Table 2

Selected group-specific probes

GROUP

DISCRIMINATING OLIGO (5'–3')

COMMON PROBE (5'–3')^a cZIP code

ZIP number

actinomycetes

TTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACGT

CAIGAAAGTCGGIAACACCCGAAGGGTCAGGTTACCGCTGCGATCGCA

21

bacilli

ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTA

GGGAATCTTCCICAATGGACGAAAGGCTGCGATCGATGGTCAGGTGCTG

3

cyanobacteria

ACGAAAGCTAGGGGAGCGAAAG

GGATTAGATACCCCTGTAGTCCTAGCCCGCAAGGTAGGTGCTGTACCCGCA

11

myxobacteria

GCGGAATTCCCIIIGTAGAGGTGAAATT

CGTAGATATIGGGAGGAACACCGGTGCTGTACCCGATCGCAAGGTGGTC

5

pseudomonads

GAGCTAATCCCAIAAAACCGATCGT

AGTCCGGATCGCAGTCTGCACGCATACCAGGTCGCATACCGGTC

15

UNIVERSAL

GCATGGITGTCGTCAGCTCGT

GTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCCGCACGATAGGTGGTCTACCGCTG

13

^a cZip codes are indicated in bold type.

Busti et al. BMC Microbiology 2002 2:27   doi:10.1186/1471-2180-2-27