Table 3 Primer sequences used for gene expression analysis by RT-qPCR assay.

From: Thymol nanoemulsion promoted broiler chicken’s growth, gastrointestinal barrier and bacterial community and conferred protection against Salmonella Typhimurium

Gene

Primer sequence (5′–3′)

Accession no

Digestive enzymes

AMY2A

F-CGGAGTGGATGTTAACGACTGG

R-ATGTTCGCAGACCCAGTCATTG

NM_001001473.2

PNLIP

F-GCATCTGGGAAG↓GAACTAGGG

R- TGAACCACAAGCATAGCCCA

NM_001277382.1

CCK

F-AGGTTCCACTGGGAGGTTCT

R-CGCCTGCTGTTCTTTAGGAG

XM_015281332.1

Tight junction protein and gut barrier function

Occludin

F-ACGGCAAAGCCAACATCTAC

R- ATCCGCCACGTTCTTCAC

XM_031604121.1

ZO-1

F-GCCAACTGATGCTGAACCAA

R- GGGAGAGACAGGACAGGACT

XM_015278975

CLDN 1

F-GGTGAAGAAGATGCGGATGG

R- TCTGGTGTTAACGGGTGTGA

NM_001013611

MUC-2

F-AAACAACGGCCATGTTTCAT

R- GTGTGACACTGGTGTGCTGA

NM_001318434

JAM-2

F-AGACAGGAACAGGCAGTGCT

R- TCCAATCCCATTTGAGGCTA

XM_031556661.1

FABP2

F-AGGCTCTTGGAACCTGGAAG

R- CTTGGCTTCAACTCCTTCGT

NM_001007923

Immune related genes

IL-2

F: GCTTATGGAGCATCTCTATCATCA

R: GGTGCACTCCTGGGTCTC

XM_015276098.2

IL-6

F: AGGACGAGATGTGCAAGAAGTTC

R: TTGGGCAGGTTGAGGTTGTT

NM_204628.1

IL-10

F: GCTGAGGGTGAAGTTTGAGG

R: AGACTGGCAGCCAAAGGTC

XM_025143715.1

IgA

F: ACCACGGCTCTGACTGTACC

R: CGATGGTCTCCTTCACATCA

S40610.1

House keeping

GAPDH

F: CAACCCCCAATGTCTCTGTT

R: TCAGCAGCAGCCTTCACTAC

NM205518

TBP

F: GTCCACGGTGAATCTTGGTT

R: GCGCAGTAGTACGTGGTTCTC

Acc:8484

Salmonella Typhimurium

invA

F: GTGAAATTATCGCCACGTTCGGGCAA

R: TCATCGCACCGTCAAAGGAACC

KF026356

  1. AMY2A: pancreatic alpha 2A amylase; PNLIP: pancreatic lipase; CCK: cholecystokinin; ZO-1: zonula occludens; CLDN 1: claudins-1; MUC-2: Mucin-2; JAM-2: junctional adhesion molecules-2; FABP2: fatty acid binding proteins2; IL-2: interleukin-2; IL -6: interleukin-6; IL-10: interleukin-10; IgA: immunoglobulin A; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; TBP: TATA-binding protein; invA: S. Typhimurium invasion protein A gene.