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Omicron-specific diagnostic primers and probes for RT-PCR assay



Probe list
Probe ID Probe sequence Start-Stop Tm (C)
1TTGATAACCCTGTCCTACCATTTAATGA230-25761.3
2ACCAATGGTACTAAGAGGTTTGATAACC211-23861.3
3CGGCTTTAGAACCATTGGTAGATTTGCC653-68065.56

Primer ID Primer sequence Start-Stop Tm (C) Probe Product-length
F1
R1
TTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACC
CTTATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
193-213
299-272
58.37
57.99
1 106
F2
R2
TTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACC
ATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
193-213
293-272
58.37
55.16
1 100
F3
R3
TTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACC
TCTTATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAGC
193-213
300-271
58.37
60.89
1 107
F4
R4
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
ATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
192-212
293-272
57.73
55.16
1 101
F5
R5
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
TCTTATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
192-212
300-272
57.73
58.96
1 108
F6
R6
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
ATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
192-212
296-272
57.73
56.38
1 104
F7
R7
GGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
TATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAGC
191-212
294-271
60.24
57.75
1 103
F8
R8
GGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
CTTATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
191-212
299-272
60.24
57.99
1 108
F9
R9
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACC
TCTTATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
192-213
300-272
59.89
58.96
1 108
F10
R10
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
TTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAGC
192-212
295-271
57.73
58.33
1 103
F11
R11
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACC
ATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAGC
192-213
293-271
59.89
57.87
1 101
F12
R12
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACC
TTATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAG
192-213
298-272
59.89
56.92
1 106
F13
R13
GTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
TCTTATTATGTTAGACTTCTCAATGGAAGC
192-212
300-271
57.73
60.89
1 108
F14
R14
ATGTTACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTC
ACTTCTCAATGGAAGCAAAATAAAC
182-206
286-262
58.66
58.22
2 104
F15
R15
ATGTTACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTC
GACTTCTCAATGGAAGCAAAATAAAC
182-206
287-262
58.66
59.29
2 105
F16
R16
ACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTC
GACTTCTCAATGGAAGCAAAATAAAC
187-206
287-262
54.32
59.29
2 100
F17
R17
GTTACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTC
CTTCTCAATGGAAGCAAAATAAAC
184-206
285-262
56.77
56.82
2 101
F18
R18
GTTACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTC
TAGACTTCTCAATGGAAGCAAAATAAAC
184-206
289-262
56.77
60.11
2 105
F19
R19
TATTATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTC
AGCAAGTAAAGTTTGAAACCTAGTG
612-639
720-696
63.73
59.41
3 108
F20
R20
TTATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTC
TGTAAAGCAAGTAAAGTTTGAAACCTAGTG
614-639
725-696
63.85
62.29
3 111
F21
R21
TATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTCC
TATGTAAAGCAAGTAAAGTTTGAAACCTAG
615-640
727-698
65.05
60.3
3 112
F22
R22
TAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTCC
TATGTAAAGCAAGTAAAGTTTGAAACCTAG
617-640
727-698
65.28
60.3
3 110
F23
R23
TAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTCC
AAAGCAAGTAAAGTTTGAAACCTAGTG
617-640
722-696
65.28
60.37
3 105
F24
R24
TTATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTCC
TGTAAAGCAAGTAAAGTTTGAAACCTAGTG
614-640
725-696
65.32
62.29
3 111

Omi-primer Multiple sequence alignment illustrating conservation and specificity in spike region between SARS-CoV-2 variants. Omicron-specific regions and (A) Probe-1, (B) Probe-2, (C) Probe-3, for RT-PCR assays is depicted.

Omicron-specific primers for PCR assays



Primer ID Primer sequence Start-Stop Tm (C) Product-length
F1
R1
CTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACC
TCCATCCAACTTTTGTTGTTTTTGTGGTC
188-213
446-418
64.67
64.92
258
F2
R2
TGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGG
TTTGTTGTTTTTGTGGTCCAAAAATG
190-210
435-410
58.64
60.2
245
F3
R3
TTGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGACCAATG
TCCATCCAACTTTTGTTGTTTTTGTGGTCC
189-217
446-417
66.54
66.21
257
F4
R4
TACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGG
TGGTCCAAAAATGGATCATTAC
186-209
422-401
59.37
56.34
236
F5
R5
CTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGG
GGTCCAAAAATGGATCATTAC
188-209
421-401
58.1
54.63
233
F6
R6
ATGTTACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGG
CTGAGGGAGATCTTCTGGCTCAC
182-210
645-623
64.24
64.15
463
F7
R7
TTACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGGAC
GGAGATCTTCTGGCTCACGC
185-212
640-621
64.17
62.15
455
F8
R8
ATGTTACTTGGTTCCATGTTATCTCTGGG
CGAAAAACCCTGAGGGAGATCTTCTGG
182-210
654-628
64.24
66.53
472
F9
R9
TGTTTGTTTTTCTTGTTTTATTGCCAC
AACTTTTGTTGTTTTTGTGGTCC
2-28
439-417
60.24
58.24
437
F10
R10
AATGATCCATTTTTGGACCACAAAAAC
ACCTGAAGAAGAATCACCAGGAGTC
403-429
762-738
61.44
63.76
359
F11
R11
GATCCATTTTTGGACCACAAAAAC
TGATGTTAATACCTATTGGCAAATCTAC
406-429
697-670
59.4
59.43
291
F12
R12
TATTATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTC
TAGGACAGAATAATCAGCAACACAGTTGC
612-639
1095-1067
63.73
64.83
483
F13
R13
ATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTC
ATAGGACAGAATAATCAGCAACACAG
616-639
1096-1071
63.85
60.72
480
F14
R14
TTATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTC
GTAGGAGACACTCCATAACACTTAAAAG
614-639
1145-1118
63.85
61.31
531
F15
R15
ATTATAGTGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTC
ATAAACAGATGCAAATCTGGTGGC
613-639
1044-1021
64.05
61.4
431
F16
R16
TGCGTGAGCCAGAAGATCTC
GGACAGAATAATCAGCAACACAGTTGC
620-639
1093-1067
61.53
64.39
473
F17
R17
TATTCTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAGTGC
ACACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
595-622
1128-1102
62.28
62.66
533
F18
R18
AAATATATTCTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAG
ACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
590-619
1126-1102
59.42
60.36
536
F19
R19
CTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAGTGC
CACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
599-622
1127-1102
60.92
61.55
528
F20
R20
CTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAGTGCG
AACACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
599-623
1129-1102
63.07
63.01
530
F21
R21
CCTATTATAGTGCGTGAGCCAG
ACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
610-631
1126-1102
60.24
60.36
516
F22
R22
ACGCCTATTATAGTGCGTGAG
TAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
607-627
1123-1102
59.22
57.25
516
F23
R23
ATTCTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAGTGCG
TAACACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
596-623
1130-1102
64.41
62.74
534
F24
R24
TATATTCTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAGTGC
TTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
593-622
1124-1102
62.26
57.9
531
F25
R25
TATTCTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAG
CACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
595-619
1127-1102
57.8
61.55
532
F26
R26
CTAAGCACACGCCTATTATAGTGCGTG
ATAACACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
599-625
1131-1102
65.46
62.95
532
F27
R27
AAGCACACGCCTATTATAGTG
CTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
601-621
1125-1102
57.41
59.07
524
F28
R28
AGCACACGCCTATTATAGTGC
TTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
602-622
1124-1102
59.48
57.9
522
F29
R29
ACACGCCTATTATAGTGCGTGAG
TAACACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
605-627
1130-1102
61.99
62.74
525
F30
R30
TCGGCTTTAGAACCATTGGTAGATTTGC
TAACACTTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
652-679
1130-1102
65.04
62.74
478
F31
R31
TAGAACCATTGGTAGATTTGC
AAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
659-679
1122-1102
54.96
57.36
463
F32
R32
GGTTTCAAACTTTACTTGCTTTACATAG
TTAAAAGTGAAAAATGGTGCGAG
701-728
1124-1102
59.55
57.9
423

List of experimentally used primer-probe sets for RT-PCR of SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron) variants


  • Experimentally used Omicron Primers