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Table 1 Set of primers and references for each gene used in this study

From: Methane-cycling microbial communities from Amazon floodplains and upland forests respond differently to simulated climate change scenarios

Gene

Objective

Target group

Primers

References

16S rRNA

Amplicon Sequencing

Bacteria and Archaea

515F

Parada et al. [68]

806R

Apprill et al. [3]

16S rRNA

qPCR

Total archaeal community

519F

Klindworth et al. [39]

915R

Stahl and Amman [78]

16S rRNA

qPCR

Total bacterial community

515F

Caporaso et al. [8]

806R

mcrA

qPCR

Methanogenic Archaea

mlas-mod-F

Steinberg and Regan [79]

mcrA-rev

pmoA

qPCR

Methanotrophic Bacteria

A189f

Holmes et al. [33]

MB661r

Costello and Lidstrom [11]