Primer Name

Primer Sequence

Tm (˚C)

Amplicon Size (nt)

Gene

Source

27F

AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG

50

740

Bacterial 16S rRNA

[23]

785R

ACTACCRGGGTATCTAATCC

PSF

GGGATTAGATACCCCWGTAGTCCT

53

735

Phytospecific 16S rRNA

[25]

UR

ACGGYTACCTTGTTACGACTT

CYA359F

GGGGAATYTTCCGCAATGGG

50

426

Cyanobacterial 16S rRNA

[24]

CYA781R

GACTACWGGGGTATCTAATCCCWTT

MSF

ATCCAGCAGTTGAGCAAGC

58

1369

mcyA

[26]

MSR

TGCAGAAAACTCCGCAGTTG