Table 1 Nucleotide sequences of primers used in this study68,69.

From: Quercetin inhibits virulence properties of Porphyromas gingivalis in periodontal disease

Gene*

Description

Primer sequence (5′-3′)

Forward

Reverse

16S rRNA

Normalizing internal standard

TGTAGATGACTGATGGTGAAA

ACTGTTAGCAACTACCGATGT

ftn

Ferritin

CGGCGAGGTGAAGATAGAAG

CTCCTGAGAGAGACGGATCG

hagA

Hemagglutinin protein HagA

TAAATAAGGGCGGAGCAAGA

GACGGAAAGCAACATACTTCG

hagB

Hemagglutinin protein HagB

TGTCGCACGGCAAATATCGCTAAAC

CTGGCTGTCCTCGTCGAAAGCATAC

hem

Hemolysin

ACGAAGCCTTGTTCTCCTCA

CAATGAATATGCCGGTTTCC

hmuR

Heme/hemoglobin utilization receptor HmuR

CTCCCATGCGGCCAACCCTCC

GCAGACGGGCTGTACGGCTACC

kgp

Lysine-specifc cysteine proteinase Kgp

AGGAACGACAAACGCCTCTA

GTCACCAACCAAAGCCAAGA

rgpA

Arginine-specifc cysteine proteinase RgpA

CACCGAAGTTCAAACCCCTA

GAGGGTGCAATCAGGACATT

rgpB

Arginine-specifc cysteine proteinase RgpB

GCTCGGTCAGGCTCTTTGTA

GGGTAAGCAGATTGGCGATT

ragA

Receptor antigen A

CGCTATTCTTCCTTTGCTTGCT

GATCGTGGTGTTTCCGACAA

vimA

Virulence modulating gene A

TCGCGTAGTCTGAGAGTAACCTT

GGTATAAACGAAGACAGCACGAC