Table 2 Oligonucleotide primers for capsular typing
| Primer name | Sequence | Band size (bp) |
|---|---|---|
|
Ia-F Ia-R |
GGTCAGACTGGATTAATGGTATGC GTAGAAATAGCCTATATACGTTGAATGC | 521 |
|
Ib-F Ib-R |
TAAACGAGAATGGAATATCACAAACC GAATTAACTTCAATCCCTAAACAATATCG | 770 |
|
II-F II-R |
GCTTCAGTAAGTATTGTAAGACGATAG TTCTCTAGGAAATCAAATAATTCTATAGGG | 397 |
|
III-F III-R |
TCCGTACTACAACAGACTCATCC AGTAACCGTCCATACATTCTATAAGC | 1826 |
|
IV-F IV-R |
GGTGGTAATCCTAAGAGTGAACTGT CCTCCCCAATTTCGTCCATAATGGT | 578 |
|
V-F V-R |
GAGGCCAATCAGTTGCACGTAA AACCTTCTCCTTCACACTAATCCT | 701 |
|
VI-F VI-R |
GGACTTGAGATGGCAGAAGGTGAA CTGTCGGACTATCCTGATGAATCTC | 487 |
|
VII-F VII-R |
CCTGGAGAGAACAATGTCCAGAT GCTGGTCGTGATTTCTACACA | 371 |
|
VIII-F VIII-R |
AGGTCAACCACTATATAGCGA TCTTCAAATTCCGCTGACTT | 282 |