Table 1.

Primers used for VP7 genotyping of rotavirus strains

	Primer	Sequence ( 5′-3′)	Position	PCR prouct (bp)	References
First amplification of G-typing as described by Das et al. (13) and Gomara et al. (15)
	9con1L	TAG CTC CTT TTA ATG TAT GGT AT	37–59	895	Das BK et al. (13)
	VP7R	AAC TTG CCA CCA TTT TTT CC	914–932		Gomara MI et al. (15)
First amplification of G-typing as described by Gomara et al. (15)
	VP7F	ATG TAT GGT ATT GAA TAT ACC AC	51–71	881	Gomara MI et al. (15)
	VP7R	AAC TTG CCA CCA TTT TTT CC	914–932		Gomara MI et al. (15)
Second amplification of G-typing as described by Das et al. (13)
G1	9T-1	TCT TGT CAA AGC AAA TAA TG	176–195	158	Das BK et al. (13)
G2	9T-2	GTT AGA AAT GAT TCT CCA CT	262–281	244	Das BK et al. (13)
G3	9T-3P	GTC CAG TTG CAG TGT AGC	484–501	464	Das BK et al. (13)
G4	9T-4	GGG TCG ATG GAA AAT TCT	423–440	403	Das BK et al. (13)
G9	9T-9B	TAT AAA GTC CAT TGC AC	131–147	110	Das BK et al. (13)
Second amplification of G-typing as described by Gouvea et al. (16)
G1	aBT1	CAA GTA CTC AAA TCA ATG ATG G	314–335	618	Gouvea et al. (16)
G2	aCT2	CAA TGA TAT TAA CAC ATT TTC TGT G	411–435	521	Gouvea et al. (16)
G3	G3	ACG AAC TCA ACA CGA GAG G	250–259	682	Gouvea et al. (16)
G4	aDT4	CGT TTC TGG TGA GGA GTT G	480–498	452	Gouvea et al. (16)
G8	aAT8	GTC ACA CCA TTT GTA AAT TCG	178–198	754	Gouvea et al. (16)
G9	aFT9	CTT GAT GTG ACT AYA AAT AC	757–776	179	Gouvea et al. (16)