Table 2. HPLC-purified PCR primers used, which carry sequences specific for the SSU of the rRNA gene.

	Sequence (5′-3′)	References
Adapter A	CCATCTCATCCCTGCG TGTCTCCGACTCAG
SSU forward primer	GTACACACCGCCCGTC	Lane, 1991; Stoeck et al., 2010
SSU reverse primer	TGATCCTTCTGCAGGTTCACCTAC	Medlin et al., 1988; Stoeck et al., 2010
Adapter B	BioTEG-CCTATCCCCTGTGTGCCTTGGCAGTCTCAG CTGAGACTGCCAAGGCACACAGGGGATAGG

Abbreviation: SSU, small subunit.