Table 2 Oligonucleotide primers and probes for common SARS-CoV-2 S gene and B.1.1.7 primer/probe sets.

From: Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in Slovakia using a novel, multiplexed RT-qPCR assay

Oligonucleotide

Sequence

Tm (°C)

Secondary structure potential (kcal/mol)

SARS-CoV-2 S gene—F1

TCTtTtCCAATGTTACTTGGTTC

54.3

 − 1.52

SARS-CoV-2 S gene—R1

AGTAGGGACTGGGTCTTCGAATCT

58.9

 − 0.94

B.1.1.7—F3

GTtACTtGGTTCCATGCTATCTC

56.8

1.11

B.1.1.7—R36

CAACtTTtGTTGTTTTTGtGGTAAGC

58.2

 − 2.26

SARS-CoV-2 S gene/B.1.1.7—P3

AGAGGTTTGATAACCCTGtCCtACCA

61.9

 − 1.97

SARS-CoV-2 S gene/B.1.1.7—P4

TtTGCTTCCACTGAGAAGTCtAACAT

59.0

 − 1.48

  1. Nucleotides in lowercase and bold denote LNA-modified bases.
  2. F forward primer, P probe, R, reverse primer.