Table 2.

Probes used in FISH analysis of the culture.

Probe	Sequence (5′-> 3′)	Dye	Specificity	References
EUB338mix	gcwgccwcccgtaggwgt	Cy5	Most bacteria	Amann et al., 1990; Daims et al., 1999
Beta42a	gccttcccacttcgttt	Cy3	Betaproteobacteria	Manz et al., 1992
Gamma42a	gccttcccacatcgttt	none	Gammaproteobacteria	Manz et al., 1992
Delta495	agttagccggtgcttcct	Fluos	Deltaproteobacteria	Loy et al., 2002