Table 1. Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus genes in palm civets*.

Palm civet	Nucleocapsid and polyprotein genes		Sequences detected (GenBank accession nos.)
	Throat swab specimen	Rectal swab specimen
007	+	+	Complete genome (AY572034)
010	+	+	Complete genome (AY572035)
014	+	+	Spike gene (AY572036)
018	+	+	ND
019	+	+	Spike gene (AY572037)
020	+	+	Complete genome (AY572038)

*Nucleocapsid and polyprotein genes were detected by nested reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. Spike gene sequences were determined from rectal swab isolates.+, positive; ND, not detected.