Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples are not a beneficial replacement for frozen tissues in fetal membrane microbiota research

Rochelle Hockney; Caroline H. Orr; Gareth J. Waring; Inge Christiaens; Gillian Taylor; Stephen P. Cummings; Stephen C. Robson; Andrew Nelson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265441

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Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples are not a beneficial replacement for frozen tissues in fetal membrane microbiota research

Rochelle Hockney ,

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

* E-mail: R.Hockney@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Affiliations School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom, School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, John Dixon Lane, Darlington, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8259-7407

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Caroline H. Orr,

Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, John Dixon Lane, Darlington, United Kingdom
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Gareth J. Waring,

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Inge Christiaens,

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Gillian Taylor,

Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, John Dixon Lane, Darlington, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-6053

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Stephen P. Cummings,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, John Dixon Lane, Darlington, United Kingdom
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Stephen C. Robson,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Andrew Nelson

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples are not a beneficial replacement for frozen tissues in fetal membrane microbiota research

Rochelle Hockney,
Caroline H. Orr,
Gareth J. Waring,
Inge Christiaens,
Gillian Taylor,
Stephen P. Cummings,
Stephen C. Robson,
Andrew Nelson

Published: March 17, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265441

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