Table 1.

List of primers used in this study

Name	Domain	Position	Sequence (5’-3’)
Ar4Fa	Archaea	8–25	TCY GGT TGA TCC TGC CRG
Un1492Rb	Universal	1492–1510	GGT TAC CTT GTT ACG ACT T
Ar3Fc	Archaea	7–26	TTC CGG TTG ATC CTG CCG GA
Ar9Rd	Archaea	906–927	CCC GCC AAT TCC TTT AAG TTT C
Ar344 Fe	Archaea	344–363	TCG CGC CTG CTG CTC CCC GT
Ar915Rf	Archaea	915–934	GTG CTC CCC CGC CAA TTC CT
27Fg	Bacteria	8–27	AGA GTT TGA TCC TGG CTC AG
1542Rh	Bacteria	1542–1525	AGA AAG GAG GTG ATC CAG CC
341 F-GC(P3)i	Bacteria	111–130	GGA ATC TTC CAC AAT GGG CG
534 R(P2)j	Bacteria	361–380	TTC CCC ACG CGT TAC TCA CC
344F-GCk	Archaea	111–130	ACG GGG CGC AGC AGG CGC GA
915Rl	Archaea	361–380	GTG CTC CCC CGC CAA TTC CT
G+C Clamp			CGC CCG CCG CGC CCC GCG CCC
			GTC CCG CCG CCC CCG CCC C

^{a, b, c, d}, [34]; ^e, [36]; ^f, [37]; ^{g, h}, [38]; ^{i, j}, [39]; ^{k, l}, [40]