Research Article

Molecular Detection of Equine Herpesvirus Types 1 and 4 Infection in Healthy Horses in Isfahan Central and Shahrekord Southwest Regions, Iran

Table 1

Primer sequence used for detection of EHV-1 and EHV-4 genes in horses blood.

VirusPrimer sequenceSize (base pair)Annealing temperatureGenBank accession numbers

EHV-1F: 5′-GCAAACAACAGAGGGTCGATAGAAG-3′34265°CJQ692316
R: 5′-GTCGATGTCGTAAAACCTGAGAG-3′

EHV-4F: 5′-TATTGTTTCCGCCACTCTTGACG-3′50866°CJX416462
R: 5′-GTAGAATCGGAGGGCGTGAAGC-3′

Key: EHV-1: equine herpesvirus type 1; EHV-4: equine herpesvirus type 4.