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 |