Collection of non-meconium stool on fecal occult blood cards is an effective method for fecal microbiota studies in infants

Collection of non-meconium stool on fecal occult blood cards is an effective method for fecal microbiota studies in infants

Abstract Background Effective methods are needed to collect fecal samples from children for large-scale microbiota studies. Stool collected on fecal occult blood test (FOBT) cards that can be mailed provides an effective solution; however, the quality of sequencing resulting from this method is unkn...

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Main Authors: Wendy S.W. Wong, Nicole Clemency, Elisabeth Klein, Marina Provenzano, Ramaswamy Iyer, John E. Niederhuber, Suchitra K. Hourigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Stool
Meconium
Microbiota
Fecal occult blood card
Children
Storage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0333-z

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