Table 1.
Primers used for genome walking, primer walking, and mRNA expression studies
| Primer name | Sequence1 | Organism/source | Gene2 | Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I ESP GSP1 up | AAATCCATCTTCTCTAGGTACACCGTT | Clostridium ultunense strain Esp | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| II ESP GSP1 down | CTGAAGAACTAGGTTCAGTAGCAGTAC | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs1 | Downstream walk |
| III ESP GSP2 down | GAGACGGTGGAATCGAATTAGCTAAGA | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs1 | Downstream walk |
| I 2.fhs ESP GSP1 up | CTCCTCCATGGGAACCACCTGTGAGTA | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs2 | Upstream walk |
| II 2.fhs ESP GSP1-3 up | GGTGGATCTTCGCTTTATATTTTCCGT | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs2 | Upstream walk |
| III 2.fhs ESP GSP1 down | CGGAAGGGGCCATGGCCCTTTTGTTAA | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs2 | Downstream walk |
| I Sp3 GSP1 up | TGTGTGCGTTCATGATGTCATTGATGT | Syntrophaceticus schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | Upstream walk |
| II Sp3 GSP2 up | AGCGGCAGACCCTTTAATGTTCATAGT | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | Upstream walk |
| IV Sp3 GSP1 down | TTGATGGCCATTTTGGCTGTGGCAAAA | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | Downstream walk |
| V Sp3 GSP2 down | AACAAGAAGGGTGAGCCGGTTACAACA | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | Downstream walk |
| III Sp3 GSP1-1 up | ATAACACCAGAGGAAGGCAAGACCTAT | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | Upstream walk |
| VI Sp3 GSP1-1 down | TGCACTGGAACTGGCAGATGCTGTTAT | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | Downstream walk |
| VII Sp3 A5 downstream primer | TTCTGCAAGCATAACCTGCAGCACTTT | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | Primer walking |
| I first primer upstream GSP1 | TTTTCCATCATATGTATAACCAATTAT | Tepidanaerobacter acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| II nested primer upstr GSP2 | GCAAGCCTATTTTTCAAATCTTCCAT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| III first primer upstr GSP1-2 | TTACCGAGCCTTCTGAGTGCATCACCT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| IV nested primer up GSP2-2 | TTTGCCTTCACCTGCAGGAGTTGGATT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| V DL2 upstream primer | ATAGCAGGTGCTGCATCAATGCCCTC | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| VI GSP1-3up | GTCTGCATCACAGCCGATATGTGTTGA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| VII nested GSP2-3up | TGGCCCGAGGCACCACATTCATCTTTT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| VIII DL1 2.3-kb up primer | TTGTGCAAAGCATGCACTGCTCTAATT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Primer walking |
| VIV GSP1-4up | CAAAGATAACCGATTCGGCAATCCCAA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Upstream walk |
| I 2.fhs ReI GSP1 down | CATATGATCGGGAGGGTAAGCCCGTTA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Downstream walk |
| II 2.fhs ReI nested GSP2 down | CAAGGTGCCATGGCGGCTCTACTCAAA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Downstream walk |
| III 2.fhs downstr pr (A1/A2) | GCCCTGAAATAACACCCTTTTCATCCA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Primer walking |
| IV 2.fhs GSP1-2 down | CGCGGAGCCCTTAAAGCAATGGCAAAT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Downstream walk |
| V DL1 (A1) 2.fhs downstr pr5' | CCCTTTGAAGAAATAACTGAGTATTTA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Primer walking |
| VI DL1 (A1) 2.fhs downstr pr3' | GTGCCAATTCGGCAGTAACTGCAAACT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Primer walking |
| VII 2.fhs ReI GSP1 up | GGGCTTACCCTCCCGATCATATGCTAC | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Upstream walk |
| VIII 2.fhs ReI GSP2 up | CTTCGCCAGCCGTTCTTTCAAATCCAT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Upstream walk |
| VIV 2.fhs ReI GSP2-2up | CGACCTTTGCTTTATATTTGCCGTACA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Upstream walk |
| X 2.fhs DL4 upstream pr | TGCCTGACAGCAAGATCATGAATAATT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Primer walking |
| X first primer down GSP1 | AAAGAGAGCTGGCACTGGTTCAAGAAG | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Downstream walk |
| XI nested primer down GSP2 | GCAGTGCTTTCCGAGGTTTGGGCAAAA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Downstream walk |
| XII DL3 downstream primer | AGCACTTACCGGTGCTATCATGACAAT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Primer walking |
| XIII DL3 downstream primer2 | ATGTTCATCGCCCTGTGGTGCAACATA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Primer walking |
| 1.fhs locus rev | CCATTACTATGCACAAACCTAAAGCCT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Locus verification |
| 2.fhs locus rev | TCAATGGGATCATATTCCGGAGTTACA | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Locus verification |
| 1.locus Oxido fw | TTATTTGCGATTATCCGCAGGAAAGAC | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | Locus verification |
| 2.locus Methyltr fw | ATGATTATTATTGGGGAAAAGATTAAC | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | Locus verification |
| Esp 1.fhs RNA fw | TAGACCAAACGGTGTACCTA | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs1 | mRNA expression |
| Esp 1.fhs RNA rev | AAGTAAAGCTACTGCTCCCT | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs1 | mRNA expression |
| Esp 2.fhs RNA fw | AAAGAAAAACGGAGTGCCTC | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs2 | mRNA expression |
| Esp 2.fhs RNA rev | CTTTAACAAAAGGGCCATGG | C. ultunense strain Esp | fhs2 | mRNA expression |
| ReI 1.fhs RNA fw | GGCTGCAACAGTATAATAGC | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | mRNA expression |
| ReI 1.fhs RNA rev | TCTTGACCCCGCCATTATAT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs1 | mRNA expression |
| ReI 2.fhs RNA fw | TGTTGTAGCATATGATCGGG | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | mRNA expression |
| ReI 2.fhs RNA rev | TTACCGAGTTACATCCGTGT | T. acetatoxydans strain ReI | fhs2 | mRNA expression |
| Sp3 fhs RNA fw | CTCGAAAGACGGTTTCTTGA | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | mRNA expression |
| Sp3 fhs RNA rev | TTGATCGTGTTACGCATCCA | S. schinkii strain Sp3 | fhs | mRNA expression |
| T. phaeum this study fw | CGGACCCACCATGAACATTAAGGGTA | Thermacetogenium phaeum strain PB | fhs | Authenticity check |
| T. phaeum this study rev | AAGTCGATAACCCAGCCCATTTCCAC | T. phaeum strain PB | fhs | Authenticity check |
| T. phaeum AB523739 fw | ATCTTGGCTCTAACTACCGGCCTCAA | T. phaeum strain PB | fhs | Authenticity check |
| T. phaeum AB523739 rev | CTCGTTGCCATCATATCGGCCAGTAT | T. phaeum strain PB | fhs | Authenticity check |
| M13 fw | GTAAAACGACGGCCAGTG | Invitrogen | Sequencing | |
| M13 rev | GGAAACAGCTATGACCATG | Invitrogen | Sequencing | |
| Adaptor primer 1 (AP1) | GTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGC | GenomeWalker Kit | Sequencing/walk | |
| Nested Adaptor primer 2 AP2) | ACTATAGGGCACGCGTGGT | GenomeWalker Kit | Sequencing/walk | |
Primers were designed using Geneious v4.5 and synthesized by Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA).
Sequences are indicated as 5′ to 3′.
Gene used to start genome walking or targeted in mRNA expression studies.