TABLE 2.
Primers used in this study
| Primer | Sequence (5′ to 3′) | Primer 5′ positiona | Accession no. (reference) |
|---|---|---|---|
| P4 | GATACATCAGCTGGGTTGTAGACATCCCA | 1027, bft sequence | U90931 (7) |
| PbftF | CGCGGCATTATTAGCTGCATGTTCTAATG | 36, bft sequence | U90931 (7) |
| BFT2F | GGGAAATAGCAGATTGAGATTAGATAACC | 1172, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT2R | GGTTATCTAATCTCAATCTGCTATTTCCC | 1200, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT4F | GGATGGGAAATATGAGATGGCGATTAG | 1168, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT4R | CTAATCGCCATCTCATATTTCCCATCC | 1194, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT7F | CGCTAAAAATCTCGGATAGGAAATAGCAGATG | 1155, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT7R | CATCTGCTATTTCCTATCCGAGATTTTTAGCG | 1186, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT8F | CGCTAAAAATCTCTGATGGGAAATAGC | 1155, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT8R | GCTATTTCCCATCAGAGATTTTTAGCG | 1181, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT9F | TCGCTAAAAATTAGGGATGGGAAAT | 1154, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT9R | ATTTCCCATCCCTAATTTTTAGCGA | 1178, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT11F | CATGTATAGAATCGCTTAAAATCTCGGATGGG | 1143, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT11R | CCCATCCGAGATTTTAAGCGATTCTATACATG | 1174, bft sequence | |
| BFT18F | CCATTTGTCCGAGTAGAACATGTATAGAATCG | 1125, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT18R | CGATTCTATACATGTTCTACTCGGACAAATGG | 1156, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT-A394F | CGGATGGGAAATAGAAGATGGCGATTAG | 1167, bft sequence | U90931 |
| BFT-A394R | CTAATCGCCATCTTCTATTTCCCATCCG | 1194, bft sequence | U90931 |
| 16S1 | GCGCACGGGTGAGTAACACGTAT | 79, B. fragilis 16S rRNA | X83943 |
| 16S2 | CGTTTACTGTGTGGACTACCAGG | 789, B. fragilis 16S rRNA | X83943 |
a
The positions are base pair positions.