Table 1.

PCR results of the sorted single cells from a defined two-species mixture.

PCR primers	Isolated sample
	M. extorquens AM1 single cells	M. album BG8 single cells
M. extorquens AM1-specific	16/24a (67%)	0/24 (0%)
M. album BG8-specific	0/24 (0%)	21/24 (88%)

^aThe number of positive PCR amplification over the number of single cells tested.