Table 1.
Primer sequences for sequencing of merA genes and for merA-TGGE.
| mer primers | Direction | Nucleotide sequence (5' to 3') |
| primers used for sequencing | ||
| T1 | Forward | GTCTGGATCGGCAACTTGA |
| P1 | Forward | GGCTATCCGTCCAGCGTCAA |
| A1 | Forward | ACCATCGGCGGCACCTGCGT |
| A5 | Reverse | ACCATCGTCAGGTAGGGGACCAA |
| A7 | Reverse | TGGCGCATTGACAGTBGACCC |
| A9 | Forward | GAAYTGGATCCAGACGGCKG |
| A10 | Reverse | GATCATGATCTTGGACGGCACACA |
| D1 | Reverse | TCATGGCAAACTCTCCGC |
| TGGE primers (GC-clamp in italics) | ||
| GC-merAf | Forward | CCCGCCGCCCCGCCCGCCGCCCCGCCCCGCCGCCCGCCTTGGAGAACGTGC |
| merAr | Reverse | ACGTCCTTGGTGAAGGTCTG |