DNA methylation cancer biomarkers: translation to the clinic

WJ Locke, D Guanzon, C Ma, YJ Liew… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Carcinogenesis is accompanied by widespread DNA methylation changes within the cell.
These changes are characterized by a globally hypomethylated genome with focal …

[PDF][PDF] Practical considerations for large-scale gut microbiome studies

D Vandeputte, RY Tito, R Vanleeuwen… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
First insights on the human gut microbiome have been gained from medium-sized, cross-
sectional studies. However, given the modest portion of explained variance of currently …

Caterpillars lack a resident gut microbiome

TJ Hammer, DH Janzen, W Hallwachs… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Many animals are inhabited by microbial symbionts that influence their hosts' development,
physiology, ecological interactions, and evolutionary diversification. However, firm evidence …

16S rRNA gene sequencing of mock microbial populations-impact of DNA extraction method, primer choice and sequencing platform

F Fouhy, AG Clooney, C Stanton, MJ Claesson… - BMC microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Background Next-generation sequencing platforms have revolutionised our ability to
investigate the microbiota composition of complex environments, frequently through 16S …

The effects of freezing on faecal microbiota as determined using MiSeq sequencing and culture-based investigations

F Fouhy, J Deane, MC Rea, Ó O'Sullivan, RP Ross… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background High-throughput sequencing has enabled detailed insights into complex
microbial environments, including the human gut microbiota. The accuracy of the …

Impact of DNA extraction method and targeted 16S-rRNA hypervariable region on oral microbiota profiling

F Teng, SS Darveekaran Nair, P Zhu, S Li, S Huang… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Amplification and sequencing of 16S amplicons are widely used for profiling the structure of
oral microbiota. However, it remains not clear whether and to what degree DNA extraction …

Comparative analysis of fecal DNA extraction methods with phylogenetic microarray: effective recovery of bacterial and archaeal DNA using mechanical cell lysis

A Salonen, J Nikkilä, J Jalanka-Tuovinen… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Several different protocols are used for fecal DNA extraction, which is an integral step in all
phylogenetic and metagenomic approaches to characterize the highly diverse intestinal …

The impact of different DNA extraction kits and laboratories upon the assessment of human gut microbiota composition by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

NA Kennedy, AW Walker, SH Berry, SH Duncan… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Determining bacterial community structure in fecal samples through DNA
sequencing is an important facet of intestinal health research. The impact of different …

Methodology challenges in studying human gut microbiota–effects of collection, storage, DNA extraction and next generation sequencing technologies

M Panek, H Čipčić Paljetak, A Barešić, M Perić… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The information on microbiota composition in the human gastrointestinal tract predominantly
originates from the analyses of human faeces by application of next generation sequencing …

Effect of storage conditions on the assessment of bacterial community structure in soil and human-associated samples

CL Lauber, N Zhou, JI Gordon, R Knight… - FEMS microbiology …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Storage conditions are considered to be a critical component of DNA-based microbial
community analysis methods. However, whether differences in short-term sample storage …