Table 1.
Primers used in the study.
| Primer | Sequence (5′-3′) | References |
|---|---|---|
| A. actinomycetemcomitans | F-GAACCTTACCTACTCTTGACATCCGAA R-TGCAGCACCTGTCTCAAAGC |
[44] |
| A. naeslundii | F-GGCTGCGATACCGTGAGG R-TCTGCGATTACTAGCGACTCC |
[45] |
| C. albicans | F- CTCGTAGTTGAACCTTGGGC R- GGCCTGCTTTGAACACTCTA |
[38] |
| F. nucleatum spp. | F-GGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGC R-GGCATTCCTACAAATATCTACGAA |
[46] |
| P. intermedia | F-CGGTCTGTTAAGCGTGTTGTG R-CACCATGAATTCCGCATACG |
[44] |
| P. gingivalis | F-GGAAGAGAAGACCGTAGCACAAGGA R-GAGTAGGCGAAACGTCCATCAGGTC |
[47] |
| Streptococcus spp. | F-GATACATAGCCGACCTGAG R-CCATTGCCGAAGATTCC |
[46] |
| V. dispar | F-CCGTGATGGGATGGAAACTGC R-CCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCTTC |
[48] |
| L. casei | F-TGCACTGAGATTCGACTTAA R-CCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT |
[49] |
| 16S | F-CGCTAGTAATCGTGGATCAGAATG R-TGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTA |
[50] |
| 18S | F-CTCGTAGTTGAACCTTGGGC R-GGCCTGCTTTGAACACTCTA |
[51] |