TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotide probes used for FISH^a

Probe name	Designationb	Sequence (5′-3′)	Target rRNA	Specificity	% FAc	Reference
Ctaenio998	S-S-Ctaenio-998-a-A-18	CTCTCTCGTCTTCTATGG	16S	C. taeniospiralis 51k	60	This study
Ctaenio129	S-S-Ctaenio-129-a-A-18	CCCTCTGTACGGCAGATT	16S	C. taeniospiralis 51k	70	This study
Ctaenio86	S-S-Ctaenio-86-a-A-18	GAAAGTGGAAGTCGAACC	16S	C. taeniospiralis 51k	ND	This study
EUB338		GCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT	16S	Almost all bacteria	0-50	3
EUB338-II		GCAGCCACCCGTAGGTGT	16S	Planctomycetales	0-50	8
EUB338-III		GCTGCCACCCGTAGGTGT	16S	Verrucomicrobiales	0-50	8
ALF1B		CGTTCGYTCTGAGCCAG	16S	Alphaproteobacteria	20	28
BET42a		GCCTTCCCACTTCGTTT	23S	Betaproteobacteria	35	28
GAM42a		GCCTTCCCACATCGTTT	23S	Gammaproteobacteria	35	28
CC23a		TTCCACTTTCCTCTCTCG	16S	C. caryophilus	ND	58

^aDifference alignments are available at probeBase (http://www.probebase.net).

^bAccording to Alm et al. (1).

^cOptimal formamide (FA) concentration in the hybridization buffer. ND, not determined.