Isolation and characterization of a new candidate human inactivated rotavirus vaccine strain from hospitalized children in Yunnan, China: 2010-2013

Table 1 Primer sequences used in reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Primer	Sequence	References
GeneralF	5’- AATGTATGGTATTGAATATACCAC -3’	This study
GeneralR	5’- TAATGATCTTGACCTTTTGGACA -3’	This study
Beg9	5’- GAGAGAATTTCCGTTTGG -3’	[14,15]
End9	5’-GGTCACATCATACAATTCTAACCTAAG -3’	[14,15]

Table 2 Numbers of rotavirus positive samples out of total stool specimens tested in this study. Number within parenthesis represents the percentage of rotavirus positive sample n (%)

	During whole year		During September to February
	Samples tested	Rotavirus positive	Samples tested	Rotavirus positive
September 2010 to August 2011	176	81 (46.0)	164	81 (49.4)
September 2011 to August 2012	102	48 (47.1)	95	48 (50.5)
September 2012 to December 2013	88	48 (54.5)	87	48 (55.2)
Total	366	177 (48.4)	346	177 (51.2)