Research Article

BV associated bacteria specifically BVAB 1 and BVAB 3 as biomarkers for HPV risk and progression of cervical neoplasia

Table 1

Primer sequences for real time PCR of cervico-vaginal bacteria.

MicroorganismSequence (5’-3)Amplicon sizeReference

Atopobium vaginae
Forward
Reverse
TAGGTCAGGAGTTAAATCTG
TCATGGCCCAGAAGACCGCC
155 bp[14]
BVAB1
Forward
Reverse
GGAGTGTAGGCGGCACTA
CTCTCCGATACTCCAGCTCTA
90 bp[14]
BVAB2
Forward
Reverse
TTAACCTTGGGGTTCATTACAA
GAATACTTATTGTGTTAACTGCGC
260 bp[14]
BVAB3
Forward
Reverse
CATTTAGTTGGGCACTCAGGC
ACATTTGGGGATTTGCTTCGCC
160 bp[14]
Sneathia sanguineges
Forward
Reverse
AATTATTGGGCTTAAAGGGCATC
AGTACTCTAGTTATACAGTTTTGTAG
102 bp[14]
Prevotella spp.
Forward
Reverse
CCAGCCAAGTAGCGTGCA TGGACCTTCCGTATTACCGC160-170 bp[15]
Lactobacillus spp.
Forward
Reverse
TACATCCCAACTCCAGAACG
AAGCAACAGTACCACGACC
90 bp[16]
Gardnerella vaginalis
Forward
Reverse
TTACTGGTGTATCACTGTAA
CCGTCACAGGCTGAACAGT
330 bp[14, 17]