Table 1.
Sequence of primers used in the study.
| Bacteria | Primers |
|---|---|
| Eubacteria (all groups) | 5ʹ-ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG-3ʹ 5ʹ-ATTACCGCGGCTGCTGG-3ʹ |
| Actinobacteria | 5ʹ-CGCGGCCTATCAGCTTGTTG-3ʹ 5ʹ-ATTACCGCGGCTGCTGG-3ʹ |
| Bacteroidetes | 5ʹ-GGARCATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGAT-3ʹ 5ʹ-AGCTGACGACAACCATGCAG-3ʹ |
| Firmicutes | 5ʹ-GGAGYATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCA-3ʹ 5ʹ-AGCTGACGACAACCATGCAC-3ʹ |
| Bifidobacterium | 5ʹ-TCGCGTC(C/T)GGTGTGAAAG-3ʹ 5ʹ-CCACATCCAGC(A/G)TCCAC-3ʹ |
| Lactobacillus | 5ʹ-AGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCA-3ʹ 5ʹ-CACCGCTACACATGGAG-3ʹ |
| Bacillus | 5ʹ-GCGGCGTGCCTAATACATGC-3ʹ 5ʹ-CTTCATCACTCACGCGGCGT-3ʹ |
| Bacteroides–Prevotella–Porphyromonas (BPP) | 5ʹ-GGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCAT-3ʹ 5ʹ-CGGA(C/T)GTAAGGGCCGTGC-3ʹ |
| SFB | 5ʹ-GACGCTGAGGCATGAGAGCAT-3ʹ 5ʹ-GACGGCACGGATTGTTATTCA-3ʹ |
| Helicobacter | 5ʹ-CTTAACCATAGAACTGCATTTGAAACTAC-3ʹ 5ʹ-GGTCGCCTTCGCAATGAGTA-3ʹ |
| Enterobacteraiceace | 5ʹ-GTGCCAGCMGCCGCGGTAA-3ʹ 5ʹ-GCCTCAAGGGCACAACCTCCAAG-3ʹ |
| Alphaproteobacteria | 5ʹ-CIAGTGTAGAGGTGAAATT-3ʹ 5ʹ-CCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTT-3ʹ |
| Betaproteobacteria | 5ʹ-TCACTGCTACACGYG-3ʹ 5ʹ-ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG-3ʹ |
| Gammaproteobacteria | 5ʹ-TCGTCAGCTCGTGTYGTGA-3ʹ 5ʹ-CGTAAGGGCCATGATG-3ʹ |
| Faecalibacterium prausnitzii | 5ʹ-AGATGGCCTCGCGTCCGA-3ʹ 5ʹ-CCGAAGACCTTCTTCCTCC-3ʹ |
| Peptostreptococcus productus | 5ʹ-AACTCCGGTGGTATCAGATG-3ʹ 5ʹ-GGGGCTTCTGAGTCAGGTA-3ʹ |
| Clostridium clostridiiforme | 5ʹ-CCGCATGGCAGTGTGTGAAA-3ʹ 5ʹ-CTGCTGATAGAGCTTTACATA-3ʹ |