Table 1.

Primers used in the present study.

	Primer sequence
	Forward	Reverse
Firmicutes	5′-GGA GYA TGT GGT TTA ATT CGA AGC A-3′	5′-AGC TGA CGA CAA CCA TGC AC-3′
Bacteroidetes	5′-AAC GCG AAA AAC CTT ACC TAC C-3′	5′-TGC CCT TTC GTA GCA ACT AGT G-3′
Actinobacteria	5′-TGT AGC GGT GGA ATG CGC-3′	5′-AAT TAA GCC ACA TGC TCC GCT-3′
Bacterial 16S rRNA	5′-TCG TCG GCA GCG TCA GAT GTG TAT AAG AGA CAG GTG CCA GCM GCC GCG GTA A-3′	5′-GTC TCG TGG GCT CGG AGA TGT GTA TAA GAG ACA GGG ACT ACH VGG GTW TCT AAT-3′
IL-13	5′-GGAATCCAGGGCTACA CAGA-3′	5′-AGGAGCTGAGCAACATC ACA-3′
GAPDH	5′-TGCAGTGGCAAAGTGG AGAT-3′	5′-TTTGCCGTGAGTGGAGT CATA-3′

GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; IL, interleukin