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. 2003 Jun;69(6):3580–3592. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3580-3592.2003

TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotide probes used in this study and optimized experimental conditions

Probe OPD namea Specificity Sequence (5′-3′)b Formamide concn (%)c Reference
ARC915 S-D-Arch-0915-a-A-20 Archaea GTGCTCCCCCGCCAATTCCT 30 46
EUB338 S-D-Bact-0338-a-A-18 Eubacteria GCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT 30 5
EUK502 S-D-Euk-0502-a-A-16 Eukarya ACCAGACTTGCCCTCC 15 4
EURY498 S-K-Eury-0498-a-A-14 Euryarchaeota CTTGCCCRGCCCTT 10 13
CREN499 S-K-Cren-0499-a-A-18 Crenarchaeota CCAGRCTTGCCCCCCGCT 20 13
MC688 S-G-Mcocc-0688-a-A-20 Methanococcales GGATCAACRCATTTCACCGC 30 This study
MC1109 S-G-Mcocc-1109-a-A-20 Methanococcales GCAACATRGGGCACGGGTCT 30 41
TC589 S-G-Tcocc-0589-a-A-18 Thermococcales CGCCAGGGACTTACGGGC 25 This study
a

Oligonucleotide Probe Database (OPD) nomenclature (2).

b

R = G or A.

c

Optimal deionized formamide concentration in hybridization solutions.

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