Table 1.

Priming sequences used for bacterial PCR analyses

Bacterial species	Target gene primer set
1. Veillonella atypica	Forward primer-5′-GTGCTGCAGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG -3′
	Reverse primer-5′-CACGGATCCTACGGGTACCTTGTTACGACTT -3′
2. Rothia mucilaginosa	Forward primer-5′-AGCCTCAGGGATTGATGGGTTCTT-3′
	Reverse primer-5′-TTCTGGTGGTTGTACAGGGCGTTA-3′
3. Actinomyces odontolyticus	Forward primer-5′-GCGGATTAATTCGATGCAACGCGA-3′
	Reverse primer-5′ CATTGTAGCATGCGTGAAGCCCAA-3′
4. Staphylococcus epidermidis	Forward primer-5′-CTGCCTTTCAATGCGAGTTGGCTT-3′
	Reverse primer-5′-ACAGCTAAACTTGCAGCATGTGGG-3′