Effects of Variation in Urine Sample Storage Conditions on 16S Urogenital Microbiome Analyses
T. Kumar, M. Bryant, K. Cantrell, S. J. Song, D. McDonald, H. M. Tubb, S. Farmer, E. S. Lukacz, L. Brubaker, R. Knight
This study evaluates how urine sample storage conditions affect 16S rRNA gene sequencing results, finding that AssayAssure reduces microbial bias at colder temperatures but not significantly compared to no preservative.
bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2022Microbiology