The iSWAB™-Microbiome Collection Kit offers a non-toxic, ambient-temperature solution for collecting and stabilizing a range of microbiome samples, including fecal, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores. It ensures accurate microbial representation and eliminates the need for cold chain transport with its effective stabilization buffer.
The iSWAB™-Microbiome Collection Kit features a non-toxic stabilizing buffer that inactivates bacteria, fungi, spores, and viruses, allowing for ambient temperature collection and transport. The buffer maintains microbial integrity for up to 40 days for DNA and 21 days for RNA at room temperature, making cold chain logistics unnecessary.
Microbial content and diversity within collected gut, rectal, vaginal, skin, oral, or soil samples can provide a wealth of clues about human and animal health. However, current microbiome collection methods subject the samples to harsh and stressful stabilization techniques such as freezing or harsh organic solvents. Both stabilization approaches have a high probability of altering the microbial representation in the sample, which could lead to misleading results and hinder proper modeling or data analysis.
Intended Use: This kit is intended for the non-invasive collection and room temperature storage of microbial DNA and RNA from various biosamples, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores.
Benefits: The iSWAB™-Microbiome Collection Kit ensures sample integrity and simplifies transport logistics, making it an essential tool for accurate microbiome research in health, wellness, and forensics.
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