Table 1.

Primers and probes used in Multiplex MGMS.

	Target gene	Primers and probes
MG#	Lipoprotein	MGLPU26-F 5′ - CTA GAG GGT TGG ACA GTT ATG - 3′
		MGLP164-R 5′ - GCT GCA CTA AAT GAT ACG TCA AA - 3′
		MGLP-P 5′ - (FAM) - CAG TCA TTA ACA ACT TAC CAC CAG AAT CTG - (MGB) - 3′
MS*	16SrRNA	MS1 5′ - GAA GCA AAA TAG TGA TAT CA - 3′
		MS2 5′ - GTC GTC TCC GAA GTT AAC AA - 3′
		MS-P 5- (VIC) - AGC TAC GCT ACG GTG AAT ACG TTC TC - (TAMRA) - 3

^#Primers and probe published by Calisson et al., 2006.

^*Primers designed for Lauerman et al., 1993, and the probe designed in this study.