TABLE 1.
Morphotype-specific primers for vaginal Lactobacillus phage classification
| Type | Strain | Primer | Sequence | Product size (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | φkc5a | Forward | 5′-ATGCTGACGGAAGGTGTGGTCAATGCT-3′ | 480 |
| Reverse | 5′-AGTGCTACAACAGCCCTTGCACCGT-3′ | |||
| A2 | φkc12a | Forward | 5′-GCGGTTTATCTGGAAGTATAGCCCT-3′ | 326 |
| Reverse | 5′-CTGATGCCAACCTTCACCATGAAGCCT-3′ | |||
| B1 | φkc39 | Forward | 5′-CGAACTGGCGAATTTGTACCATCT-3′ | 237 |
| Reverse | 5′-GTCGCCAGTTGTTGAAGCAGTGATGT-3′ | |||
| B2 | φTL76 | Forward | 5′-CACCTCCGAGTGACATGGGCACAGCT-3′ | 250 |
| Reverse | 5′-GCAATTGCAAATACTGCACCA-3′ |