TABLE 1.

Bacterial group probes used in FISH for identification of bacterial populations

Probe	Target group	Oligonucleotide sequence	% Formamide	Reference
ALF969	α-Proteobacteria	5-′TGGTAAGGTTCTGCGCGT-3′	20	23
BET42a	β-Proteobacteria	5′-GCCTTCCCACATAGTTT-3′	35	23
GAM42a	γ-Proteobacteria	5′-GCCTTCCCACATCGTTT-3′	35	23
CF319	Cytophaga-Flavobacterium	5′-TGGTCCGTGTCTCAGTAC-3′	35	24
HCG69a	Actinobacteria	5′-TATAGTTACCACCGCCGT-3′	25	30
LGC354	Firmicutes	5′-TGGAAGATTCCCTACTGC-3′	35	25