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Table 2 Primers used in this study for the amplification of 16S rRNA and arsenic (As) resistance-related genes

From: Genetic analysis of arsenic metabolism in Micrococcus luteus BPB1, isolated from the Bengal basin

Primer name

Primer sequence (5′-3′)a

PCR product (bp)

Reference

fD1

GAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG

16S rRNA (1500)

Weisburg et al. 1991

rP2

ACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT

darsC_F

ACSATYTAYCAYAAYCCG

ArsC (377)

Branco et al. 2008

darsC_R

TCGCCRTCYTCYTTSGWRAA

LMWP_F

ATGACCACGAAGCGCCCTTC

PTPase-ArsC (430)

This study

LMWP_R

TCAGTTCGCGGTGCCGGT

dLMWP_F

GCTGTTCGTGTGCGTGAARAAYGGNGG

PTPase-ArsC (357)

This study

dLMWP_R

CGATGTCGTCGCGCACNARNCKCAT

ACR3(1)_F

GAAGGAGATGTCCTTCCTCGAYMGNTGGYT

ACR3(1) (964)

This study

ACR3(1)_R

GGACTTCGATCAGCGGNCCNACNAC

  1. aDegenerate nucleotide sites are indicated by standard ambiguity codes as follows: K = G or T; M = A or C; N = A, C, G or T; R = A or G; V = A, C or G; and Y = C or T