Table 3 Primers used for qPCR in this study

From: Host genetics regulate bacterial plasmid conjugation differentially in avian ceca explant co-culture through secretory miRNA

Gene

Primer

Sequence

Amplicon (b.p.)

Tm (°C)

Housekeeping

 16S

F

R

5’-ATACCGCATAACGTCGCAAGACCA-3’

5’-AGCCGTTACCTCACCAAGCTA-3’

94

64.7

61.2

Replication

 repA

F

R

5’-GCAGAGCTGGGACTGATTAC-3’

5’-CATCAAGGGCGGCAAATAAC-3’

106

58.1

57.8

 repB

F

R

5’-AGCTGACACGTCTTTCCCTG-3’

5’-GGCGGGCAAAGGAATGAATG-3’

123

60.0

60.2

Transfer

 traA

F

R

5’-GGCGGGCAAAGGAATGAATG-3’

5’-TGAAGTTCTGGTCGGTGCAG-3’

101

60.2

60.2

 traB

F

R

5’-AGCCGAGGATTTTGCCGTTA-3’

5’-ATCAGTTGCCTGAAGGACGG-3’

118

60.0

60.0

 traC

F

R

5’-CAGCTGGTTACGGTAGGTGG-3’

5’-TGACCTGCCTGCCCTTTATG-3’

167

60.1

60.0

 traD

F

R

5’-ACCACCATATCACCACGCTG-3’

5’-TGGCGATCTGCCGATTATCC-3’

129

60.1

60.0

 traE

F

R

5’-AAACCAGAGTGCCCCAACAA-3’

5’-GCCTCGGAGATCTGTGCTTT-3’

75

60.0

60.1

 traF

F

R

5’-GCCTCGGAGATCTGTGCTTT-3’

5’-GCAGGCTGGCAGTGGTATAA-3’

159

60.2

60.1

 traG

F

R

5’-TAACTGTCGCCAATCAGCGT-3’

5’-ATGCCCAGCAGCTATTTGGT-3’

70

60.0

60.0

 traH

F

R

5’-CTGCGGGTCAACCAGGTATT-3’

5’-ACACGCCTCTGGATGACAAG-3’

80

60.0

60.0

 traI

F

R

5’-AACCCCGTTTTCCCCACTTT-3’

5’-CTGGCTTCCACACGGGTTAT-3’

197

60.0

60.0

 traJ

F

R

5’-GTGCGCTGGATCGTAGAGAA-3’

5’-ACAAACCGGAACGGGAGAAT-3’

101

59.9

59.6

 traK

F

R

5’-ATCTGCCACTGAAGACAGCC-3’

5’-AACGTCCACGCCTTACGAAT-3’

139

60.0

60.0

 traL

F

R

5’-CCAGAACCGCTGCACCAATA-3’

5’-AACACTGACCAACCAGAGCC-3’

125

60.7

60.2

 traM

F

R

5’-GCGTCATATACACGGAGCCC-3’

5’-TGAAAAGCGTCGTCAGGAGG-3’

96

60.7

60.3

 traN

F

R

5’-TCCGGATTCGCGTTATAGCC-3’

5’-AGATCAAAGGGCAGGGAAGC-3’

79

60.0

60.0

 traP

F

R

5’-TTCATCTGCGGTTACCACCC-3’

5’-GCATTATGGGCAACACTGGC-3’

111

60.0

60.2

 traQ

F

R

5’-CATGCATCCAGCACCTGGTA-3’

5’-CATATCGTCGCCCGTCTTGT-3’

110

60.1

60.2

 traR

F

R

5’-ACAACGTCACACCGGGAAAT-3’

5’-AGTGATGAAGCCGATGAAGCA-3’

169

60.2

60.1

 traS

F

R

5’-TCTGCCAGCAAACGAAGAAATG-3’

5’-CAGGTCATAAAGCCAGGGGG-3’

74

60.0

60.1

 traT

F

R

5’-TTGCGATTGATTTGGCCAGC-3’

5’-CAACGGATAATGTTGCCGCC-3’

180

60.1

60.2

 traU

F

R

5’-CTGCAACGGACTGGACTCAT-3’

5’-GCCAGCGCCTTTAATATGCC-3’

108

60.0

60.0

 traV

F

R

5’-TGCTCACCTGTTCTTAGCGG-3’

5’-CAGAAACTGCTGGCACCTCT-3’

116

60.0

60.3

 traW

F

R

5’-ATTTTCTGCCCTCCTCTGCC-3’

5’-CAGAAGTCTCTGGACAGCCG-3’

151

60.0

60.1

 traX

F

R

5’-CCGACCAGAAACATCCACGA-3’

5’-CATCAAAACGGTGGCACTGG-3’

87

60.0

60.0

 traY

F

R

5’-TTCGGCCACCTCCCTGAATA-3’

5’-GGCGGTATAAGCAGAACGGT-3’

177

60.6

60.2

  1. Tm theoretical melting temperature as calculated via Primer3, F forward, R reverse.