Figure 1From: PCR and real-time PCR primers developed for detection and identification of Bifidobacterium thermophilumin faecesLocalization of the 16S rDNA targets for oligonucleotides designed in this study. Multiple alignment of 16S rDNA sequences of B. thermophilum RBL67 [GenBank: DQ340557.1], B. thermophilum ATCC25525T [GenBank: U10151.1], B. thermacidophilum subsp. porcinum LMG21689T [GenBank: AY148470.1], B. thermacidophilum subsp.thermacidophilum LMG21395T [GenBank: AB016246.1], B. boum JCM1211 [GenBank: D86190.1], Bifidobacterium saeculare DSM6533 [GenBank: D89330.1] and B. breve JCM1273 [GenBank: AF491832]. Numbers correspond to E. coli 16S rDNA positions.Back to article page