TABLE 1.

VZV primers used in this study

VZV gene	Primer sequence
	Forward	Reverse
ORF4	5′-CTC GTA CTC TCC CCG AAC TG-3′	5′-CTA AAA CAC CGG CCA GAC AT-3′
ORF10	5′-ATT TTC CTG GCG TTT GTA CG-3′	5′-AGG CAG ACG CTG TTA GTG GT-3′
ORF14	5′-GGA ACT CGA CGG ACC TAT CA-3′	5′-CCC AAT GTC CCA AGG ATA GA-3′
ORF21	5′-GTT GGA CCC GAC TGG ATA AA-3′	5′-TTT AAA CGC CAT ACC CCA AA-3′
ORF29	5′-TCT TGT GAA CCA AGC CAT GA-3′	5′-CGT GTG GGC TTT AAT TGG AT-3′
ORF31	5′-CGT GGG ATT ATT GGT TTT GG-3′	5′-CGA CGG TTC AGT GTT TTG TG-3′
ORF37	5′-GCT CAT TCT TCC TCC AGC TGT CC-3′	5′-CAG TGC GAC CGT CTC TAT GA-3′
ORF60	5′-TCG GGA ATC GTG GTT AAG AC-3′	5′-TTT CCG GGA TAT TTG TGG AA-3′
ORF61	5′-CAA ACC TGG ACC TGG AAA GA-3′	5′-GAA ATA AAC GGC GCT TAG CA-3′
ORF62	5′-CCT TGG AAA CCA CAT GAT CGT-3′	5′-AGC AGA AGC CTC CTC GAC AA-3′
ORF63	5′-TGA AGA CGA TAG CGA CGA TG-3′	5′-TCC CCG TCT CGA TAA CAA TC-3′
ORF66	5′-GCA ACC TCC CCA TAT GTG AC-3′	5′-TTC CAG CCC AGC CAT AAT AC-3′
ORF67	5′-TCC ACG TTA CCC GAA AAG TC-3′	5′-GGA TTC TGG TGT CGC ATT TT-3′
ORF68	5′-CCC CGT AAA CCC CGG AAC GT-3′	5′-CCC GTG ACT CCC TCC AAT CGC-3′