Comparison of Fecal Collection Methods for Microbiome and Metabolomics Studies

Background: Integrated microbiome and metabolomics analyses hold the potential to reveal interactions between host and microbiota in relation to disease risks. However, there are few studies evaluating how field methods influence fecal microbiome characterization and metabolomics profiling.Methods:...

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Main Authors: Zheng Wang, Christine P. Zolnik, Yunping Qiu, Mykhaylo Usyk, Tao Wang, Howard D. Strickler, Carmen R. Isasi, Robert C. Kaplan, Irwin J. Kurland, Qibin Qi, Robert D. Burk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00301/full