Table 2.

Primer sequences used for specific PCR

Target genes	Forward sequence	Reverse sequence
Helicase of mimivirus lineage A	5’-ACCTGATCCACATCCCATAACTAAA-3′	5’-GGCCTCATCAACAAATGGTTTCT-3′
DNA polymerase beta of mimivirus lineage B	5’-AGTTCATCCGCACTTGGAGA-3′	5’-TCAACGGATAAAATCCCTGGTACT-3′
DNA polymerase beta of mimivirus lineage C	5′- TCCGAATTCTATGAGGGAGAGA-3′	5’-TGTTCCTTTTTGGGAGAACCA-3′
Main protein of the capsid of the family Mimiviridae	5’-ACTTTATTATCATTATCAGCGAATA-3’	5’-GCTCTTAACCCTGAAGAACA-3’
Main protein of the capsid of the family Marseilleviridae	5’-CTTTTGCACCTGCTTCATGA-3’	5’-GCGGTAACCCTCCCACTTAT-3’
Main protein of the capsid of pandoravirus	5’-GGATGGCTCGACGTCTCTT-3’	5’-CCTYGGTRAGCAMAGGCAAC-3’
Main protein of the capsid of cedratvirus	5′- AGAGTATGCTCGCAACCACC-3’	5’-CACGTTAAGGCCGGGGTAAT −3’