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Table 2 Sequences of primers and probes used in the quantitative PCR assays

From: Subgingival periodontal pathogens associated with chronic periodontitis in Yemenis

Test species

Sequences 5′-3′

Target gene

Product size

Ref

A. actinomycetemcomitans

F-primer: GGRAGAATGGATGGCGATAT

hgpA

81 bp

This study

R-primer: ATCAGAATGAACATAACCTATACCA

Probe: FAM- ATGAACGCAATTCAGCCCAGA ACTG-BHQ

P. micra

F-primer: TGAGCAACCTACCTTACACAG

16S rRNA

112 bp

[17]

R-primer: GCCCTTCTTACACCGATAAATC

Probe: FAM- ACCGCATGAGACCACAGAA TCGCA-BHQ

P. gingivalis

F-primer: ACGAATCAAAGGTGGCTAAGTT

fimA

85 bp

[17]

R-primer: TTAGTCGCATTTTCGGCTGAT

Probe: FAM- CCTGCTGTTCTCCATTATAAAC CATTACGG -BHQ

T. forsythia

F-primer: GATAGGCTTAACACATGCAAGTC

16S rRNA

99 bp

[17]

R-primer: GTTGCGGGCAGGTTACATAC

Probe: FAM- TTACTCACCCGTGCGCCGGTCG-BHQ

T. denticola

F-primer: GGGCGGCTTGAAATAATRATG

16S rRNA

92 bp

[17]

R-primer: CTCCCTTACCGTTCGACTTG

Probe: FAM- CAGCGTTCGTTCTGAGCCA GGATCA-BHQ

Total bacteria

F-primer: AAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGG

16S rRNA

205 bp

[17]

R-primer: TTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACT

Probe: FAM-CTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGA-BHQ

Fusobacterium spp.*

F-primer: CGCAGAAGGTGAAAGTCCTGTAT

23S r RNA

101 bp

[18]

R-primer: TGGTCCTCACTGATTCACACAGA

Probe: FAM- CTTTGCTCCCAAGTAACATG GAACACGA-BHQ

Prevotella spp.*

F-primer: ACCAGCCAAGTAGCGTGCA

16S rRNA

153 bp

[19]

R-primer: TGGACCTTCCGTATTACCGC

 

Probe: FAM- AATAAGGACCGGCTAATTCC GTGCCAG -BHQ

   
  1. *Species coverage is provided in the original reports.