Table 2.
Primer sets used in this study.
| Target Organism | Sequence (5' to 3') | Annealing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | |||
| Bifidobacterium | Forward | CTCCTGGAAACGGGTGG | 60 | 
| Reverse | GGTGTTCTTCCCGATATCTACA | ||
| Lactobacillus | Forward | CTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCA | 57 | 
| Reverse | CTCAAAACTAAACAAAGTTTC | ||
| Bacteroides | Forward | ATAGCCTTTCGAAAGRAAGAT | 50 | 
| Reverse | CCAGTATCAACTGCAATTTTA | ||
| C. coccoides | Forward | AAATGACGGTACCTGACTAA | 50 | 
| Reverse | CTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAA | ||
| C. leptum | Forward | GCACAAGCAGTGGAGT | 50 | 
| Reverse | CTTCCTCCGTTTTGTCAA | ||
| Enterobacteriaceae | Forward | CATTGACGTTACCCGCAGAAGAAGC | 58 | 
| Reverse | CTCTACGAGACTCAAGCTTGC | ||
| Enterococcus | Forward | CCCTTATTGTTAGTTGCCATCATT | 56 | 
| Reverse | ACTCGTTGTACTTCCCATTGT | ||
| Total bacteria | Forward | ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGT | 60 | 
| Reverse | GTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCAC |