Table S1. Primer sequences of Candida albicans for qRT-PCR analysis


Genes

Primer Sequences Reference Key Roles 
Master regulatory genes involved in adhesion and biofilm formation 

Expression of invasion ALS3 causes epithelial tissue invasion by inducing endocytosis

HWP1 F(5'CGGAATCTAGTGCTGTCGTCTCT3') R(5'CGACACTTGAGTAATTGGCAGATG3') [1] Hyphal wall protein helps in the attachment of hyphae to the host epithelial cells 
SAP4 F(5'CGCTGGTGTCCTCTTAGATTCTG3') R(5'AGGCATAGATAATGCTACGAGCAA3') [1]
Production of fungal aspartyl proteases and phospholipases; host tissue invasion. PLB1 F(5'GGTGGAGAAGATGGCCAAAA3') R(5'AGCACTTACGTTACGATGCAACA3') [1] PLB2 F(5'TGAACCTTTGGGCGACAACT3') R(5'GCCGCGCTCGTTGTTAA3') [1] ECE1 F (5'GTCGTCAGATTGCCAGAAATT G3') R(5'CTTGGCATTTTCGATGGATTGT3') [1] Cell elongation and biofilm formation EAP1 F(5'TGTGATGGCGGTTCTGTTC3') R(5'GGTAGTGACGGTGATGATAGTGACA3') [1] Surface adhesion and hyphae development Table S2. Primer sequences of Enterococcus faecalis for qRT-PCR analysis. 

Genes Primer Sequences

Reference Key Roles luxS F(5'AACGTCCCAATTCTCTGCGT3') R(5'CGCTGACAGGTTTTCCCTCT3') [3] Quorum sensing system responsible for interspecies communication fsrB F(5'TGCTCAAAAAGCAAAGCCTTATAA3') R(5'GATGACGAGACCGTAGAGTATTACTGAA3') [4] Quorum Sensing system; two-component regulatory system consisting of the fsr locus, critical for establishing virulence fsrC F(5'GCTTATTTGGAAGAACAACGTATCAA3') R(5'CGAAACATCGCTAGCTCTTCGT3') [4] gls24 F(5'TAACAGTCGATGGCGGCTTT3') R(5'CAGCGACTTGTTTTTTACCAACTTC3') [4] Virulence and general stress response gelE F(5'CGGAACATACTGCCGGTTTAGA3') R(5'TGGATTAGATGCACCCGAAAT3') [4] Encodes gelatinase and contributes to virulence, the degradation of host tissues, and biofilm formation. Required for activating EntV, bacteriocin produced by E. faecalis inl-like gene F(5'GTGACAGTATTAGAGATCCGAGATTTG3') R(5'ATACGCAGGTGCTGTCTTAGATAA3') [4] Responsible for the invasion of mammalian cells via Ecadherin. 
ace F(5'CGGCGACTCAACGTTTGAC3') R(5'TCCAGCCAAATCGCCTACTT3') [4] Encodes protein that has characteristics of a bacterial adhesin efa F(5'TGGGACAGACCCTCACGAATA3') F(5'CGCCTGTTTCTAAGTTCAAGCC3') [4] Helps in virulence by Conjugation and oxidative stress defense
Table S1. Primer sequences of Candida albicans for qRT-PCR analysis