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. 2018 Nov 15;84(23):e01589-18. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01589-18

TABLE 5.

Primers used for MiSeq amplification of the 16S rRNA gene in bacteria

Primer by PCR round Sequence (5′ to 3′)a
First-round PCR
    Forward ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGACGCTCTTCCGATCTACGCGHNRACCTTACC
    Reverse GTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGTGCTCTTCCGATCTACGGGCRGTGWGTRCA
Second-round PCR
    Forward AATGATACGGCGACCACCGATCTACA[index1]ACACTCTTTCCCTACACGAC
    Reverse CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGAT[index2]GTGACTGGAGTTCAGACGTGT
a

The two indices (index1 and index2) represent base indices (Illumina).