Rapidly Processed Stool Swabs Approximate Stool Microbiota Profiles Article (Web of Science)

abstract

  • Collection of fecal swab samples simplifies handling, processing, and archiving compared to collection of stool. This study confirms that fecal swabs reliably replicate the bacterial composition and diversity of stool samples, provided that the swabs are processed shortly after collection. These findings support the use of fecal swabs, when shipping and handling are done properly, to streamline measurements of intestinal microbiota.

authors

  • Bokulich, Nicholas A.
  • Maldonado, Juan
  • Kang, Dae-Wook
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa
  • Caporaso, J. Gregory

publication date

  • 2019

published in

volume

  • 4

issue

  • 2