Usability of rectal swabs for microbiome sampling in a cohort study of hematological and oncological patients.

Usability of rectal swabs for microbiome sampling in a cohort study of hematological and oncological patients.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Large-scale clinical studies investigating associations between intestinal microbiota signatures and human diseases usually rely on stool samples. However, the timing of repeated stool sample collection cannot be predefined in longitudinal settings. Rectal swabs, being...

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Main Authors: Lena M Biehl, Debora Garzetti, Fedja Farowski, Diana Ring, Martin B Koeppel, Holger Rohde, Philippe Schafhausen, Bärbel Stecher, Maria J G T Vehreschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215428

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215428

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