Probe details

EUB338 (Bact338) (bacterial)

Tested for in situ hybridization.

Accession no. pB-159
Full name (Alm et al.) S-D-Bact-0338-a-A-18
Categories higher taxonomic levels
Specificity most Bacteria
Taxonomy Bacteria; cellular organisms
Sequence 5'-GCT GCC TCC CGT AGG AGT-3'
Length [nt] 18
G+C content [%] 67
Target rRNA 16S
Position 338-355
Formamide 0-50
Check specificity/coverage SILVA TestProbe
References Combination of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes with flow cytometry for analyzing mixed microbial populations. Amann RI, Binder BJ, Olson RJ, Chisholm SW, Devereux R, Stahl DA. Applied and environmental microbiology. 1990. Pubmed: 2200342
Remarks Use probe in equimolar mixture together with probes EUB338II and EUB338III to detect all bacteria.