The ratio between the signal intensities of the specific probes and the blank intensity (SNRs) averaged 206.9 ± 185.7, whereas the ratio between all the other probes and the blank intensity (SNRns) averaged 2.1 ± 1.4. Therefore, the ratio between specific and non-specific probes resulted more than 100 fold on average. Table 2 Specificity test. DNA Target Positive signal SNR other SNR spec p-valus spec B. fragilis ATCC25285 selleck chemicals Bacterodes/Prevotella 0.85 30.81 9.35E-05     0.53 21.45 7.39E-04 B. thetaiotaomicrom ATCC29143 Bacterodes/Prevotella 0.45 61.44 2.56E-04     1.66 347.24 9.10E-06 L. gasseri DSM20243 Lactobacillaceae 0.30 5.58 4.98E-03     1.56 20.59 6.58E-03 P. melaninogenica ATCC25845 Bacterodes/Prevotella 1.54 480.24 6.02E-08     0.90 266.63 3.74E-09 B. subtilis DSM704 Bacillus subtilis 7.93 637.39 1.56E-09     5.62 350.10 1.47E-05 E. coli ATCC11105 Enterobacteriaceae 3.27 555.04 8.65E-08     2.59 222.39 4.50E-07 P. mirabilis DSM4479 Proteus, Enterobacteriaceae 2.42 703.22 7.74E-09     2.03 497.10 1.97E-09 B. bifidum DSM20456 Bifidobacteriaceae 2.67 289.39 4.78E-11     2.23 407.10 2.40E-08 L. casei DSM20011 Lactobacillaceae, L. casei 2.59 check details 125.13 1.01E-04     2.26 134.78

5.92E-04 Y. enterocolitica (faecal isolate) Yersinia enterocolitica, Enterobacteriaceae 1.53 231.33 1.01E-05     2.89 340.20 1.61E-06 B. cereus DSM31 Sclareol Bacillus cereus 2.83 193.85 1.53E-06     2.49 196.82 4.16E-03 B. adolescentis ATCC15703 Bifidobacteriaceae 4.10 732.95 3.95E-10     2.90 338.59 5.59E-07 L. ramnosus DSM20021 Lactobacillaceae, L. casei 2.40 101.76 1.41E-03     4.23 177.70 4.62E-07 L. delbrueckii DSM20074 Lactobacillaceae 3.77 210.11 2.24E-08     3.10 121.93 6.27E-08 L. pentosus DSM20314 Lactobacillaceae 3.05 131.65 4.58E-09     1.63 58.30 5.32E-07 L. acidophilus DSM20079 Lactobacillaceae 2.39 68.49 8.70E-05     2.66 78.50 5.88E-06 L. reuteri DSM20016 Lactobacillaceae

3.17 150.57 4.66E-09     1.74 83.60 1.98E-07 L. plantarum DSM21074 Lactobacillaceae, L. plantarum 2.12 197.32 3.79E-09     2.09 148.35 2.77E-08 C. difficile ATCCBAA1382 Clostridium XI, Clostridium difficile 1.12 238.87 4.88E-04     0.80 126.38 1.96E-03 C. jejuni ATCC33292 Campylobacter jejuni 0.70 19.89 5.29E-03     0.91 28.44 5.69E-03 V. parvula ATCC10790 Veillonella, Clostridium IX 1.12 205.66 1.57E-04     0.99 140.95 1.39E-04 B. breve DSM20091 Bifidobacteriaceae 2.22 570.01 6.22E-05     1.69 289.07 2.72E-04 B. longum ATCC15707 Bifidobacteriaceae, B. longum 1.76 341.94 1.64E-03     0.66 134.86 4.26E-02 R. productus ATCC 23340 Clostridium XIVa 0.64 4.21 1.41E-03     1.06 17.16 1.24E-06 L. salivarius SV2 Lactobacillaceae, L. salivarius 0.89 12.23 4.34E-04     0.65 7.27 2.