Table 2.

Sequences of oligonucleotide primers used for the amplification of HCMV genome

Primers	Sequence (5-3)'	Product Length (pb)	Position in the gene	References
IE	tgaggataagcgggagatgt	242	1729–1748	Jiwa N et al. (1989)
	actgaggcaagttctgcagt		1951–1970
gB	Outer
	accaccgcactgaggaatgtcag	150	1942–1966	Darlington et al. (1985)
	tcaatcatgcgtttgaagaggta		2067–2091
	inner
	accaccgcactgaggaatgtcag	100	1967–1989
	tcaatcatgcgtttgaagaggta		2066–2040
LA	cacctgtcaccgctgctatatttgc	400	1967–1989	Demmler G et al. (1998)
	caccacgcagcggcccttgatgttt		2066–2040