Freeze-drying can replace cold-chains for transport and storage of fecal microbiome samples

Background The transport and storage of samples in temperatures of minus 80 °C is commonly considered as the gold standard for microbiome studies. However, studies conducting sample collection at remote sites without a reliable cold-chain would benefit from a sample preservation method that allows t...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Hanna M. Bensch, Conny Tolf, Jonas Waldenström, Daniel Lundin, Markus Zöttl
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2022-03-01
Subjects:	Microbiome 16S Fecal samples DNA metabarcoding Fukomys damarensis Damaraland mole-rat
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/13095.pdf