Table 3.

Primer sequences for 16S rDNA.

Genus	Length (bp)	Sequence (5′-3′)
Bacteroides	200	F: 5′-CTGAACCAGCCAAGTAGCG-3′
		R: 5′-CCGCAAACTTTCACAACTGACTTA-3′
Fusobacterium	100	F: 5′-CGCAGAAGGTGAAAGTCCTGTAT-3′
		R: 5′-TGGTCCTCACTGATTCACACAGA-3′
Clostridium	200	F: 5′-TGAAAGATGGCATCATCATTCAAC-3′
		R: 5′-GGTAACGTCATTATCTTCCCCAAA-3′
Bifidobacterium spp.	243	F: 5′-TCGCGTC(C/T)GGTGTGAAAG-3′
		R: 5′-CCACATCCAGC(A/G)TCCAC-3′
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii	158	F: 5′-CCCTTCAGTGCCGCAGT-3′
		R: 5′-GTCGCAGGATGTCAAGAC-3′