Table 2. Species- and genus-specific primers for the quantification of ruminal bacteria using real-time PCR assay.
| Bacteria | Primer | Sequence (5′- 3′) | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lactobacillus plantarum | Sg-Lpla-F | CTCTGGTATTGATTGGTGCTTGCAT | [22] | 
| Sg-Lpla-R | GTTCGCCACTCACTCAAATGTAAA | ||
| Enterococcus spp. | g-Bfra-F | CCCTTATTGTTAGTTGCCATCATT | [31] | 
| g-Bfra-R | ACTCGGTTGTACTTCCCATTGT | ||
| Clostridium butyricum | 209F25 | AGTGATTGTCAGTAGTAGACGAGCG | [26] | 
| R221 | CATGCGCCCTTTGTAGC | ||
| Clostridium coccoides | g-Coc-F | AAATGACGGTACCTGACTAA | [23] | 
| g-Coc-R | CTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAA | ||
| Megasphaera elsdenii | MegEls1F | GACCGAAACTGCGATGCTAGA | [13] | 
| MegEls1R | CGCCTCAGCGTCAGTTGTC | ||
| Selenomonas ruminantium | SelRum1F | GGCGGGAAGGCAAGTCAGTC | [13] | 
| SelRum1R | CCTCTCCTGCACTCAAGAAAGACAG |