 F and HN, 3006–2983
    Probe ATC AAT CGC AAA AGC TGT TCA GTC ACT GCT ATA C 75 F and HN, 2885–2918
PIV-3
    Primer 1 TGA TGA AAG ATC AGA TTA TGC AT 900 HN, 840–862
    Primer 2 CCG GGA CAC CCA GTT GTG 300 HN, 1088–1071
    Probe TGG ACC AGG GAT ATA CTA CAA AGG CAA AAT AAT ATT TCT C 75 HN, 984–1023
RSV RSV A+B PCRc
    Primer A1 AGA TCA ACT TCT GTC ATC CAG CAA 900 N, 53–76 (serotype A)
    Primer A2 TTC TGC ACA TCA TAA TTA GGA GTA TCA AT 900 N, 136–108 (serotype A)
    Primer B1 AAG ATG CAA ATC ATA AAT TCA CAG GA 300 N, 164–189 (serotype B)
    Primer B2 TGA TAT CCA GCA TCT TTA AGT ATC TTT ATA GTG 300 N, 266–234 (serotype B)
    Probe A CAC CAT CCA ACG GAG CAC AGG AGA T 58.3 N, 80–104 (serotype A)
    Probe B TTC CCT TCC TAA CCT GGA CAT AGC ATA TAA CAT ACC T 66.7 N, 231–195 (serotype B)
HRV Pan-Rhino PCR
    Primer 1 GCC TGC GTG GCT GCC 300 Polyprotein, 88–102 (A strain)
    Primer 2 CCT GCG TGG CGG CC 300 Polyprotein, 122–135 (B strain)
    Primer 3 ACG GAC ACC CAA AGT AGT TGG T 300 Polyprotein, 286–265 (A strain)
    Primer 4 ACG GAC ACC CAA AGT AGT CGG T 300 Polyprotein, 318–297 (B strain)
    Probe A TCC GGC CCC TGA ATG TGG CTA A 100 Polyprotein, 175–196 (A strain)
    Probe B TCC GGC CCC TGA ATG CGG CTA A 100 Polyprotein, 207–228 (B strain)
HCOV 229E, NL63, OC43
    Primer 1 CAG TCA AAT GGG CTG ATG CA 300 N, 154–173 (229E)
    Primer 2 CAA AGG GCT ATA AAG AGA ATA AGG TAT TCT 300 N, 231–201 (229E)
    Primer 3 GCG TGT TCC TAC CAG AGA GGA 50 N, 157–177 (NL63)
    Primer 4 GCT GTG GAA AAC CTT TGG CA 300 N, 275–256 (NL63)
    Primer 5 CGA TGA GGC TAT TCC GAC TAG GT 900 N, 577–599 (OC43)
    Primer 6 CCT TCC TGA GCC TTC AAT ATA GTA ACC 900 N, 652–626 (OC43)
    Probe A CCC TGA CGA CCA CGT TGT GGT TCA 100 N, 199–176 (229E)
    Probe B ATG TTA TTC AGT GCT TTG GTC CTC GTG AT 100 N, 180–208 (NL63)
    Probe C TCC GCC TGG CAC GGT ACT CCC T 125 N, 601–622 (OC43)
HADV Pan-Adeno PCR
    Primer 1 TTT GAG GTG GAY CCM ATG GA 225 Hexon, xd
    Primer 2 TTT GAG GTY GAY CCC ATG GA 225 Hexon, yd
    Primer 4 AGA ASG GSG TRC GCA GGT A 225 Hexon, x + 105d
    Primer 5 AGA ASG GTG TRC GCA GAT A 225 Hexon, y + 105d
    Probe A ACC ACG TCG AAA ACT TCG AA 100 Hexon, x + 45d
    Probe B ACC ACG TCG AAA ACT TCA AA 100 Hexon, y + 45d
    Probe C ACA CCG CGG CGT CA 100 Hexon, x/y + 80d
M. pneumoniae
    Primer 1 GGT CAA TCT GGC GTG GAT CT 50 P1, 3967–3986
    Primer 2 TGG TAA CTG CCC CAC AAG C 300 P1, 4032–4014
    Probe TCC CCC GTT GAA AAA GTG AGT GGG T 125 P1, 3988–4012
L. pneumophila
    Primer 1 GCA ATG TCA ACA GCA ATG GC 300 MIP, 13–32
    Primer 2 CGG CAC CAA TGC TAT AAG ACA A 300 MIP, 94–73
    Probe CAA CCG ATG CCA CAT CAT TAG CTA CAG ACA 100 MIP, 35–64
C. pneumoniae
    Primer 1 AAA CAA TTT GCA TGA AGT CTG AGA A 900 MOMP, 756–732
    Primer 2 TCC GCA TTG CTC AGC C 300 MOMP, 631–646
    Probe TAA ACT TAA CTG CAT GGA ACC CTT CTT TAC TAG G 75 MOMP, 667–700
a

INF, influenza virus; PIV, parainfluenza virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; HRV, human rhinovirus; HCOV, human coronavirus; HADV, human adenovirus.

b

M1/2, matrix 1 and 2; HA, hemagglutinin; HN, hemagglutinin-neuraminidase; F, fusion; N, nucleoprotein; P1, cytadhesin; MIP, macrophage infectivity potentiator; MOMP, major outer membrane protein.

c

See reference 18a.

d

Start position differs with serotype.