Table 2.

DNA oligonucleotide primers used in this study.

Primer and use	Sequence (5’–3’)	Reference
PCR Amplification and cloning
AprA-1-FW Forward	TGGCAGATCATGATYMAYGG	Meyer and Kuever (2007c)
AprA-5-RV Reverse	GCGCCAACYGGRCCRTA	Meyer and Kuever (2007c)
DSR1F+ Forward	ACSCACTGGAAGCACGGCGG	Kondo et al. (2004)
DSR-R Reverse	GTGGMRCCGTGCAKRTTGG	Kondo et al. (2004)
DSR1 Forward	ACSCACTGGAAGCACG	Wagner et al. (1998)
DSR4 Reverse	GTGTAGCAGTTACCGCA	Wagner et al. (1998)
rDSR1Fa	AARGGNTAYTGGAARG	Loy et al. (2009)
rDSR1Fb	TTYGGNTAYTGGAARG	Loy et al. (2009)
rDSR1Fc	ATGGGNTAYTGGAARG	Loy et al. (2009)
rDSR4Ra	CCRAARCAIGCNCCRCA	Loy et al. (2009)
rDSR4Rb	GGRWARCAIGCNCCRCA	Loy et al. (2009)
rDSRA240F	GGNTAYTGGAARGGNGG	Lenk et al. (2011)
rDSR808R	CCDCCNACCCADATNGC	Lenk et al. (2011)
Sequencing
T3	ATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGA
T7	TAATACGACTCACTATAGGG
Q-PCR
Bac340 Forward	TCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGT	Nadkarni et al. (2002)
Bac515 Reverse	CGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCAC	Nadkarni et al. (2002)
Arc915 Forward	AGGAATTGGCGGGGGAGCAC	Takai and Horikoshi (2000)
Arc1059 Reverse	GCCATGCACCWCCTCT	Yu et al. (2005)