Research Article

Lovastatin in Aspergillus terreus: Fermented Rice Straw Extracts Interferes with Methane Production and Gene Expression in Methanobrevibacter smithii

Table 1

Primers used in gene expression study.

Official symbolDescriptorPrimer sequence ( )Amplification size (bp)

Met 16S rRNAForward
Reverse
GCTCAGTAACACGTGG
CGGTGTGTGCAAGGAG
343
mcrA Methyl coenzyme-M reductase, subunit AForward
Reverse
TTCGGTGGATCDCARAGRGC
GBARGTCGWAWCCGTAGAATCC
140
fno F420-dependent NADP reductaseForward
Reverse
GGGTTCAGCAGCAGAAAGG
CACATTCAATTGGGTCTGGA
118
mta Methanol : cobalamin methyltransferaseForward
Reverse
ATGTGGTGCAAAAGGACCTC
CAGAGTGTGCACAAACAGCA
112
adh Alcohol dehydrogenaseForward
Reverse
AAGAAGTCCCGGAATGTGG
TCCGATAGCTCCTTCCCATA
102
hmd Methylene-H4MPT dehydrogenaseForward
Reverse
ACCCAGGTGCTGTACCTGAAAT
TGTGAATGCAGATCCTCTTGCT
119
mtr Methyl-H4MPT :  coenzyme M methyltransferaseForward
Reverse
AACAAAGCGGCTTCTGGTGAA
CGACACAAGATCCCATTGCAAT
127
hmg HMG-CoA reductaseForward
Reverse
GGCTGTGAATTACCGCATATGG
TAACGGTCCGGCTACACCTACA
117