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Table 6 Primers for PCR and qPCR with PCR conditions

From: Growth performance, caecal microbiome profile, short-chain fatty acids, and litter characteristics in response to placement on reused litter and combined threonine, arginine and glutamine supplementation to juvenile male broiler chickens

Pathogen

Target

Primer and probe sequences (5′–3)

Tm* (°C)

Amplicon size (bp)

Ref**

Salmonella

ttr-4

F:AGCTCAGACCAAAAGTGACCATC

66

94

[74]

R:CTCACCAGGAGATTACAACATGG

C. perfringens

16S rRNA

F:GGGGGTTTCAACACCTCC

63

170

[75]

R:GCAAGGGATGTCAAGTGT

CPα

F:GCTAATGTTACTGCCGTTGA

60

324

[76]

R:CCTCTGATACATCGTGTAAG

NetB

F:GCTGGTGCTGGAATAAATGC

65

383

[77]

R:TCGCCATTGAGTAGTTTCCC

E. tenella

ITS1

F:AATTTAGTCCATCGCAACCCTTG

65

279

[78]

R:CGAGCGCTCTGCATACGACA

E. maxima

ITS1

F:GTGGGACTGTGGTGATGGGG

65

205

[78]

R:ACCAGCATGCGCTCACAACCC

Total bacteria

16S rRNA

F:ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGT

60

194

[80]

R:TATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGC

Probe:CGCGTGACCCTTATTGCTCCACA

  1. Tm*, optimised annealing temperature; Ref**, references