Table 3 Thermal profiles and primers used for quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) of different functional genes.

From: Remarkable N2O emissions by draining fallow paddy soil and close link to the ammonium-oxidizing archaea communities

Target group

Thermal profile

Primers

Primer sequence (5′-3′)

Fragment length/bp

Reference

Bac-amoA

95 °C, 2 m; 95 °C, 5 s, 55 °C, 30 s, 72 °C, 10 s,

40 cycles; 95 °C, 15 s, 60 °C, 15 s, 95 °C, 15 s

1 F

2 R

GGGGTTTCTACTGGTGGT

CCCCTCKGSAAAGCCTTCTTC

491

44

Arch-amoA

95 °C, 2 m; 95 °C, 5 s, 55 °C, 30 s, 72 °C, 10 s,

40 cycles; 95 °C, 15 s, 60 °C, 15 s, 95 °C, 15 s

23 F

616 R

ATGGTCTGGCTWAGACG

GCCATCCATCTGTATGTCCA

624

45

narG

95 °C, 30 s; 95 °C, 5 s, 60 °C, 30 s, 72 °C, 10 s,

40 cycles; 95 °C, 15 s, 60 °C, 15 s, 95 °C, 15 s

571 F

773 R

CCGATYCCGGCVATGTCSAT

GGNACGTTNGADCCCCA

203

43

nirK

95 °C, 30 s; 95 °C, 5 s, 60 °C, 30 s, 72 °C, 10 s,

40 cycles; 95 °C, 15 s, 60 °C, 15 s, 95 °C, 15 s

876 F

1055 R

ATYGGCGGVCAYGGCGA

GCYTCGATCAGRTTRTGGTT

165

46

nirS

95 °C, 30 s; 95 °C, 5 s, 60 °C, 30 s, 72 °C, 10 s,

40 cycles; 95 °C, 15 s, 60 °C, 15 s, 95 °C, 15 s

cd3aF

R3cd

GTSAACGTSAAGGARACSGG

GASTTCGGRTGSGTCTTGA

425

47

nosZ

95 °C, 30 s; 95 °C, 5 s, 60 °C, 30 s, 72 °C, 10 s,

40 cycles; 95 °C, 15 s, 60 °C, 15 s, 95 °C, 15 s

1126 F

1381 R

GGGCTBGGGCCRTTGCA

GAAGCGRTCCTTSGARAACTTG

256

48

  1. F and R, indicate forw ard and reverse primers, respectively.
  2. Y = C or T; R = A or G; D = A, G or T; V = A, C or G; B = C, G or T; N = A, C, T or G; M = A or C.