TABLE 2.

Oligonucleotide sequences used for polymerase chain reactions in this study.

Primer	Sequence	Target	Reference
2 (forward)	5′‐CTATCAGCTTTCGATGGT	SSU rRNA of scuticociliates	Jung et al. (2005)
4 (reverse)	5′‐CAAATCACTCCACCAACT	SSU rRNA of scuticociliates	Jung et al. (2005)