Table 1.

Primers, probe, and GC clamps used in the study

Primer, probe, or GC clamp	Nucleotide sequence (5′–3′)	Reference
A751F	CCG ACG GTG AGR GRY GAA	5
A976R	YCC GGC GTT GAM TCC AAT T	38
EUB F	GGT AGT CYA YGC MST AAA CG	4
EUB R	GAC ARC CAT GCA SCA CCT G	4
Probe EUB	FAM-TKC GCG TTG CDT CGA ATT AAW CCA C-TAMRA	4
Sac-86F	TGT GGT GGG GTG GAT GAG T	40
Sac-183R	ACC ATG CGG CAG AAT GTC CT	40
A333F	TCC AGG CCC TAC GGG	38
A751R(GC)	TTC RYC YCT CAC CGT CG	5
GC clamp archaea	CGC CCG CCG CGC CCC GCG CCC GGC CCG CCG CCC CCG CCC C	32a
341F	CCT ACG GGA GGC AGC AG	32a
907R	CCG TCA ATT CCT TTG AGT TT	45
GC clamp bacteria	CGC CCG CCG CGC GCG GCG GGC GGG GCG GGG GCA CGG GGG G	32a