Table 3.

Oligonucleotide Primers

Name	Sequence	Reference
16S rDNA forward primer 27F	5'-AGAGTTTGATCMTGGCTCAG-3'	[14]
16S rDNA reverse primer 1525R	5'-AAGGAGGTGWTCCARCC-3'	[14]
KF forward primer	5'-CTGAATTCCTGAGTCAGGCTA-3'	[11]
KR reverse primer	5'-TTGAATTCTCAGCGAGGAATGAT-3'	[11]