Table 1.

PCR primers and parameters used in this study.

Species	Gene	Primer ID	Primer Sequences (5′-3′)	Annealing Temperatures (°C)	Fragment Length (bp)
T. buttreyi	SSU rRNA	FF	GCGCCTGAGAGATAGCGACTA	59
		RR	GGACCTGTTATTGCTACCCTCTTC
		bF	GTTTTTTCTCAGGCAGCAATG	61	623
		bR	GCAACCTAGAAACCTAGGCG
P. hominis	SSU rRNA	F1	ATGGCGAGTGGTGGAATA	60
		R1	CCCAACTACGCTAAGGATT
		F2	TGTAAACGATGCCGACAGAG	60	339
		R2	CAACACTGAAGCCAATGCGAGC