TABLE 1.

Sequences of probes for FISH of bacterial rRNA^a

Probe	Position (bp)	Sequence	Reference
A. actinomycetemcomitans specific	889–911	5′ CAC CAG GGC TAA ACC CCA AT 3′	37
P. gingivalis specific	1054–1078	5′ GGT TTT CAC CAT CAG TCA TCT ACA 3′	37
EUB338 (universal for eubacteria)	338–355	5′ GCT GCC TCC CGT AGG AGT 3′	40
EUB338 complement (negative control)	338–355	5′ ACT CCT ACG GGA GGC AGC 3′	40
Archaea-specific (negative control)	915–934	5′ GTG CTC CCC CGC CAA TTC CT 3′	1

^aReferences and base pair positions are relative to the E. coli rRNA sequence.