Figure 5.
Evaluation of three different stool preservative solutions for host DNA stabilisation at room temperature. (a) Schematic diagram of stool processing for the stool DNA stability experiment and (b) Effectiveness of different stool preservation solutions on endogenous DNA stability. Change in ACN per μl stool DNA extract from baseline (time 0) of LINE-1 (left), mt (ND5) (middle), and 16S (right) DNA are plotted for varying incubation times of stool specimens at room temperature. TEN2- and EDTA-preserved stools were DNA extracted and analyzed in duplicate; the error bars represent standard errors from ddPCR of two replicate extractions for each time point. The OMNI-preserved stool provided enough material only for one extraction per time point and therefore error bars are not provided.