A comparative analysis of preservation techniques for the optimal molecular detection of hookworm DNA in a human fecal specimen

• Marina Papaiakovou ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mpapaiakovou@smith.edu

  Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America, DeWorm3, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9012-2703

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• Nils Pilotte,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America, DeWorm3, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Ben Baumer,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Program in Statistical and Data Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Jessica Grant,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Kristjana Asbjornsdottir,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations DeWorm3, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Fabian Schaer,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation DeWorm3, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

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• Yan Hu,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Raffi Aroian,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Judd Walson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations DeWorm3, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Steven A. Williams

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America, DeWorm3, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America

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