TABLE 3.

Nucleotide sequences of qPCR primers used in this study.

Target	Primer	Nucleotide sequence [5’ – 3’]	Application
GP73	Forward	CAG​CGC​TGA​TTT​TGA​GAT​GAC	qPCR amplification
	Reverse	ATG​ATC​CGT​GTC​TGG​AGG​TC
18S rRNA	Forward	CGC​GGT​TCT​ATT​TTG​TTG​GT	qPCR normalization control
	Reverse	AGT​CGG​CAT​CGT​TTA​TGG​TC