Table 2

Primers used in the study.

Target region

Primer name

Sequence (5'to 3')

Reference

12S

LPHE1248

AAAGCATGGCACTGAAGAYGCCAAG

E. Tavares, unpublished

12SL1735

GGATTAGATACCCCACTATGC

Miyaki et al. [75]

12SHC

CCGCCAAGTCCTTAGAGTTT

Eberhard et al. [76]

12SH2181

GGCTTGTGAGGAGGGTGACGGGC

C. Ribas, unpublished

H2294VAL

CTTTCAGGTGTAAGCTGARTGC

J. Patane, modified from Sorenson et al. [77]

16S2-

ATCCCTGGGGTAGCTTGGTCC

Haring et al. [78]

16SH3309

TGCGCTACCTTCGCACGGT

Miyaki et al. [75]

H4017

GCTAGGGAGAGGATTTGAACCTC

Sorenson et al. [77]

ATP8/6

CO2GQL

GGACAATGCTCAGAAATCTGCGG

Eberhard and Bermingham [79]

TLYS9051

CACCAGCACTAGCCTTTTAAG

Fleischer et al. [80]

A6PWL

CCTGAACCTGACCATGAAC

Eberhard and Bermingham [79]

CO3HMH

CATGGGCTGGGGTCRACTATGTG

Eberhard and Bermingham [79]

ARG11145

TTTGTTGAGCCGAAATCAACTGTCT

Present study

ND6

TPROFWD

ATCACCAACTCCCAAAGCTGG

Riesing et al. [7]

TGLUREV

AAGTTTACAACGGCGATTTTTC

Riesing et al. [7]

YCR2REV

GGTTACATGGTTTGGTAGGGG

Riesing et al. [7]

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