Table 1.

Amplification and sequencing primers for the 16S rRNA and gyrB genes

Gene	Primer	Primer sequence (5′→3′)
16S rRNA	BSF8/20 (Forward)	AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG
	BSR534/18 (Reverse)	ATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGC
gyrB	UP-1 (Forward)	GAAGTCATCATGACCGTTCTGCA(TC)GC(TCAG)GG(TCAG)GG(TCAG)AA(AG)TT(TC)GAGAAGTCATCATGACCGTTCTGCAYGCNGGNGGNAARTTYGA
	UP-2r (Reverse)	AGCAGGGTACGGATGTGCGAGCC(AG)TC(TCAG)AC(AG)TC(TCAG)GC(AG)TC(TCAG)GTCATAGCAGGGTACGGATGTGCGAGCCRTCNACRTCNGCRTCNGTCAT
	UP1S (Forward)	GAAGTCATCATGACCGTTCTGCA
	UP2SR (Reverse)	AGCAGGGTACGGATGTGCGAGCC