Table 1.

Primers employed for Real-Time PCR

Target gene	Sequence (5' to 3')		Reference or GenBank accession no.
E. coli 16S rDNA	F	GCAGGCCTAACACATGCAAGTC	[30]
	R	TGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT
traD	F	ACGCCTCCTGTTCTGTTTCA	[DQ401103.1]
	R	ATCAGCCCGGTCAGATTGT
virB11	F	GGATCAACTCAGCCACAAAAA	[DQ401103.1]
	R	CACCGTTCCGCTGTTCTATT
virD4	F	GTTGTCCAGGGTAGCAGCAG	[DQ401103.1]
	R	TGGACAACCAGGAACAAGC
dfr16	F	GACCTCATCCTCCGATGG	[AJ517790.2]
	R	TGGTCGGAGATATGGGTATAGAA
C3	F	CGGACGCTGACATCTACCAA	[25]
	R	TCCAGGTCTGCTCTCCCAAG
IL-1β	F	ATCAAACCCCAATCCACAGAGT	[25]
	R	GGCACTGAAGACACCACGTT
IL-8	F	TGTTTTCCTGGCATTTCTGACC	[24]
	R	TTTACAGTGTGGGCTTGGAGGG
TNF α	F	ACCAGGCCTTTTCTTCAGGT	[10]
	R	TGCCCAGTCTGTCTCCTTCT
ef1α	F	TGCCTTCGTCCCAATTTCAG	[24]
	R	TACCCTCCTTGCGCTCAATC