Target organism Primer/Probe Sequence (5' - 3') Size (bp) Conc. [pmol/µL] Reference
All Bacteria Fwd primer ACT CCT ACG GGA GGC AG 468 10 [1]
Rev primer GAC TAC CAG GGT ATC TAA TCC 10
Probe (6-FAM)-TGC CAG CAG CCG CGG TAA TAC-(BHQ-1) 2
Clostridium cluster IV (Ruminococcaceae) Fwd primer GCA CAA GCA GTG GAG T 239 4 [2]
Rev primer CTT CCT CCG TTT TGT CAA 4
Probe [3]-AGG GTT GCG CTC GTT-(BHQ-1) 2  
Cluster XIVa (Lachnospiraceae) Fwd primer GCA GTG GGG AAT ATT GCA 477 5 [4]
  Rev primer CTT TGA GTT TCA TTC TTG CGA A 5  
  Probe (6-FAM)-AAA TGA CGG TAC CTG ACT AA-(BHQ-1) 1,5  
Bacteroidetes Fwd primer GAG AGG AAG GTC CCC CAC 106 3 [5]
Rev primer CGC TAC TTG GCT GGT TCA G 3
Probe (6-FAM)-CCA TTG ACC AAT ATT CCT CAC TGC TGC CT-(BHQ-1) 1
Bifidobacterium spp. Fwd primer GCG TGC TTA ACA CAT GCA AGT C 125 3 [6]
Rev primer CAC CCG TTT CCA GGA GCT ATT 3
Probe (6-FAM)-TCA CGC ATT ACT CAC CCG TTC GCC-(BHQ-1) 1.5
Archaea Fwd primer ATT AGA TAC CCG GGT AGT CC   4 [7]
  Rev primer GCC ATG CAC CWC CTC T 1044– 1059 4 [1]
  Probe (6-FAM)-AGG AAT TGG CGG GGG AGC AC(BHQ-1) 915– 934 4
Table 2: Primers and TaqMan®-probes targeting 16rRNA coding regions of bacteria and archaea.