Evaluation of the impact of refrigeration on next generation sequencing-based assessment of the canine and feline fecal microbiota

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Weese, J S ^a   Jalali, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastroenterology; Intestinal; Microbiota; Microflora

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CAT; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; FECES; FREEZING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATS; DOGS; FECES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REFRIGERATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84908458206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-014-0230-7     Document Type: Article

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