Table 1.

Sequences of LAMP primers used for detection of MDV-1 in dust samples

Primer	Sequence (5′-3′)
F3	TTCCCTCTTCTGCCCTCC
B3	TCCTGTTCGGGATCCTCG
FIP	GTAAACCGTCCCCGGCGATGTTTTGGGCATCTTCCCTGCATTG
BIP	CTTTGTCCTGTTGGCCAGGCTCTTTTGACGAGCATAAAGCCTCTCC
LF	TACACGGCTCGGTAACAGGA
LB	CCACATCCGGCTCCGGAGCC

TTTT is a thymidine linker in the FIP and BIP primers

The primers were designed based on the meq gene sequence of the RB1B very virulent plus MDV strain (GenBank accession number AY571783), using Primer Explorer version 4 (NetLaboratory, Tokyo, Japan)