Table 1.

Primers used for amplifying the NS3, NS5A and NS5B regions

Gene fragments	Primers	5’-3’sequence
NS3	Forward 1	5’-GCCGCGATGCCATCATCC-3’
	Reverse 1	5’-CATTAGAGCGTCTGTTGC-3’
	Forward 2	5’-CTATGGCAAAGCCATCCC-3’
	Reverse 2	5’-GCCAGACTCCCTTGTACCC-3’
NS5A	Forward 1	5’-GTGGAAGTGTCTCAYACG-3’
	Reverse 1	5’-ATGTTYCCGCCCATCTCCTGCCG-3’
	Forward 2	5’-CCCCACGCACTATGTGCC-3’
	Reverse 2	5’-TARAGGGCCATYTTCTCGC-3’
NS5B	Forward 1	5’-TCACAGCTCCCATGYGAGCC-3’
	Reverse 1	5’-CTTYGCAGCTCGACAGGC-3’
	Forward 2	5’-ACCGGGACGTGCTBAAGG-3’
	Reverse 2	5’-GGGGAGCAGGTAGATGCC-3’
	Forward 3	5’-CGCTGYTTTGACTCAACGG-3’
	Reverse 3	5’-ATTGGCCTGGAGTGTTTAGC-3’