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Table 1 Primer sequences and protocols for PCR amplification of complete coding SH gene with flanking non-coding sequence (316 nucleotides) and complete coding HN protein sequences. Nucleotide positions are relative to AF338106 (major component Jeryl-Lynn of live vaccine). The M13 primer binding sites used for sequencing are marked in bold

From: Mumps: MMR vaccination and genetic diversity of mumps virus, 2007–2011 in Catalonia, Spain

Primer Name

Primer Sequence (5′ - 3′)

Position (AF338106)

Amplification PCR Protocol

 Outer PCR reactions

  MuV_0Fa

CAAAACAAATCATATCAAYACAATATCAAG

6105–6134

  MuV_0Fb

GGCTTAYATTGCRACYAAAGA

6066–6086

  MuV_0Rab

TARGAGTATCTCATTTAGGCC

8464–8444

  Thermal profile: 45 °C × 30 min - 95 °C ×  15 min - 40 cycles (94 °C ×  30 s - 50 °C ×  1 min - 68 °C ×  3 min) - 68 °C ×  10 min

 Inner PCR reactions

  MuV_SH_1F

TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTTCRAGTAGTGTCGATGATCTCAT

6130–6152

  MuV_SH_1R

CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCTTRCTCAAGCCTTGRTCATT

6810–6791

  MuV_HN_2F

TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTTYCGRACCTGYTTCCGAATA

6699–6718

  MuV_HN_2R

CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCACTGTTGCAATYGAGCAG

7359–7342

  MuV_HN_3F

TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTCATAATGTRATTAATGCCAACTG

7196–7218

  MuV_HN_3R

CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCCACCAGCTRGTACTYCTCTG

7893–7874

  MuV_HN_4F

TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTTGYATTYCTDGTCTGTGCYTG

7744–7764

  MuV_HN_4R

CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCGCCATTCTGGCCTGTT

8442–8427

  Thermal profile: 95 °C × 5 min - 35 cycles (95 °C ×  30 s - 50 °C ×  30 s - 72 °C ×  1 min) - 72 °C ×  10 min

 Sequencing protocol

  M13F

TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGT

  M13R

CAGGAAACAGCTATGACC

  Thermal profile: 96 °C ×  1 min - 30 cycles (96 °C ×  10 s - 50 °C ×  5 s - 60 °C ×  4 min)