Table 1.

qPCR primers.

Target	Primers	5′-3′	Annealing/extension temperatures	Reference
Bacteria + Archaea (SSU rRNA gene)	Uni340F	CCT ACG GGR BGC ASC AG	55.8	Takai and Horikoshi, 2000
	Uni806R	GGA CTA CNN GGG TAT CTA AT		Takai and Horikoshi, 2000
Zetaproteobacteria (SSU rRNA gene)	Zeta672F	CGG AAT TCC GTG TGT AGC AGT	58	Kato et al., 2009
	Zeta837R	GCC ACW GYA GGG GTC GAT ACC		Kato et al., 2009
Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) (DsrA gene)	RH1-dsr-F	GCC GTT ACT GTG ACC AGC C	55	Ben-Dov et al., 2007
	RH3-dsr-R	GGT GGA GCC GTG CAT GTT		Ben-Dov et al., 2007