Time of Sample Collection Critical for Microbiome Replicability
Celeste Allaband, Amulya Lingaraju, Stephany Flores Ramos, Tanya Kumar, Haniyeh Javaheri, Maria Denalene Tiu, Ana Carolina Dantas Machado, R. Alexander Richter, Emmanuel O. Elijah, Gabriel G. Haddad, Vanessa Leone, Pieter C. Dorrestein, Rob D. Knight, Amir Zarrinpar
The paper shows that sample collection time significantly affects microbiome study conclusions, more than experimental interventions or dietary changes.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2022 · PreprintSystems Biology