Genus and Species

Primers

Name

Sequences 5’-3’

Annealing temp. (˚C)

References

Bifidobacterium spp.

BIF 164

GGGTGGTAATGCCGGATG

66

Kok, 1996 [37]

BIF 662

CCACCGTTACACCGGGAA

B. lactis

LW420C

GGATGCTCCGCTCCATCG

66

Kok, 1996 [38]

LW420D

GGGAAACCGTGTCTCCAC

B. longum

BILO-1

TTCCAGTTGATCGCATGGTC

65

Markiewicz, 2005 [38]

BILO-2

GGGAAGCCGTATCTCTACGA

Lactobacillus spp.

LAC-1

TGGAAACAGGTGCTAATACCG

60

Orist, 2002 [39]

LAC-2

CCATTGTGGAAGATTCCC

L. rhamnosus

RHAM-1

GTCGAACGAGTTCTGATTATTG

63

Sul, 2007 [40]

RHAM-R

GAACCATGCGGTTCTTGGAT

L. reuteri

LREU-1

AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTC

54

Egervärn, 2007 [16]

LREU-2

CGGGAACGTATTCACCG