Table 1 Primer sequence used for detection of of scrA gene in S. mutans

1F

5′-CTTGATAGCGGCGATATCTG-3′

1R

5′-TTAAGAGACCGCCTGCTACC-3′

616

2F

5′-ATTGCTGCCAGTGGTAAAAAG-3′

2R

5′-CTGCTGAGGGCAATCTCTTATG-3′

522

3F

5′-AATATTTTTGGGTTGCATGTTAC-3′

3R

5′-GCACTAGCTGAGCCAATCAGA-3′

589

4F

5′-GCAGCAACCTTTGCAATTTAC-3′

4R

5′-TCAACCGGTGCATAAACTGT-3′

574

5F

5′-ATGAAGTTCTTGCGGCTCCT-3′

5R

5′-GCCAAAAGGCTTTAATACTATTGT-3′

532