Table 2. Next-generation primers used for PCR amplification of samples of soil microbial communities.

Marker	Size	Primer’s name	Sequence	Reference
16S rRNA (bacteria)	460 bp	Bakt_341F	5′-CCTACGGGNGGCWGCAG-3′	Herlemann et al. (2011)
		Bakt_805R	5′-GACTACHVGGGTATCTAATCC-3′
16S rRNA (archaea)	570 bp	340F	5′-CCCTAYGGGGYGCASCAG-3′	Gantner et al. (2011)
		915R	5′-GTGCTCCCCCGCCAATTCCT-3′	Stahl & Amann (1991)
ITS (fungi)	330 bp	ITS3	5′-GCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGC-3′	White et al. (1990)
		ITS4	5′-TCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGC-3′
18S rRNA (other eukaryotes)	165 bp	1380F	5′-CCCTGCCHTTTGTACACAC-3′	Amaral-Zettler et al. (2009)
		1510R	5′-CCTTCYGCAGGTTCACCTAC-3′