Comparison of PCR Primers for Analyzing Denitrifying Microorganisms in the Hyporheic Zone

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In this study, the specific amplifications of six denitrification-associated genes using PCR(Polymerase Chain Reaction) primer sets were compared. Thereafter, the PCR primer sets that were determined to be suitable for each denitrification-associated gene were used to test samples from sixteen aqueous environments (three from groundwater, three from stream water, and ten from hyporheic zone water). The specific amplification was determined using PCR primer sets for denitrification-associated genes and nucleic acids from eleven types of strains.NosZwas the most frequently amplified gene from the nucleic acid of type, with a specific band seen in all eleven strains. The specific band amplification and PCR time of the strains were analyzed to select one PCR primer set for each gene. The selected PCR primer sets were used to analyze sixteen samples from the aqueous environments in which denitrifying microorganisms were expected to be present. Specific bands ofnarG,nirS, andnosZwere most frequently observed in the hyporheic water samples. The results showed that microorganisms containingnirG(involved in the reduction of nitrate to nitrite),nirS(involved in the reduction of nitrite to nitric oxide), andnosZ(involved in the reduction of nitrous oxide to nitrogen gas) were the most abundant in the hyporheic zone samples used in this study.

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