TABLE 1.

PCR primers employed in this study

Target gene	Primer sequence	Reference
aioA	TGYATYGTNGGNTGYGGNTAYMA (forward)	33
	TANCCYTCYTGRTGNCCNCC (reverse)	33
	CCACTTCTGCATCGTGGGNTGYGGNTA (forward)	48
	TGCCCCAGATGATGCCYTTYTCRWA (reverse)	48
	TGTCGTTGCCCCAGATGADNCCYTTYTC (reverse)	48
T vector	CGCCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGAC (forward)
	GAGCGGATAACAATTTCACACAGG (reverse)
16S rRNA V4	AYTGGGYDTAAAGNG (forward)	43
	TACNVGGGTATCTAATCC (reverse)	43
16S rRNA	AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG (forward)	58
	TACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT (reverse)	58