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Table 2 Primers for anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation genes detection

From: Microbial diversity and anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation potential in an oil-contaminated mangrove sediment

Primer Set

Forward (F) and Reverse (R) Oligonucleotide Primer Sequences

Expected amplicon size (bp)

Reference

SP9/ASP1 (bamA)

F: 5`-CAG TAC AAY TCC TAC ACV ACB G-3`

~300

[20]

R: 5`-C MAT GCC GAT YTC CTG RC-3`

assA2F/R (assA)

F: 5’-YAT GWA CTG GCA CGG MCA-3’

440

Aitken et al., unpublished observations

R: 5’-GCR TTT TCM ACC CAK GTA-3’

7772 F/8546R (bssA)

F: 5’-GAC ATG ACC GAC GCS ATY CT-3’

~794

[22]

R: 5’-TCG TCG TCR TTG CCC CAY TT-3’

  1. Oligonucleotide primers used in PCR reactions for anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation detection.