Table 1

Primer and probe sequences selected from the large T region of each polyomavirus genome

Virus oligonucleotideSequence (5'–3')Nucleotide positions
BKV ForwardTGA CTA AGA AAC TGG TGT AGA TCA4361–4384
BKV ReverseYTCC TT TAAT GA AAA ATG GGA4505–4525
BKV ProbeFAM AGT GTT GAG AAT CTG CTG TTG CTT C BHQ-14437–4461
JCV ForwardACT GAG GAA TGC ATG CAG A4363–4381
JCV ReverseGGT GGA ATA CAT TTA ATG AGA AGT4509–4532
JCV ProbeCy5 TAG GTG GGG TAG AGT GTT GGG ATC BHQ-34425–4448
  • BKV, BK polyomavirus, GenBank accession no. NC_001538; JCV, JC polyomavirus, GenBank accession no. NC_001699.