TABLE 1.

Sequences of degenerate primer pair and probe used in qPCR assays to detect the proposed methanogenic MIC biomarker micH

Primer or probea	Sequence (5′→3′)b
micH-fwd	AA(Y)CTTCTAACACCAA(M)TGA(Y)GGAAC
micH-rev	TCAAATCCTCTAAATTCTGTGACACA
micH-probe	TACCAACAGATAATGCTGCA

^aProposed product length, 95 bp.

^bM = A or C; Y = C or T.