Table 4.

PCR primers used for the amplification of the plantaricin-related genes

Target gene	Bacteriocin	Forward primer (5′–3′)	Reverse primer (5′–3′)	Amplicon size (bp)	References
plnA	Plantaricin A	GTACAGTACTAATGGGAG	CTTACGCCAATCTATACG	450	Ben Omar et al. [9]
plnEF	Plantaricin EF	GGCATAGTTAAAATTCCCCCC	CAGGTTGCCGCAAAAAAAG	428	Ben Omar et al. [9]
plnJ	Plantaricin J	TAACGACGGATTGCTCTG	AATCAAGGAATTATCACATTAGTC	475	Ben Omar et al. [9]
plnNC8	Plantaricin NC8	GGTCTGCGTATAAGCATCGC	AAATTGAACATATGGGTGCTTTAAATTC	207	Maldonado et al. [37]
plnS	Plantaricin S	GCCTTACCAGCGTAATGCCC	CTGGTGATGCAATCGTTAGTTT	320	Ben Omar et al. [9]
plnW	Plantaricin W	TCACACGAAATATTCCA	GGCAAGCGTAAGAAATAAATGAG	165	Holo et al. [26]