Table 1.

Primers used in this study

Primers for hlb gene	Sequence	Amplicon size
Described in the literature [11]	5′-GTGCACTTACTGACAATAGTGC-3′	309 bp
	5′-GTTGATGAGTAGCTACCTTCAGT-3′
Newly designed	5′-GACGAAAATCAAGCGGAA-3′	734 bp
	5′-TCTAAATACTCTGGCGCAC-3′