Table 1. Primers used in this study.

Species		Primer sequence
Universal 16s	F	GGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAAT
	R	GGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAAT
Scardovia wiggsiae	F	GTGGACTTTATGAATAAGC
	R	CTACCGTTAAGCAGTAAG
Streptococcus mutans	F	AGTCGTGTTGGTTCAACGGA
	R	TAAACCGGGAGCTTGATCGG
Streptococcus salivarius	F	CTGCTCTTGTGACAGCCCAT
	R	ACGGGAAGCTGATCTTTCGTA
Streptococcus sobrinus	F	GACCTGTCAGCCGAAGAACGC
	R	CCGCAGAGAAGTATCCCGC
Streptococcus parasanguinis	F	AACAATGCGATYCCAGTATCRAG
	R	CTACGACATTAAAGGTACCDCGG
Ligilactobacillus salivarius	F	CGAAACTTTCTTACACCGAATGC
	R	GTCCATTGTGGAAGATTCCC
Veillonella parvula	F	GAACGTTTGTTGCGTGCTATTTTTGGT
	R	TCGTCGCCATTTTCACGGGTAA
Candida albicans	F	CACCAACTCGACCAGTAGGC
	R	CGGGTGGTCTATATTGAGAT