TABLE 1.

Probes used for fluorescence detection of DNA

Probe	Nucleotide sequence (5′ to 3′) and chemistrya
All-CAN-TET	5′-TET AG GGC ATG CCT GTT TGA GCG TC(GA) TT-3′-P
CA-FAM	5′-FAM AT TGC TTG CGG CGG TAA CGT CC-3′-P
CT-TET	5′-TET CA AAA CGC TTA TTT TGC TAG TGG CC-3′-P
CP-HEX	5′-HEX GG TAC AAA CTC CAA AAC TTC TTC CA-3′-P
CG-FAM	5′-FAM TA GGT TTT ACC AAC TCG GTG TT GAT-3′-P
CK-TET	5′-TET AG TGG CCC GAG CGA ACT AGA CTT TT-3′-P

^aEach probe also contained a quencher dye, TAMRA, attached to a linker arm-modified nucleotide near its 3′ end.