Table 1.

Oligonucleotide sequences used. The underlined regions of the sequence indicate the “stem” which keeps the hairpin closed in the absence of target RNA. CAL indicates the position of a CAL Fluor Red 590 dye which is a TAMRA equivalent

Name	Sequence 5′ → 3′
RSV probe	[C6Thiol]TTTTTTTTTTCGACGAAAAATGGGGCAAATACGTCG[CAL]
FemA target	ACGCTCACTATGAGTTAAAGCTTGCTGAAGGTTATGA
RSV target	TTTTTTATTTGCCCCATTTTTTTTTT
RSV primer1	GCTCTTAGCAAAGTCAAGTTGAATGA
RSV primer2	TGCTCCGTTGGATGGTGTATT
GAPDH primer1	GGTGGTCTCCTCTGACTTC
GAPDH primer2	CTCTTCCTCTTGTGCTCTTG