TABLE 3.

Primer information on the microbiota for qPCR.

Target species	Primer sequence (5→3)	Tm (°C)
Total bacteria	F: CGGYCCAGACTCCTACGGG	60.0
	R: TTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCAC
Firmicutes	F: GGAGYATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCA	64.5
	R: AGCTGACGACAACCATGCAC
Bacteroidetes	F: GGARCATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGAT	60.0
	R: AGCTGACGACAACCATGCAG
Lactobacillus spp.	F: AGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCA	64.5
	R: CACCGCTACACATGGAG
Enterobacteriaceae	F: CATTGACGTTACCCGCAGAAGAAGC	62.5
	R: CTCTACGAGACTCAAGCTTGC
L. johnsonii	F:CACTAGACGCATGTCTAGAG	61.4
	R:AGTCTCTCAACTCGGCTATG