Table 1. Specific primers used for real-time PCR.

Primers	Sequences
16S rRNA	5′-AGCGTTGTCCGGATTTATTG-3′
	5′-CTACGCATTTCACCGCTACA-3′
gtfB	5′-CACTATCGGCGGTTACGAAT-3′
	5′-CAATTTGGAGCAAGTCAGCA-3′
gtfC	5′-GATGCTGCAAACTTCGAACA-3′
	5′-TATTGACGCTGCGTTTCTTG-3′
gtfD	5′-TTGACGGTGTTCGTGTTGAT-3′
	5′-AAAGCGATAGGCGCAGTTTA-3′
gbpC	5′-AATTCTGATACTGTTGCAGCACCTA-3′
	5′-TTCTGTTGCAGCCGGTTCT-3′
antigen I/II	5′-GGATCTGGCTGGGATAGTTCAG-3′
	5′-GACCAGACATGCGGATAGCA-3′
dexA	5′-GACAACTGCGGCCATTGC-3′
	5′-CCAGAGCAGCCAGAGACATG-3′

Gbp, glucan-binding protein; GTF, glucosyltransferases; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.