Comparison of rectal swab, glove tip, and participant-collected stool techniques for gut microbiome sampling

Abstract Background Studies of the gut microbiome are becoming increasingly important. Such studies require stool collections that can be processed or frozen in a timely manner so as not to alter the microbial content. Due to the logistical difficulties of home-based stool collection, there has been...

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Published in:	BMC Microbiology
Main Authors:	Meghan I. Short, Robert Hudson, Benjamin D. Besasie, Kelly R. Reveles, Dimpy P. Shah, Susannah Nicholson, Teresa L. Johnson-Pais, Korri Weldon, Zhao Lai, Robin J. Leach, Bernard Fongang, Michael A. Liss
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-01-01
Subjects:	Gut microbiome Stool collection Rectal swabs Digital rectal examination 16 s rRNA gene sequencing
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02080-3