Table 2.

Primer pairs used for quantitative PCR.

Target taxa	Primers	Amplicon size (b.p.)	References
Domain Bacteria (targets V4 region)	F: TGCCAGCMGCCGCGGTAA	254	(30)
	R: GGACTACHVGGGTWTCTAAT
Bacteroides	F: CCTWCGATGGATAGGGGTT	131	(31)
	R: CACGCTACTTGGCTGGTTCAG
Lachnospiraceae-Ruminococcaceae	F: CGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGC	429	(32)
	R: AGTTTYATTCTTGCGAACG
Bacillus	F: GCATTGGAAACTGGGGGACT	90	This study
	R: CCGGTGTTCCTCCACATCTC
Bifidobacterium	F: CTCCTGGAAACGGGTGG	550	(33)
	R: GGTGTTCTTCCCGATATCTACA
Clostridium cluster IV	F: TTACTGGGTGTAAAGGG	580	(34)
	R: TAGAGTGCTCTTGCGTA
Clostridium cluster XIV a&b	F: AAATGACGGTACCTGACTAA	438-441	(35)
	R: CTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAA