Table 1

Primers used and strains detected by conventional PCR.

Name
Target
Strain
Sequence 5'--------------3'
GenBank Accession No
PCR product (bp)

OG 43
16S rRNA
Actinobacillus actimycetemcomitans
CCAAGTGTGATTAGGTAGTT
M75036
226
OG 44
16S rRNA
Actinobacillus actimycetemcomitans
ACCAACCTTCCTCAATAC
M75036

OG53
16S rRNA
Prevotella intermedia
CGTATCCAACCTTCCCTCC
X73965
389
OG54
16S rRNA
Prevotella intermedia
ATTAGCCGGTCCTTATTCGAAG
X73965

OG94
prtC
Porphyromonas gingivalis
GAATCAAATACTTCAGCCGTCT
AB006973
143
OG95
prtC
Porpyromonas gingivalis
TTGCAGTTCGTATCGGATCT
AB006973

OG45
16S rRNA
Tannerella forsythensis
GTCGGACTAATACCTCATAAAACA
L16495
222
OG46
16S rRNA
Tannerella forsythensis
TCGCCCATTGACCAATATT
L16495

OG348
16S rRNA
Treponema denticola
AGAGAAAGGGTAATTTGAAG
AF179264
399
OG349
16S rRNA
Treponema denticola
TATTATTGTCCCTTCTTTCTT
AF179264


Orrù et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:98   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-98