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. 2020 Oct 7;8:e10180. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10180

Table 1. Primers and probes that have been recommended by the U.S.CDC to detect SARS-CoV-2 by rRT-PCR.

Gene target Description Oligonucleotide Sequence (5′>3′) Label
2019-nCoV_N1 2019-nCoV_N1 Forward Primer 5′-GAC CCC AAA ATC AGC GAA AT-3′ None
2019-nCoV_N1 Reverse Primer 5′-TCT GGT TAC TGC CAG TTG AAT CTG-3′ None
2019-nCoV_N1 Probe 5′-FAM-ACC CCG CAT TAC GTT TGG TGG ACC-BHQ1-3′ FAM, BHQ-1
2019-nCoV_N2 2019-nCoV_N2 Forward Primer 5′-TTA CAA ACA TTG GCC GCA AA-3′ None
2019-nCoV_N2 Reverse Primer 5′-GCG CGA CAT TCC GAA GAA-3′ None
2019-nCoV_N2 Probe 5′-FAM-ACA ATT TGC CCC CAG CGC TTC AG-BHQ1-3′ FAM, BHQ-1
RNAse P RNAse P Forward Primer 5′-AGA TTT GGA CCT GCG AGC G-3′ None
RNAse P Reverse Primer 5′-GAG CGG CTG TCT CCA CAA GT-3′ None
RNAse P Probe 5′-FAM—TTC TGA CCT GAA GGC TCT GCG CG—BHQ-1-3′ FAM, BHQ-1