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Table 1 Bacterial strains and primers used

From: Quorum sensing in the probiotic bacterium Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor) – evidence that furanosyl borate diester (AI-2) is influencing the cytokine expression in the DSS colitis mouse model

Name

Sequence (5'→3')

Primer for E.coli Nissle Mutaflor

Mut7f

GACCAAGCGATAACCGGATG

Mut8r

GTGAGATGATGGCCACGATT

Primer for “Targetron”mutation:

IBS

AAAAAAGCTTATAATTATCCTTACTGCCCCACCGG

GTGCGCCCAGATAGGGTG

EBS1d

CAGATTGTACAAATGTGGTGATAACAGATAAGTCC

ACCGGTTTAACTTACCTTTCTTTGT

EBS2

TGAACGCAAGTTTCTAATTTCGGTTGGCAGTCGAT

AGAGGAAAGTGTCT

EBSuniv

CGAAATTAGAAACTTGCGTTCAGTAAAC

RT PCR Primer:

GAPDHf

CCAGCCGAGCCACATCGCTC

GAPDHr

ATGAGCCCCAGCCTTCTCCAT

IFN-γf

TCAAGTGGCATAGATGTGGAAGAA

IFN-γr

TGGCTCTTGCAGGATTTTCATG

IL-6f

GAGGATACCACTCCCAACAGACC

IL-6r

AAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATACA

IL-10f

AGGCGCTGTCATCGATTTCTC

IL-10r

TGGCCTTGTAGACACCTTGGTC

mBD-1f

ATGAAAACTCATTACTTTCTCCTGG

mBD-1r

ACTACTGTCAGCTCTTACAACA

TNF-αf

GCAAGCTTCGCTCTTCTGTCTACTGAACTTCGG

TNF-αr

GCTCTAGAATGAGATAGCAAATCGGCTGACGG

Bacteria:

DH5α [pSB403]

DH5α carrying plasmid pSB403

E. coli Nissle 1917

DSM6601; Serovar 06:K5:H1

E. coli Nissle::lux S

Nissle mutated in the lux S gene

Vibrio harveyi BB120

Vibrio harveyi wildtype

Vibrio harveyi BB886

Vibrio harveyi AI-1 Sensor

Vibrio harveyi BB170

Vibrio harveyi AI-2 Sensor