Table-1.

Primers used for quantitative real-time PCR.

Species target	Sequence	bp	Reference
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	F-TCAAGCGGTGAGTGAGTTTACATT R-TCTTCGCCCCCTATTGTGGA	75	[12]
Ruminococcus albus	F-CCCTAAAAGCAGTCTTAGTTCG R-CCTCCTTGCGGTTAGAACA	175	[13]
Ruminococcus flavefaciens	F-GGACGATAATGACGGTACTT R-GCAATCYGAACTGGGACAAT	835	[14]
Treponema bryantii	F-AGTCGAGCGGTAAGATTG R- CAAAGCGTTTCTCTCACT	421	[14]

PCR=Polymerase chain reaction