Altered Profile of Fecal Microbiota in Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Egyptian Patients

Table 1

Primer sets used for amplification reactions.

	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Reference
All bacteria (universal)	F-ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGT	[11]
	R-GTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCAC
Firmicutes	F-GGAGYATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCA	[12]
	R-AGCTGACGACAACCATGCAC
Bacteroidetes	F-GGARCATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGAT	[12]
	R-AGCTGACGACAACCATGCAG
Lactobacillus	F-GCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCA	[11]
	R-GCATTYCACCGCTACACATG

Nucleotide symbol: Y = C or T; R = A or G.