Patent ID: 8168387

Claim:
Two pairs of oligonucleotides for amplifying two target sequences located, respectively, in the H5 gene and in the N1 gene of the genome of the Influenza A virus, the pair of oligonucleotides for amplifying the H5 gene consisting of: a first oligonucleotide comprising a target binding sequence consisting of SEQ ID No. 1 or the sequence fully complementary thereto, and a second oligonucleotide comprising a target binding sequence consisting of SEQ ID No. 2 or the sequence fully complementary thereto, while the pair of oligonucleotides for amplifying the N1 gene consists of: a first oligonucleotide comprising a target binding sequence consisting of SEQ ID No. 3 or the sequence fully complementary thereto, and a second oligonucleotide comprising a target binding sequence consisting of SEQ ID No. 4 or the sequence fully complementary thereto.