Table 2.
Primers used in this study
| Primer | Sequence (5′–3′) | Target gene |
|---|---|---|
| 16S-F | GCGGAGCATGCGGATTA | 16S |
| 16S-R | AACGTGCTGGCAACATAGGG | |
| Δphi456-F | TCAGGCCTATCCAGTAC | Deletion of phi456 |
| Δphi456-R | CGGTATCGTATGACTGA | |
| qPCR-phi456-F | TCGTGATAACACACGCAAC | Circular phi456 |
| qPCR-phi456-R | TGAACCTGAAACAATGGAC | |
| RT-fimH-F | CTTATGGCGGCGTGTTATCT | fimH |
| RT-fimH-R | CGGCTTATCCGTTCTCGAATTA | |
| RT-fimA-F | GTTGTTCTGTCGGCTCTGTC | fimA |
| RT-fimA-R | TAAAGTGAACGGTCCCACCA | |
| RT-ropS-F | AGAGTAACTTGCGTCTGGTGGTAAA | ropS |
| RT-ropS-R | ATAGTACGGGTTTGGTTCATAATCG | |
| RT-katE-F | GATCTTCTCGATCCAACCAAAC | katE |
| RT-katE-R | CACCAAGACGACTGATTTGTGT | |
| RT-oxyR-F | TGAGGTGAAAGTCCTTAAAGAGATG | oxyR |
| RT-oxyR-R | GTCTGTGCTTCATGCAGATACATT | |
| TLR3-F | AACGGAGTTGCAAGGGAATG | TLR3 |
| TLR3-R | ATCAGGTCAGGTGCTCTCCC | |
| TLR4-F | GCTCCTGGCTAGGACTCTGAT | TLR4 |
| TLR4-R | GGCTAGCAGGAAAGGGTGTG | |
| TLR9-F | CCTCTCTCCAAGCCCTACCT | TLR9 |
| TLR9-R | CAGTCCTGGTTCTGAAGCCT | |
| TNF-α-F | TCTCCTTCCTGATCGTGGCA | TNF-α |
| TNF-α-R | GGAGAGTGGATGAAGGCTGG | |
| TNF-β-F | CAGGAACCCAAGCATCCACC | TNF-β |
| TNF-β-R | AGGAAGTGGGCACTGAACAA | |
| β-Actin-F | GCTGTCCCTGTATGCCTC | β-Actin |
| β-Actin-R | AGATGTCAGCGCACCAC |