Table II.

Target bacteria group, primers sequence and product size for quantitative PCR.

Target bacteria group	Sequence (5′-3′)	Product size, bp	Reference
Total bacteria	F: ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAG	200	(8)
	R: GTATTACCGCGGCTGCTG
Bifidobacterium spp.	F: CGCGTCYGGTGTGAAAG	244	(9)
	R: CCCCACATCCAGCATCCA
Lactobacillus spp.	F: GAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTC	126	(9)
	R: GGCCAGTTACTACCTCTATCCTTCTTC
Clostridium coccoides group	F: AAATGACGGTACCTGACTAA	440	(10)
	R: CTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAA
Clostridium leptum subgroup	F: GCACAAGCAGTGGAGT	239	(10)
	R: CTTCCTCCGTTTTGTCAA
Akkermansia muciniphila	F: CAGCACGTGAAGGTGGGGAC	327	(11)
	R: CCTTGCGGTTGGCTTCAGAT
Enterobacteriaceae	F: CATTGACGTTACCCGCAGAAGAAGC	195	(12)
	R: CTCTACGAGACTCAAGCTTGC
Bacteroides	F: GTCAGTTGTGAAAGTTTGC	127	(13)
	R: CAATCGGAGTTCTTCGTG

PCR, polymerase chain reaction; bp, base pairs; F, forward; R, reverse.