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. 1999 Sep;65(9):3908–3914. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.9.3908-3914.1999

TABLE 2.

Bacterial species detected by PCR with species-specific primer pairs

Bacterial strain Result with primer pair
RhaIa RhaIIb Casc
L. rhamnosus
 GG + +
 VS 1030 + +
 VS 1031 + +
 VS 1032 + +
 VS 1033
 VS 1034 + +
 E-78080 + +
 VS 872 + +
 E-97800 + +
 Lactophilus + +
 VS 495 + +
 VS 1017 + +
 VS 1018 + +
 VS 1019 + +
 VS 1020 + +
 VS 1021 + +
 VS 1022 + +
 ATCC 7469 + +
 ATCC 11443 + +
L. casei
 ATCC 393d
 ATCC 334 +
 ATCC 4646 +
 VS 1023 +
L. zeae ATCC 15820
a

L. rhamnosus species-specific primers designed into the 16S rDNA gene (1). 

b

L. rhamnosus species-specific primers designed into the 16S-23S rDNA spacer region (29). 

c

L. casei species-specific primers designed into the 16S-23S rDNA spacer region (29). 

d

Recently proposed to belong to L. zeae (10, 17).