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Table 2 Primer and probe sequences used in the CDC and PAHO RT-qPCR assays

From: Evaluation of a field-deployable reverse transcription-insulated isothermal PCR for rapid and sensitive on-site detection of Zika virus

Name

Sequence (5′ to 3′)

Target

Positiona

Function

Reference

ZIKV914prM

TTGGTCATGATACTGCTGATTGC

prM

nt914–936

RT-qPCR forward primer

Lanciotti et al. [17]

ZIKV990prMc

CCTTCCACAAAGTCCCTATTGC

prM

nt990–969

RT-qPCR reverse primer

Lanciotti et al., [17]

ZIKV965prMFAM

FAM-CGGCATACAGCATCAGGTGCATAGGAG-TAMRA

prM

nt939–965

RT-qPCR forward probe

Lanciotti et al., [17]

ZIKV1165E

CCGCTGCCCAACACAAG

E

nt1165–1181

RT-qPCR forward primer

Lanciottiet al., [17]

ZIKV1241Ec

CCACTAACGTTCTTTTGCAGACAT

E

nt1241–1218

RT-qPCR reverse primer

Lanciotti et al., [17]

ZIKV1216HEX

HEX-AGCCTACCTTGACAAGCARTCAGACACTCAA-BHQ1

E

nt1186–1216

RT-qPCR forward probe

Lanciotti et al., [17]

ZIKV4513NS2B

CTGTGGCATGAACCCAATAG

NS2B

nt4513–4532

RT-qPCR forward primer

Waggoner and Pinsky, [43]

ZIKV4603NS2Bc

ATCCCATAGAGCACCACTCC

NS2B

nt4603–4584

RT-qPCR reverse primer

Waggoner and Pinsky, [43]

ZIKV4558cFAM

FAM-CCACGCTCCAGCTGCAAAGG-TAMRA

NS2B

nt4558–4539

RT-qPCR probe

Waggoner and Pinsky, [43]

  1. aNucleotide position is based on ZIKV PRVABC59 strain (Puerto Rico, 2015), GenBank accession number KX087101.2