Viral load was quantified in capsid gene copy number units using the qRT-PCR method essentially as described previously [14 (link)]. Reactions were performed in duplicate using the SensiFAST SYBR No-ROX One-Step kit (Bioline, Alexandra, NSW, Australia) on a BioRad CFX96/C1000 thermal cycler platform using the primers RHDV-RT2_fw 5’-ACCCAGTACGGCACRGGCTCCCAACCAC-3′ and RHDV-RT2_rv 5’-CTATCTCCATGAAACCAGATGCAAAGGT-3′ [15 (link)].
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