The Microbiome Snapshot

a blog providing new insights into Microbiome Collection and Stabilization by DNA Genotek. DNA Genotek is a subsidiary of OraSure Technologies, Inc.

OMNIgene™•ORAL and OMNIgene™•VAGINAL devices: validated tools for the collection and stabilization of nucleic acids for microbiome sampling

The oral and vaginal cavities of the human body each contain a distinct collection of microbial comm...
Sanna Abbasi, PhD Aug 09, 2023

Reviewing current challenges and advances in skin microbiome research

Over the past several years, the skin microbiome has emerged as an important research field of inter...
Sanna Abbasi, PhD Jun 14, 2023

Three reasons why the OMNIgene™•GUT all-in-one system is ideal for pediatric gut microbiome profiling

In a recently published white paper, DNA Genotek researchers utilized the OMNIgene•GUT system (OM-20...
Sanna Abbasi, PhD Nov 29, 2022

Current progress in microbiome biomarker discovery

The human microbiome: defining microbiome biomarkers

Trends from the 9th Microbiome & Probiotics R&D and Business Collaboration Forum, USA

The 2022 Microbiome & Probiotics R&D and Business Collaboration Forum (Forum) brought togeth...
Lexcy Li May 03, 2022

Three critical reasons to barcode microbiome samples

From donor to data, samples begin their journey to powering microbiome research when the donor captu...
Charles Harkness Dec 06, 2021

How significant is fecal sample stabilization in microbiome Studies?

Accurate recovery of the microbial profile is essential to linking gut microbiome to host health. To...
Chiraz Guessaier, PhD Nov 10, 2021

Getting to the gut of it - Webinar synopsis

4-Mnute Read - November 2, 2021
Chiraz Guessaier, PhD Nov 02, 2021

Dark chocolate – A delicious treat for bad mood

2-Minute Read - October 26, 2021
Chiraz Guessaier, PhD Oct 26, 2021

Highlights from the International Human Microbiome Consortium Congress 2021

This year the International Human Microbiome Consortium Congress (IHMC) brought together the most re...
Charles Harkness Sep 27, 2021

Forensic science and the oral microbiome

Can the oral microbiome help law enforcement link suspects to crime scenes or evidence? In this summ...
Charles Harkness Aug 20, 2021

The scoop on poop: How much is enough sample?

Stool collection is a sensitive, but necessary, topic in microbiome studies; as gut microbiome resea...
Charles Harkness Aug 13, 2021

Multiomics in microbiome studies: Enabling research on new therapies and treatments

If you’ve attended recent conferences focused on life sciences, you might have heard the phrase “mul...
Katherine Lawless May 06, 2021

Oral Microbiome: The key to better therapeutics

Podcast episode highlights featuring Dr. Brian Klein, co-founder, from Brick Built.
Katherine Lawless Apr 15, 2021

Skincare products and the skin microbiome: when two worlds collide

For those of us working in the microbiome space, after the gut microbiome exploded onto the scene in...
Heloise Breton, PhD. Mar 18, 2021

Leaving no microbe behind: Shoreline Biome’s easy solutions for microbiome NGS

DNA Genotek has collaborated and worked with many different organizations from testing companies to ...
Katherine Lawless Feb 18, 2021

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