Successful collection of stool samples for microbiome analyses from a large community-based population of elderly men

The relationship of the gastrointestinal microbiome to health and disease is of major research interest, including the effects of the gut microbiota on age related conditions. Here we report on the outcome of a project to collect stool samples on a large number of community dwelling elderly men usin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Melanie Abrahamson, Elizabeth Hooker, Nadim J. Ajami, Joseph F. Petrosino, Eric S. Orwoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865417300224