TABLE 2.

Primers used for qPCR assay of broiler chicken cecal samples collected at 30 days of age

Target gene	Primer		Reference
	Orientation	Sequence (5′–3′)
Total bacterial 16S rRNA gene	Forward	CGGYCCAGACTCCTACGGG	54
	Reverse	TTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCAC
hipO	Forward	TCCAAAATCCTCACTTGCCATT	55
	Reverse	TGCACCAGTGACTATGAATAACGA
netB	Forward	TGATACCGCTTCACATAAAGGTTGG	56
	Reverse	ATAAGTTTCAGGCCATTTCATTTTTCCG