Table 1.

Sequence of oligonucleotides used as primers in the RT-PCR and PCR to identify infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) and IBV serotypes

Primer	Sequence (5′-3′)	Amplication fragment (bp)	References
XCE2+	5′-CACTGGTAATTTTTCAGATGG-3′	466	Adzhar et al. 1997
XCE2-	5′-CCTCTATAAACACCCTTGCA-3′	466	Adzhar et al. 1997
XCE3-	5′-CAGATTGCTTACAACCACC-3′		Adzhar et al. 1997
DCE1+	5′-TTCCAATTATATCAAACCAGC-3′	217	Adzhar et al. 1997
MCE1+	5′-AATACTACTTTTACGTTACAC-3′	295	Adzhar et al. 1997
BCE1+	5′-AGTAGTTTTGTGTATAAACCA-3′	154	Adzhar et al. 1997