Table 1. Primer sequences used for PCR screening of human pegivirus groups .

Orientation	Position†	Sequence, 5′ → 3′
HHpgV-1/group 2 primers
Sense, outer	4,488	CGTSGTSMTYTGYGACGAGTGCCA
Antisense, outer	5,021	CCRCGCCGCTGCATVCGSAAYGC
Sense, inner	4,723	CAYGYDATCTTYTGYCACTCGAAGG
Antisense, inner	4,900	CRAAGTTBCCDGTGTAGCCDGTGGA
HPgV/group 1 primers
Orientation	Position‡
Sense, outer	3,931	GSGCNATGGGNCCNTAYATGGA
Antisense, outer	4,546	GTNACYTCVACNACCTCCTCYACCA
Sense, inner	4,092	GTGGTNATHTGYGAYGAGTGYCA
Antisense, inner	4,357	TCRCACTCMRCCTTKGARTGRCARAA

*HHpgV, human hepegivirus; HPgV, human pegivirus. 
†Position of 5′ base in the AK-790 genome (GenBank accession no. KT439329).
‡Position of 5′ base in the HPgV Iowa genome (GenBank accession no. AF121950).