TABLE 1.

PCR primers used in this study for 16S rRNA gene amplification

Application	Name	Sequence (5′–3′)	Reference
Isolates identification	63F	CAGGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGTT	Marchesi et al. (1998)
	1492R	TACGGYTACCTTGTTACGACTT	Lane (1991)
Total community DNA, library construction	8F	AGAGTTTGATCMTGGCTCAG
	1387R	GGGCGGWGTGTACAAGGC
Total community DNA, DGGE analysis	968F	GC-Clamp-AACGCGAAGAACCTTAC	Heuer et al. (1997)
	1378R	CGGTGTGTACAAGGCCCGGGAACG
	341F (GM5)	GC-Clamp-CCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG	Muyzer et al. (1993)
	907R	CCGTCATTCMTTTRAGTTT
	GC-Clamp	CGCCCGCCGCGCCCCCGCGCCGGTCCCGCCGGCCCCGCCC
Archaeal primers	ARCH344F	TCGCGCCTGCTGCICCCCGT	Giovannoni et al. (1988)
	1406R	TGYACACACCTCCCGT	Olsen et al. (1986)
	ARCH519F	GWTTTACCGCGGCKGCTG	Lane (1991)
	ARCH915R	GTGCTCTCCCCCGCCAATTC	Stahl and Amann (1991)