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Table 2 List of forward and reverse primers used for the bacterial quantification by QPCR

From: Potential of a fucoidan-rich Ascophyllum nodosum extract to reduce Salmonella shedding and improve gastrointestinal health in weaned pigs naturally infected with Salmonella

Target bacterial group

Forward primer 5′ to 3′

Reverse primer 5′ to 3’

Amplicon length, bp

Tm, °C

References

Salmonella enterica

F: TACTCAACATGGACGGCTCC

R: TTTGCAAGAGAGAAGCGGGT

630

59.3

57.3

This study

Total bacteria

F: GTGCCAGCMGCCGCGGTAA

R: GACTACCAGGGTATCTAAT

291

64.2

52.4

[47]

Lactobacillus spp.

F: AGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCA

R: CACCGCTACACATGGAG

341

54.5

55.2

[48]

Bifidobacterium spp.

F: GCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTC

R: CACCCGTTTCCAGGAGCTATT

125

60.3

59.8

[49]

Enterobacteriaceae

F: ATGTTACAACCAAAGCGTACA

R: TTACCYTGACGCTTAACTGC

185

54.0

56.3

[50]

Butyryl-CoA:acetate CoA-transferase (B-CoA)

F: GCIGAICATTTCACITGGAAYWSITGGCAYATG

R CCTGCCTTTGCAATRTCIACRAANGC

530

67.0

64.0

[51]

Prevotella spp.

F: CACRGTAAACGATGGATGCC

R: GGTCGGGTTGCAGACC

514

58.3

56.9

[52]

  1. bp, Base pairs; Tm, Melting temperature