TABLE 1.

16S rRNA probes used in FISH experiments for enumeration of fecal bacteria

Target	Probe name	Sequence (5′-3′)	Reference
C. coccoides-E. rectale cluster	S-*-Erec-0482-a-A-19	GCT TCT TAG TCA RGT ACC G	16
C. leptum subgroup	S-*-Clept-0866-a-A-18	GGT GGA TWA CTT ATT GTG	32
Clept-0866 competitor 1		GGT GGA AWA CTT ATT GTG	32
Clept-0866 competitor 2		GGT GGA TWA CTT ATT GCG	32
Bacteroides and relatives	S-*-Bacto-303-a-A-17	CCA ATG TGG GGG ACC TT	34
Atopobium group	S-*-Ato-0291-a-A-17	GGT CGG TCT CTC AAC CC	23
Bifidobacterium spp.	S-G-Bif-0164-a-A-18	CAT CCG GCA TTA CCA CCC	30
P. productus and C. coccoides	S-*-ProCo-1264-a-A-24	TTG GGA TTC GCT CAA CAT CGC TG	This study