Target species | Primer | Sequence (5′ → 3′) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
General bacteria | Forward | CGGCAACGAGCGCAACCC | McSweeney and Denman [41] |
 | Reverse | CCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCC | |
Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens | Forward | ACCGCATAAGCGCACGGA | Stevenson and Weimer [42] |
 | Reverse | CGGGTCCATCTTGTACCGATAAAT | |
Streptococcus bovis | Forward | TTCCTAGAGATAGGAAGTTTCTTCGG | Stevenson and Weimer [42] |
 | Reverse | ATGATGGCAACTAACAATAGGGGT | |
Megasphaera elsdenii | Forward | AGATGGGGACAACAGCTGGA | Stevenson and Weimer [42] |
 | Reverse | CGAAAGCTCCGAAGAGCCT | |
Propionibacterium acnes | Forward | GGGTTGTAAACCGCTTTCGCCTG | Shingfield et al. [43] |
 | Reverse | TGCTTTCGATACGGGTTGAC |