Table 1. Primer and probe sequences used in the quantitative PCR assays developed in this study.
PCR Assay | PCR Conditions | Amplicon Size | Primer/Probe | Primer/Probe Sequence |
Mobiluncus spp. | 60°C annealing, 39 s | 219 bp | 805F_Mob | 5′-CCACGCTGTAAACGTTGGGAA-3′ |
72°C extension, 30 s | 1023R_Mob_curt | 5′-TGGCCCATCTCTGGAACCA-3′ | ||
1024R_Mob_mul | 5′-CCACACCATCTCTGGCATG-3′ | |||
Mob_838-861 | 5′-FAM-ATGCTATCCTGTGTTTCTGCGCCGTAG-TAMRA-3′ | |||
Lactobacillus iners | 55°C annealing, 39 s | 76 bp | 165F_Liners | 5′-GATGCTAATACCGGATAAYAACAGAT-3′ |
72°C extension, 30 s | 241R_Liners | 5′-CACCGCAGGTCCATCCAAGA-3′ | ||
Liners_186-213 | 5′-FAM-TGCCTATCAACTGTTTAAAAGATGGTTCT-TAMRA-3′ | |||
Lactobacillus jensenii | 61°C annealing, 30 s | 69 bp | 988_Ljens | 5′-GTCTTGACATCCTTTGACCAC-3′ |
72°C extension, 30 s | 1057R_Ljens | 5′-CATGCACCACCTGTCTCTTT-3′ | ||
Ljens_1009-1028 | 5′-FAM-CTAAGAGATTAGGTTTTCCC-MGBNFQ-3′ |