The effect of sampling and storage on the fecal microbiota composition in healthy and diseased subjects.

Large-scale cohort studies are currently being designed to investigate the human microbiome in health and disease. Adequate sampling strategies are required to limit bias due to shifts in microbial communities during sampling and storage. Therefore, we examined the impact of different sampling and s...

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Main Authors: Danyta I Tedjo, Daisy M A E Jonkers, Paul H Savelkoul, Ad A Masclee, Niels van Best, Marieke J Pierik, John Penders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4449036?pdf=render