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Kristine Gierz

National Institute of Standards and TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-4919-4841Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Diane Hoffmann· 1 shared Jacques RaveliD· 1 shared Scott A. JacksoniD· 1 shared Stephanie L. ServetasiD· 1 shared

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Evaluating the Analytical Performance of Direct-to-Consumer Gut Microbiome Testing Services

Stephanie L. Servetas, Kristine Gierz, Diane Hoffmann, Jacques Ravel, Scott A. Jackson

This study evaluates seven DTC gut microbiome testing services using standardized fecal material, revealing significant variability in analytical performance comparable to biological donor differences.

Communications Biology · Feb 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology