Patent ID: 7667025

Claim:
An article of manufacture, comprising: a pair of HSV DNA polymerase primers, wherein said pair of HSV DNA polymerase primers comprises a first HSV DNA polymerase primer and a second HSV DNA polymerase primer, wherein said first HSV DNA polymerase primer consists of the sequence 5′-GCT CGA GTG CGA AAA AAC GTT C-3′ (SEQ ID NO:1), and wherein said second HSV DNA polymerase primer consists of the sequence 5′-CGG GGC GCT CGG CTA AC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:2); a pair of HSV DNA polymerase probes, wherein said pair of HSV DNA polymerase probes comprise a first HSV DNA polymerase probe and a second HSV DNA polymerase probe, wherein said first HSV DNA polymerase probe consists of the sequence 5′-GCG CAC CAG ATC CAC GCC CTT GAT GAG C-3′ (SEQ ID NO:3), and wherein said second HSV DNA polymerase probe consists of the sequence 5′-CTT GCC CCC GCA GAT GAC GCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:4); and a donor fluorescent moiety and a corresponding acceptor moiety.