| Probe name |
Specificity |
| MB1 | Methanosarcina frisius, Methanosarcina sp., Methanosarcina acidovorans, Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosarcina barkeri |
| MB1174 | Methanobacterium spp., Methanobrevibacter spp., Methanosphaera spp. |
| MB3 | Methanosarcina frisius, Methanosarcina acidovorans, Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosarcina barkeri |
| MB310 | Methanobacterium spp., Methanobrevibacter spp., Methanosphaera spp. |
| MB4 | Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosarcina barkeri |
| MC1109 | Methanococcus spp. |
| MG1200 | Methanomicrobium spp., Methanogenium spp., Methanoculleus spp., Methanospirillum spp., Methanocorpusculum spp., Methanoplanus spp. |
| MG3 | all methanogens, Halobacterium spp., Pyrococcus spp., Sulfolobus spp., Homo sapiens, Thermofilum spp., Pyrobaculum spp. |
| MS1 | Methanothrix soehngenii, Methanosaeta concilii |
| MS1414 | Methanosarcina spp., Methanococcoides spp., Methanolobus spp., Methanohalophilus spp. |
| MS2 | Methanothrix soehngenii, Methanosaeta concilii |
| MS5 | Methanothrix soehngenii, Methanosaeta concilii, Methanothrix sp. strain CALS-1, Methanothrix sp. strain PTT, Methanosaeta thermoacetophila |
| MS821 | Methanosarcina frisius, Methanosarcina spp., Methanosarcina acidovorans, Methanosarcina thermophila, Methanosarcina barkeri, Methanoholophilus mahii, Methanophilus sp. |
| MSMX860 | Methanosarcina spp., Methanococcoides spp., Methanolobus spp., Methanohalophilus spp., Methanosaeta spp. |
| MX825 | Methanosaeta spp. |
| SARCI551 | genus Methanosarcina |
| SARCI645 | genus Methanosarcina |
| EURY496 | Methanomicrobiales group and VAL 47, VAL 1, VAL9, VAL78 clones |
| EURY499 | Methanosarcina, Methanosaeta, Methanomicrobiales groups and VAL 47,VAL 1, VAL9, VAL78 clones |
| MPH-730 | Methylophaga |
| MPHm-994 | Methylophaga marina |
| MB311 | Methanobacteriales |
| MB1174 | Methanobacteriales (minus Methanothermus) |
| MC504 | Methanocaldococcaceae(+some Methanococcaceae) |
| MC1109 | Methanococcaceae |
| MG1200b | most Methanomicrobiales |
| MS821 | Methanosarcina |
| MS1414 | Methanosarcina, Methanococcoides, Methanolobus |
| MSMX860 | Methanosarcinales (all Methanosarcina and Methanosaeta) |
| MX825 | some Methanosaetaceae |
| MX825b | Methanosaetaceae subgroup |
| MX825c | Methanosaetaceae subgroup |
| MX1361 | Methanosaetaceae |
| MX825b | Methanosaetaceae subgroup |
| MX825c | Methanosaetaceae subgroup |
| MX1361 | Methanosaetaceae |
| MG1200b | most Methanomicrobiales |
| MB311 | Methanobacteriales |
| MC504 | Methanocaldococcaceae |
