Table 2. Specific primer pairs used for q-PCR
Lb., Lactobacillus; Lac., Lactococcus; Leu., Leuconostoc.

Target bacteria	Primer pairs (Forward/Reverse)	Oligonucleotide sequences (5’-3’)	Product size/bp	Tm (℃)	Reference
Lb. plantarum	Lp-F	CAGAATTGAGCTGGTGGTGG	210	55	(Marco and Kleere-bezem, 2008)
Lb. plantarum	Lp-R	TGTTACTTTCGCAACCAGAT	210	55	(Marco and Kleere-bezem, 2008)
Lac. lactis subsp. lactis	Lac-F	ATGCGTAAACTTGCAGGAC	262	57	(Passerini et al., 2010)
Lac. lactis subsp. lactis	Lac-R	CAACCTTGAATGGTGGAG	262	57	(Passerini et al., 2010)
Leu. mesenteroides	Leu-F	ATACAGGCGAACAGGGGATTA	269	45	(Olsen et al., 2007)
Leu. mesenteroides	Leu-R	GGGTGTAGTTTCTGGGTTTC	269	45	(Olsen et al., 2007)