TABLE 1.

Primer sequences and probes used in real-time quantitative PCRs

Primer	Sequence
gC (UL44)
Forward	5′-GATGCCGGTTTCGGAATTC-3′
Reverse	5′-CCCATGGAGTAACGCCATATCT-3′
Probe	Fam-ACCCGCATGGAGTTCCGCCTC-Tamra
ICP27 (UL54)
Forward	5′-CGCCAAGAAAATTTCATCGAG-3′
Reverse	5′-ACATCTTGCACCACGCCAG-3′
Probe	Fam-CTGGCCTCCGCCGACGAGAC-Tamra
β-Actin
Forward	5′-CCCCCTGAACCCCAAGG-3′
Reverse	5′-CCGGCGTGTTGAACGTCT-3′
Probe	Fam-CAACCGCGAGAAGATGACCCAGATCA-Tamra