TABLE 2.

TaqMan primers and probes evaluated for VZV genotyping

ORF	SNP	Primer (5′-3′)a	Probeb	Identityc
1	685	CGTCGCCATCTGGAGTACTAC-F	VIC-ACCCAGTACGTTGCAT	Non-J
		GCGCAACTGAAAATGCAAATGG-R	FAM-ACCCAGTACATTGCAT	GT J
21	33725	AGGAACATGGGAGAATGTAAATGC-F	VIC-ACGTTTTTACATGATAATG	GT C
		TACGTCTCTGACCGTTGTCGTT-R	FAM-ACATGACAATGTTAAAAT	Non-C
37	66288	CCTACTGGTTTCGATGAAGAACTCA-F	VIC-AAAACGTGTTTTCTATCATT	Non-B
		CTTCGTGTGTTGTAGGGTTAACCTT-R	FAM-AAAACGTGTTTTTTATCATT	GT B
60	101464	TCTTAACCACGATTCCCGATAGC-F	VIC-ACCCCCGGTATCAA	Non-A
		GTATATGAGGCGTGGGACTATGC-R	FAM-CACCCCCTGTATCAA	GT A
62	106262	CGTACACGTGATACTGAGACAAAGC-F	VIC-ATCCCTGGGCCACC	Wild
		GCCGGTTGCTGGTGTTG-R	FAM-ATCCCCGGGCCAC	vOka

^aF, forward primer; R, reverse primer.

^bAllelic changes in the probe are shown in boldface.

^cGT, genotype.