Table 2

Alignment of sequences of amplimers of desulfovibrios with corresponding regions of 16S rRNA genes of related species*†

SpeciesAccessionForward primerPositionReverse primerPosition
CCGTAGATATCTGGAGGAACATCAGACATCTAGCATCCATCGTTTACAGC
*Nucleotides that are different from the target sequence for each organism are shown in underlined bold face. Primer alignment was done using Primer Premier Software.
†Sequence position according to 16S rRNA gene in E coli.
Desulfovibrios
    Desulfovibrio spp AF0566089GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTAGAC677TGTAGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG812
    Desulfovibrio aminophilus AF067964GGCATCTATATACCTCCTTGT C GAC688TGT C GATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG823
    Desulfovibrio oryzae AF273083GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTAGAC696TGTCGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG831
    Desulfovibrio desulfuricans AF354664GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTAGAC691TGTAGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG826
    Desulfovibrio gigantus AF418170GGCATCTATAG C CCTCCTTGT C G G C698TGT C GATC T G AGGTAGCAAATGTCG833
    Desulfovibrio vulgaris AF418179GGCATCT G TAGACCTCCTTGTAGTC695TGTCGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATG G CG830
    Desulfovibrio intestinalis AJ295680GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTAGTC567TGTAGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG702
    Desulfovibrio magneticus D43944GGCATCTATAGCCCTCCTTGT C G G C698TGT C GATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG833
    Desulfovibrio gigas M34400 A A A C C T C AGAGACCTCCTT A G A A T C 435TRTCNATC G TAGGTAGCAAATGTCG839
    Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis U2221GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTAGTC677TGTAGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG812
    Desulfovibrio gabonensis U31080GGCATCTATAG G CCTCCTTGT C GTC653TGT C GAT A G G AGGTAGCAAATGTCG788
    Desulfovibrio bastinii U53462GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTCGTC658TGTCGATC T TAGGTAGC N N N N GTCG793
    Desulfovibrio gracilis U53464GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTCGTC658TGTCGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG793
    Desulfovibrio caledonensis U53465GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTCG G C658TGTCGAT A T TAGGTAGCAAATGTCG793
    Desulfovibrio termitidis X87409GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTAGTC676TGTCGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG811
    Desulfovibrio vietnamensis X93994GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGT C G G C676TGTCGATC T TAGGTAGCAAATG G CG811
    Desulfovibrio aespoeensis X95230GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTCG G C682TGTCGAT A TTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG817
    Desulfovibrio africanus X99236GGCATCTATAG G CCTCCTTGTCGTC676TGTCGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATG G C T 811
    Desulfovibrio halophilus X99237GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTCG G C673TGTCGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATG G CG808
    Desulfovibrio indonensis Y09504GGCATCTATAG G CCTCCTTGTCGTC698TGTCGAT A G G AGGTAGCAAATGTCG833
    Desulfovibrio alaskensis Y11984GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTCG C C677TGTCGATC T TAGGTAGCAAATG G CG812
    Desulfovibrio zosterae Y18049GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTCGTC682TGTAGATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG817
    Desulfovibrio longreachensis Z24450GGCATCTATAGACCTCCTTGTAGTC673TGT C GATCGTAGGTAGCAAATGTCG808
Other SRB genera
    Desulfotomaculum ruminis M34418GGCATCTAT T G ACCTCCTT T T C GTC956TGT C GATCGT C T GTAGCAAATG G CG1091
    Desulfobacter sp. M34416GGCATCTATAG A CCTCCTTGT C G G A 712 C T G C C A G C A C A A G C G G C G A A A G T A A 826
    Desulfococcus biacutus AJ277887GGCATCTATAG A CCTCCTTGT C G G C947TGTAGA G C C T C C G A A C G C T G G A G C G 1518
    Desulfobulbus propionicus M34410GGCATCTATAG G CCTCCTT T T C G G C708 G GTAGATC T T C A GTAGCAAATGTCG843
    Desulfobacter vibrioformis U12254GGCATCTATAG T CCTCCTTGT G G C T 694T C T G G T C G A T T GGTAGCAACGG A A C 1284
    Desulfococcus multivorans M34405 C GCATCTATAG T CCTCCTTGT G G C C713 C C T C T A G C G A N G G G A N N C ATGTCGNone