Table 1.

Primer Sets Used for the Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays

Target	Forward primer sequence	Forward primer sequence	Size (bp)	Reference
Pathogens
Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (ATCC 14028, ΔInvA)	TGT TGT GGT TAA TAA CCG CA	CAC AAA TCC ATC TCT GGA	572	Ziemer et al. [32]
Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (ATCC 8326, BCW_89)	TGT TGT GGT TAA TAA CCG CA	CAC AAA TCC ATC TCT GGA	572	Ziemer et al. [32]
Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium LT2, Enteritidis W12 (BCW_1342, BCW_4673)	ACG CGG TAT CAT CAA AGT GG	ATC GGG TGG ATC AGG GTA AC	402	This study
Escherichia coli K12	ACG CCT TAG CCC GCG TCA AC	CGC TAG CTG CGC GTT CAG CT	162	This study
E. coli 0157:H7	GTC ACA GTA ACA AAC CGT AAC A	TCG TTG ACT ACT TCT TAT CTG GA	95	Fukushima et al. [33]
Listeria monocytogenes EGDe	CTC AAA TAC GAA TGC TAA CCA AGG T	TTT GAG CTT GAG CAA TAA TAG CAC TT	80	Chen et al. [34]
Probiotics
Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM	TGG AAA CAG RTG CTA ATA CCG	GTC CAT TGT GGA AGA TTC CC	232	Ivanova et al. [35]
Lactococcus lactis ssp. Cremoris Sk11	GCG GCG TGG CTA ATA CAT GC	CTG CTG CGT CCC GTA GGA GT	325	Klijn et al. [36]
Bifidobacterium infantis	ACT ACC CCT GGC CTG AAC TT	GAC AGA GCG TAA CCC AGC TC	287	This study
Bifodobacterium longum	CTC CTG GAA ACG GGT GG	GGT GTT CTT CCC GAT ATC TAC A	550	Junick et al. [37]
Canine targets
GAPDH	CATGTTTGTGATGGGCGTGAACCA	TTTGGCTAGAGGAGCCAAGCAGTT	100	This study
IL1β	CTTTGAAGAACCTATCATCTG	GAGTTAGACAGCACCAGG	122	Kiczak et al. [38]
IL6	ACAATTCACCTCATCCTGCGGAGT	TCTGACTGGAGAAAGGAATGCCCA	124	This study
IL8	ACTTCCAAGCTGGCTGTTGC	GGCCACTGTCAATCACTCTC	172	De Bruint et al. [39]
COX2	TGCCTGGTCTGATGATGTATGCCA	TCCCATTCTGGGTGCTCCTGTTTA	88	This study
TGFβ	GGAGCAGCATGTGGAGCTGTA	GCCTCACGACTCCAGTGACATC	125	Qiagen NM_001003309
IDO	CACCGAGCCCATAAAGAGTT	GCAGTTTGGAGTTGCCTTTC	109	This study
HGF	GGACCATGTGAGGGAGATTATG	CATCCACGACCAGGAACAA	92	This study
PPARγ	CATAAAGTCCTTCCCGCTGA	ACCTCTTTGCTCTGCTCCTG	165	This study
NFκβ	TGCACCTAGCTGCCAAAGAAGGA	TCTGCTCCTGCTGCTTTGAGAA	376	Tang et al. [40]