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Table 1 Overview of probes used to target the organisms of interest for the FISH microscopic analysis of the enrichment culture

From: Prevalence of ‘Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis’ type II under phosphate limiting conditions

Reference

Probe

Sequence (5′–3′)

Target

Formamide (%)

Amann et al. (1990)

EUB

GCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT

Many but not all Bacteria

0–70

Daims et al. (1999)

EUB II

GCAGCCACCCGTAGGTGT

Planctomycetales

0–50

Daims et al. (1999)

EUB III

GCTGCCACCCGTAGGTGT

Verrucomicrobiales

0–50

Crocetti et al. (2000)

PAO 651

CCCTCTGCCAAACTCCAG

‘Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis’

35

Crocetti et al. (2002)

GAOQ431

TCCCCGCCTAAAGGGCTT

‘Candidatus Competibacter phosphatis’

35

Crocetti et al. (2002)

GAOQ989

TTCCCCGGATGTCAAGGC

‘Candidatus Competibacter phosphatis’

35

Flowers et al. (2009)

Acc-I-444

CCCAAGCAATTTCTTCCCC

‘Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis’ Clade IA and other Type I clades

35

Flowers et al. (2009)

Acc-II-444

CCCGTGCAATTTCTTCCCC

‘Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis’ Clade IIA, IIC and IID

35