Patent ID: 7399588

Claim:
A method for detecting a SARS coronavirus in a sample, comprising: (1) amplification of a target nucleic acid region of the SARS coronavirus consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 using a first oligonucleotide primer comprising SEQ ID NO:17 or a nucleotide sequence entirely complementary to said first oligonucleotide primer, a second oligonucleotide primer comprising SEQ ID NO:18 or a nucleotide sequence entirely complementary to said second oligonucleotide primer, a third oligonucleotide primer comprising at least 15 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:10 or a nucleotide sequence entirely complementary to said third oligonucleotide primer, and a fourth oligonucleotide primer comprising at least 15 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:19 or a nucleotide sequence entirely complementary to said fourth oligonucleotide primer; (2) detecting a product of said target nucleic acid amplification, and wherein the detection of said product indicates that said sample contains a SARS coronavirus.