Table 1.

Primer sequence for RT-qPCR analysis of various genes in S. mutans.

Gene	Forward Primer Sequence (5′–3′)	Reverse Primer Sequence (5′–3′)
comDE	ACAATTCCTTGAGTTCCATCCAAG	TGGTCTGCTGCCTGTTGC
16S rRNA	CCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAG	CAACAGAGCTTTACGATCCGAAA
nlmC	TTGTGCAGCAGGTATTGCTC	AAGAGCTCCTCCGATTCCTC
immA	TCTCCCCTGCTTGTTCAGAT	GCTGGCAAATTCGCTTACTT
immB	GCTAGAGAGGCAAATGCACA	CAGCAGCAGCTGAGAAGATG
bsmI	GAAACAATGGATACAGAGACG	GGAACAATAAGAGGATTTGG
bsmH	AGACATGTTAGCCGCTGTTGAAG	AAGCGCCTGTTCCAATCGTA
comX	CTGTTTGTCAAGTGGCGGTA	GCATACTTTGCCTTCCCAAA
comA	ACGAGCCTAACAAGGGGATT	CCCTGAGGCATTTGTTCAAT
comB	CCAGTCCAAACCGTCAGACT	GCTGCTTTCCTTGTCTTTCG