Microencapsulated Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697 Favorably Modulates Gut Microbiota and Reduces Circulating Endotoxins in F344 Rats

Table 1

Primers used for the quantification of fecal bacterial populations.

Target phylum or group	Primer	Sequence (5′ to 3′)	Reference
All bacteria	Bact-1369-F	CGGTGAATACGTTCCCGG	[22]
	Bact-1492-R	TACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT
Phylum Firmicutes	Firm-928-F	TGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACG	[23]
	Firm-1040-R	ACCATGCACCACCTGTC
Genus Lactobacillus	Lact-05-F	AGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCA	[24]
	Lact-04-R	CGCCACTGGTGTTCYTCCATATA
Phylum Actinobacteria	Act-920-F3	TACGGCCGCAAGGCTA	[25]
	Act-1200-R	TRCTCCCCACCTTCCTCCG
Genus Bifidobacterium	Bif-164-F	GGGTGGTAATGCCGGATG	[26]
	Bif-662-R	CCACCGTTACACCGGGAA
Species Bifidobacterium infantis	F_inf_IS	CGCGAGCAAAACAATGGT T	[27]
	R_inf_IS	AACGATCGAAACGAACAATAGAGTT
Phylum Bacteroidetes	CBF-798-F	CRAACAGGATTAGATACCCT	[23]
	CBF-967-R	GGTAAGGTTCCTCGCGTAT
Genus Bacteroides-Prevotella	Bacter-11-F	CCTACGATGGATAGGGGTT	[22]
	Bacter-08-R	CACGCTACTTGGCTGGTTCAG
Family Enterobacteriaceae	Eco1457-F	CATTGACGTTACCCGCAGAAGAAGC	[24]
	Eco1652-R	CTCTACGAGACTCAAGCT TGC
Species Escherichia coli	E. coli-F	CATGCCGCGTGTATGAAGAA	[22]
	E. coli-R	CGGGTAACGTCAATGAGCAAA