Microbial samples collected under the auspices of the Microbiota Vault Initiative are stored temporarily in cryogenic conditions at the Institute of Medical Microbiology at the University of Zurich. A ...
BioTechniques: Sample collection/stabilization and DNA/RNA extraction from swab samples for microbiome or metagenome analyses
Sample collection/stabilization and DNA/RNA extraction from swab samples for microbiome or metagenome analyses
A global effort to create a "microbial Noah's Ark" to preserve the world's diverse collection of healthy microbes before they disappear is now entering an active growth phase. In a perspective article ...