Volume 8, Number 4—April 2002
Research
Introduction of West Nile Virus in the Middle East by Migrating White Storks
Mertyn Malkinson*
, Caroline Banet*, Yoram Weisman*, Shimon Pokamunski†, Roni King‡, Vincent Deubel§, and Marie-Thrse Drouet
, Caroline Banet*, Yoram Weisman*, Shimon Pokamunski†, Roni King‡, Vincent Deubel§, and Marie-Thrse DrouetTable 2
Oligonucleotide primers used for framing the entire West Nile virus (WNV)a genome and the envelope (E) gene, Israel 98—ST1
| Localization in the WNV genome | N° nucleotide at the 5′ end | Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| 5′ -end | 1 | AGTAGTTCGCCTGTGTGAGCTGACAAAC |
| 3′ -end | 10,934 (c) | AGATCCTGTGTTCTCGCACCACCAGCCAC |
| M-gene | 889 | GGATGGATGCTWGGKAGCAAC |
| NS1-gene | 2,557 (c) | CCATCCAAGCCTCCACATC |
(c)=complementary sequence; W=(A+T); K=(G+T).
