Table 1.

PCR primers for species-specific PCR

Bacteria species	Primer sequence (5’-3’)	Product size (bp)
P. aeruginosa	F-GGGGGATCTTCGGACCTCA	956
	R-TCCTTAGAGTGCCCACCCG
K. pneumoniae	F-CGACCTGATTGCATTCGCCAC	521
	R-CTTCGCGCCGCGTGATACGCG
S. pneumoniae	F-ACGCAACTGACGAGTGTGAC	353
	R-GATCGCGACACCGAACTAAT
S.mutans	F-TCGCGAAAAAGATAAACAAACA	479
	R-GCCCCTTCACAGTTGGTTAG
S. salivarius	F-GTGTTGCCACATCTTCACTCGCTTCGG	544
	R-CGTTGATGTGCTTGAAAGGGCACCATT
S. oralis	F-TCCCGGTCAGCAAACTCCAGCC	374
	R-GCAACCTTTGGATTTGCAAC
S. mitis	F-TGAAATCGAGGTTGGCCTAC	259
	R-CGTTTAGGAAAATCTC(G/T)CCCTT