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Table 2 rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe used in this study

From: Nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) dominating in nitrifying community in full-scale biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment plants

Probe

Specific

Sequence (5′–3′)

FAa (%)

Reference

EUB

 

GCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT

  

EUBII

Almost all bacteria

GCAGCCACCCGTAGGTGT

0–80

Daims et al. (1999)

EUBIII

 

GCTGCCACCCGTAGGTGT

  

Nso1225

Betaproteobacterial ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

CGCCATTGTATTACGTGTGA

35

Mobarry et al. (1996)

NEU

Most halophilic and halotolerant Nitrosomonas spp.

CCCCTCTGCTGCACTCTA

40b

Wagner et al. (1995)

NmV

Nitrosococcus mobilis

TCCTCAGAGACTACGCGG

35

Pommerening et al. (1996)

Cluster6a192

Nitrosomonas oligotropha lineage

CTTTCGATCCCCTACTTTCC

35

Adamczyk et al. (2003)

Nsm156

Nitrosomonas spp., Nitrosococcus mobilis

TATTAGCACATCTTTCGAT

5

Mobarry et al. (1996)

Nsv443

Nitrosospira spp.

CCGTGACCGTTTCGTTCCG

30

Mobarry et al. (1996)

Ntspa712

Phylum Nitrospirae

CGCCTTCGCCACCGGCCTTCC

50c

Daims et al. (2001)

Ntspa662

Genus Nitrospira

GGAATTCCGCGCTCCTCT

35

Daims et al. (2001)

NIT3

Genus Nitrobacter

CCTGTGCTCCATGCTCCG

40

Wagner et al. (1996)

  1. a FA formamide
  2. b NEU can also be used with 35% FA
  3. c Ntspa712 can also be used with 35% FA, especially if combined with Ntspa662