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Preservation Methods Differ in Fecal Microbiome Stability, Affecting Suitability for Field Studies

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Song, Se Jin, Amir, Amnon, Metcalf, Jessica L., Amato, Katherine R., Xu, Zhenjiang Zech, Humphrey, Greg, Knight, Rob·2016·mSystems

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Our study, spanning 15 individuals and over 1,200 samples, provides our most comprehensive view to date of storage and stabilization effects on stool. We tested five methods for preserving human and dog fecal specimens for periods of up to 8 weeks, including the types of variation often encountered under field conditions, such as freeze-thaw cycles and high temperature fluctuations. We show that several cost-effective methods provide excellent microbiome stability out to 8 weeks, opening up a range of field studies with humans and wildlife that would otherwise be cost-prohibitive.

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Authors
Song, S. J., Amir, A., Metcalf, J. L., Amato, K. R., Xu, Z. Z., Humphrey, G., & Knight, R.
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mSystems
Published
2016-06-28
Volume
1
Issue
3
ISSN
2379-5077 (ISSN-L)
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W2347104163
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483
References
6
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20.92
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journal article
Language
en
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Song, S. J., Amir, A., Metcalf, J. L., Amato, K. R., Xu, Z. Z., Humphrey, G., & Knight, R. (2016). Preservation Methods Differ in Fecal Microbiome Stability, Affecting Suitability for Field Studies. mSystems. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00021-16

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