Table 1

Primer sequences for sequencing of merA genes and for merA-TGGE.

mer primers

Direction

Nucleotide sequence (5' to 3')


primers used for sequencing

T1

Forward

GTCTGGATCGGCAACTTGA

P1

Forward

GGCTATCCGTCCAGCGTCAA

A1

Forward

ACCATCGGCGGCACCTGCGT

A5

Reverse

ACCATCGTCAGGTAGGGGACCAA

A7

Reverse

TGGCGCATTGACAGTBGACCC

A9

Forward

GAAYTGGATCCAGACGGCKG

A10

Reverse

GATCATGATCTTGGACGGCACACA

D1

Reverse

TCATGGCAAACTCTCCGC

TGGE primers (GC-clamp in italics)

GC-merAf

Forward

CCCGCCGCCCCGCCCGCCGCCCCGCCCCGCCGCCCGCCTTGGAGAACGTGC

merAr

Reverse

ACGTCCTTGGTGAAGGTCTG


Felske et al. BMC Microbiology 2003 3:22   doi:10.1186/1471-2180-3-22

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