Primer

Sequence^a (5’-3’)

Position (strain, GenBank accession number)

[P]G type

12G470

AATATTGTGTTAATACAGTACCAA

460-483 (L26, M58290)

G12

12G700

ACCTCTTCAAAKGTTGTGAC

701-682 (L26, M58290)

G12

12Gz

(ROX^c)AGCGTTAGATGTYTCAGAACTTGCGCT(BHQ2^b)

492-515 (L26, M58290)

G12

9G80

CTAACCTTTCTGATATCAATAGT

76-98 (WI61, AB180969)

G9

9G170

AGGTGATGCAATAACAATAAGTA

185-164 (WI61, AB180969)

G9

9G130

(ROX)CACTAACTAGTGCGATGGACT(BHQ2)

122-142 (WI61, AB180969)

G9

6P160

TTGGARTCATGGRGAAGTG

156-174 (ST3, L33895)

[P]6

6P270

CTTGTTGATYAGTTGGATTCAA

280-259 (ST3, L33895)

[P]6

6Pz200

(ROX)CAACRATAGARCCAGTACTCGATGGT(BHQ2)

185-210 (ST3, L33895)

[P]6