Table 1 Primer used in the present study

KHV detection
Primer Sequence Reference Product size (bp)
TK F 5’-GGGTTACCTGTACGAG-3’ OIE (2013) 409
TK R 5’-CACCCAGTAGATTATGC-3’
SphI-5 F 5’-GACACCACATCTGCAAGGAG-3’ OIE (2013) 292
SphI-5 R 5’-GACACATGTTACAATGGTCGC-3’
Real time PCR
Primer Sequence Accession No.
IL-12p35 F 5’-TGCTTCTCTGTCTCTGTGATGGA-3’ AJ580354
IL-12p35 R 5’-CACAGCTGCAGTCGTTCTTGA-3’
INF ɑβ F 5’-GGCAGATATGGGACGGTGAG-3’ EC393381
INF ɑβ R 5’-GTCCTCCACCTCAGCTTTGTC-3’
TLR 9 F 5’-GGAGACCACTCTGTTTGGAAG-3’ GU809229
TLR 9 R 5’-CGGCATCGTTCTTGTTGTC-3’
β –actin F 5’-TCACACCACAGCCGAGAG-3’ M24113
β –actin R 5’-CAGGGAGGAGGAGGAAGCAG-3’