The Effect of Sampling and Storage on the Fecal Microbiota Composition in Healthy and Diseased Subjects

Danyta I. Tedjo; Daisy M. A. E. Jonkers; Paul H. Savelkoul; Ad A. Masclee; Niels van Best; Marieke J. Pierik; John Penders

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126685

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The Effect of Sampling and Storage on the Fecal Microbiota Composition in Healthy and Diseased Subjects

Danyta I. Tedjo,

Affiliations School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Daisy M. A. E. Jonkers,

Affiliation School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Paul H. Savelkoul,

Affiliation School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Ad A. Masclee,

Affiliation School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Niels van Best,

Affiliation School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Marieke J. Pierik,

Affiliation School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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John Penders

* E-mail: j.penders@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliations School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, School for Public Health and Primary Care (Caphri), Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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The Effect of Sampling and Storage on the Fecal Microbiota Composition in Healthy and Diseased Subjects

Danyta I. Tedjo,
Daisy M. A. E. Jonkers,
Paul H. Savelkoul,
Ad A. Masclee,
Niels van Best,
Marieke J. Pierik,
John Penders

Published: May 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126685

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