How should we store avian faecal samples for microbiota analyses? Comparing efficacy and cost-effectiveness
(2019)
Journal Article
Vargas-Pellicer, P., Watrobska, C., Knowles, S. C. L., Schroeder, J., & Banks-Leite, C. (2019). How should we store avian faecal samples for microbiota analyses? Comparing efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 165, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2019.105689
Analyses of bacterial DNA in faecal samples are becoming ever more common, yet we still do not know much about bird microbiomes. These challenges partly lie in the unique chemical nature of their faeces, and in the choice of sample storage method, wh... Read More about How should we store avian faecal samples for microbiota analyses? Comparing efficacy and cost-effectiveness.