TABLE 3.
Primers used for amplification and subsequent sequencing of mutants.
| Targeted region | Note | Orientation | Primer sequence | Amplicon size (bp) |
| Upstream of UL | Used for sequencing | Forward | ACTCCTGTATCTGATGACC | 334 |
| Reverse | GATACTCCTGACCCTTGC | |||
| Used for detection of the in/del only | Forward | TACAAGGATCAGCATGTG | 185 | |
| Reverse | GCCATTGCTGCCATTGT | |||
| NES776–785 | Forward | GCGAAATGTCCGATCTGAGG | 188 | |
| Reverse | CCCTACTGTGTTATGTGCTC | |||
| NES1015–1023 | Forward | CCTCAGATGATGTTCAGGTG | 156 | |
| Reverse | GCAGCACTCAATGAGGATCC | |||
| NES1093–1104 | Forward | CCGGAAGGCGATCACATCAT | 217 | |
| Reverse | GTCCGTACATTGTCTCCGGT | |||
| ritsu and blind | Used for detection of the in/del only | Forward | GCAGTGGAACAACGAGCAAT | 225 |
| Reverse | TGTGGAATGACAAATGGGT | |||
| Used for detection of the in/del only | forward | CTCCACAAGCTGGGCATT | 132 | |
| Reverse | CTTTAACTCACGTTTGTCCAGC | |||
| Used for sequencing | Forward | GATCACATCATGGAGCCGGTG | 565 | |
| Reverse | TGAGCGAGTTGCGGGGTC | |||
| NES1166–1174 | Forward | CCTCAAGTTCGACGCCAGTG | 238 | |
| Reverse | GTTGCAGTGCTTCGTCTTGG | |||
| Unspliced1387 | Forward | GGCTGGAAATGGATGTGGAC | 280 | |
| Reverse | CTGTCAAACTGAGAGGTGAC |