Table 2.

Twelve Leuconostoc species-specific primer pairs used in this study.

Target species	Primer name	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Size (bp)
Leu. carnosum	CA_F	GAC CGT CAG GCA CCG CTT AT	135
	CA_R	GGC GCC ACC TTG TAT TCT TG
Leu. citreum	CI_F	GGT GCA TTG CAC TCG TCA TA	101
	CI_R	AAT GAG AGC GTT GGC TAT CC
Leu. fallax	FA_F	TGT CGC TGA AGG TGG CTA CT	126
	FA_R	GCA CCG CCA TTA TAA GAA ATG AC
Leu. gasicomitatum	GA_F	GAA CCA CCT TTC GAC CAA TTA	103
	GA_R	CAT ACA TTG CGC GAA GTA GC
Leu. gelidum	GE_F	CCG AAA ATA TGA GCG CTT AC	121
	GE_R	GAA TCC ATA CCT GCC TGA AC
Leu. holzapfelii	HO_F	AAC GAC CTA TCG CAC GGA TG	100
	HO_R	AGC GGC GTC AAA GTA GTA CC
Leu. inhae	IN_F	TGG CAC TTG AAC CAG CAT TG	123
	IN_R	CCG TTA CGC CTT CGT TGA TA
Leu. kimchii	KI_F	GGA AAA CTT GCC TCC TCA TTC A	190
	KI_R	GGC GCC TGT GTA TGT ACC AGA T
Leu. lactis	LA_F	CAC TTA ATC GCG CAG AAC AC	102
	LA_R	CCG GCG TTG TGC CTA AGT CA
Leu. mesenteroides	ME_F	CGG TCA ACC AAT ACT TAC CAA GA	211
	ME_R	ATT GAA TTA CTC GCG CTC TG
Leu. pseudomesenteroides	PS_F	AGT GGT GTG GCA GCA GGT AA	171
	PS_R	ACG GCA GCA GTC AAT TCC TT
Leu. suionicum	SU_F	TGA ACA CAA CGG TCA GTA CG	128
	SU_R	CCT GCC ACA ATG GCT CTA GT