Patent ID: 7595381

Claim:
A primer set for detecting SARS coronavirus comprising: a) a first oligonucleotide primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 17 or a nucleotide sequence entirely complementary to said first oligonucleotide primer, b) a second oligonucleotide primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 18 or a nucleotide sequence entirely complementary to said second oligonucleotide primer, c) 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 d) 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.