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Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.2)
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Used in nasopharyngeal swab collection to maintain the neutral pH of samples.
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2
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EDTA tubes
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Used for collecting blood samples to prevent coagulation.
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3
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Sterile normal saline
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Used to prepare 10% suspensions of fecal samples.
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4
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QIAamp MinElute Virus Spin Kit (QIAGEN)
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Used for extracting viral nucleic acid from nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA), nasopharyngeal swab (NPS), and plasma samples.
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5
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QIAamp Viral RNA Mini Kit (QIAGEN)
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Used for extracting viral RNA from the fecal sample suspensions.
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6
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Nested-PCR primers
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Used for detecting HBoV DNA in samples. Primer sequences are specific for human bocavirus, targeting the VP1 region.
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7
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Taq DNA polymerase (NEB)
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Enzyme used in PCR to amplify HBoV DNA.
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8
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dNTPs
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Nucleotide mixture used in PCR reactions for DNA synthesis.
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9
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Thermopol reaction buffer (NEB)
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Buffer solution used to provide optimal conditions for PCR.
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10
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Ethidium bromide
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Used to stain DNA in agarose gels for visualization under UV light.
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11
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Geneaid Gene pHlow Gel/PCR Kit
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Used for purification of PCR amplicons from agarose gels.
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12
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DNA sequencing service (Macrogen)
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Used for sequencing purified PCR amplicons for phylogenetic analysis.
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