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TABLE 2.

Primers for quantitative PCR of bacterial 16S rRNA genes

Gene	Forward primer^a	Reverse primer
Clostridium coccoides group	`AAATGACGGTACCTGACTAA`	`CTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAA`
C. leptum subgroup	`GCACAAGCAGTGGAGT`	`CTTCCTCCGTTTTGTCAA`
Bifidobacterium	`CTCCTGGAAACGGGTGG`	`GGTGTTCTTCCCGATATCTACA`
Atopobium cluster	`GGGTTGAGAGACCGACC`	CGGRGCTTCTTCTGCAGG
B. fragilis group	AYAGCCTTTCGAAAGRAAGAT	`CCAGTATCAACTGCAATTTTA`
Prevotella	CACRGTAAACGATGGATGCC	`GGTCGGGTTGCAGACC`
E. cylindroides group	GTGAYGGTAKCTTACCAGA	`CTTGCGTGCATACTCCC`
Lactobacillus group	`AGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCA`	`CACCGCTACACATGGAG`
Total bacteria	`GTGCCAGC`MGCCGCGGTAA	`GACTACCAGGGTATCTAAT`

^a Nucleotide base codes used are as follows: Y, C, or T; R, A, or G; K, G, or T; M, A, or C.