Journal
HELIYON
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12861
Keywords
16S rRNA; Dry preservatives; Microbiota; Metagenomics; Metabarcoding; Longitudinal studies; PowerSoil; Cats
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As metagenomic studies expand, the challenge of incorporating data from isolated locations or longitudinal time samples arises. This study introduces a simplified method of DNA extraction from faecal material stored on FTA cards and compares it to the traditional freeze-based storage method. The results demonstrate that the simplified extraction method yields higher diversity and an expanded core microbiome, suggesting its viability as an alternative when freeze-based methods are not feasible.
As metagenomic studies continue to increase in size and complexity, they are often required to incorporate data from geographically isolated locations or longitudinal time samples. This represents a technical challenge, given that many of the commonly used methods used for sample collection, storage, and DNA extraction are sensitive to differences related to the time, storage and chemistry involved. FTA cards have been previously proposed as a simple, reliable and costefficient method for the preservation of animal faecal microbiomes. In this study, we report a simplified extraction methodology for recovering microbiome DNA from faeces stored on FTA cards and compare its performance to a common alternative means of characterising such microbiomes; namely, immediate freezing of the faeces followed by DNA extraction using the Qiagen PowerSoil DNA isolation kit. Our results show that overall the application of our simplified DNA extraction methodology yields microbial community results that have higher diversity and an expanded core microbiome than that found using the PowerSoil methodology. This suggests that the FTA card extraction method presented here is a viable alternative for metagenomic studies using faecal material when traditional freeze-based storage methods are not feasible.
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