Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Dispatch
Human Parainfluenza Type 4 Infections, Canada
Marie-Louise Vachon*†, Natasha Dionne*†, Éric Leblanc*†, Danielle Moisan‡, Michel G. Bergeron*†, and Guy Boivin*†
Table 1
Cell lines used for viral culture and primers used for HPIV-4 PCR testing
| Cell lines | Oligonucleotide sequences (5´–3´) | Target genes |
|---|---|---|
| Mink lung | ATGGGTGTCAAAGGTTTATC | Fusion |
| Human foreskin fibroblast | (forward) | |
| Human lung carcinoma (A-549) | ||
| Vero | AATTATGCAGATTGTAACTGTC | |
| Hep-2 | (reverse) | |
| Human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) | ATGGTGAAAAGAACATGGAG | Hemagglutinin-neuraminidase |
| Transformed human kidney 293 | (forward) | |
| Human colon adenocarcinoma (HT-29) | TGGAGTATCCAGCAGTAAGA | |
| Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) | (reverse) | |
| Tertiary monkey kidney (LLC-MK2) |
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