TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotides used for sequencing the genes encoding the 16S rRNA and the ribosomal proteins S5 and S12

Oligonucleotide name	Gene	Sequence
rpsE U322F	rpsE (S5)	5′-AATAAAGGACAAAATAGGG-3′
rpsE 441R	rpsE (S5)	5′-CAAAACTAAATCAAATGCC-3′
16S U169F	16S rRNA	5′-AATGACCTAAAATTAAGTCTAA-3′
16S 40F	16S rRNA	5′-TTGTTACGACTTCACCCCCCTC-3′
16S 553F	16S rRNA	5′-TCAAGCCCTGGTAAGGTTCC-3′
16S 659R	16S rRNA	5′-GAGTATGCTCGCAAGAGTG-3′
16S 993R	16S rRNA	5′-CGTTGTTCGGGATTATTG-3′
16S 1060F	16S rRNA	5′-TCATCACTTTGTCATTTC-3′
16S 1538R	16S rRNA	5′-AAATAACGAAGAGTTTGATCC-3′
BB425 3F	16S rRNA	5′-GGAAGATGAGAGAAGGGAAG-3′
BB426 288F	16S rRNA	5′-AGGATTCGCCTTTGCCAAG-3′
rpsG 58R	rpsL (S12)	5′-AATTATATCTGGTATCAACAAAAAC-3′
rpsL U106F	rpsL (S12)	5′-AAAATTAAAGTTAGTGAAAATATCG-3′