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Table 1 Primers and probes used to detect TSPyV and MCPyV

From: Merkel cell polyomavirus and trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus DNAs and antibodies in blood among the elderly

Virus

Primers & probes sequence (5′-->3′)

Region

Amplicon size

MCPyV

FWD-CCACAGCCAGAGCTCTTCCT

LT

140

REV-TGGTGGTCTCCTCTCTGCTACTG

FAM-TCCTTCTCAGCGTCCCAGGCTTCA-TAMRA

MCPyV

FWD-TGCCTCCCACATCTGCAAT

VP1

59

REV-GTGTCTCTGCCAATGCTAAATGA

6FAM-TGTCACAGGTAATATC-MGBNFQ

TSPyV

FWD-TGTGTTTGGAAACCAGAATCATTTG

LT

140

REV-TGCTACCTTGCTATTAAATGTGGAG

FAM-TTCTTCTTCCTCCTCATCCTCCACCTCAAT-BHQ1

TSPyV

FWD-AGTCTAAGGACAACTATGGTTACAG

VP1

140

REV-ATTACAGGTTAGGTCCTCATTCAAC

FAM-ACAGCAGTGACCAGGACAAGCCTACTTCTG-BHQ1

Tail Sequence

AACTGACTAAACTAGGTGCCACGTCGTGAAAGTCTGACAAGTGTCTCTGCCAA TGCTAAATGA