Recognizing the reagent microbiome

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Authors
  de Goffau, Marcus
Lager, Susanne
  Salter, Susannah
Wagner, Josef
  Kronbichler, Andreas
Jones, David Stephen
Peacock, Sharon J
Publication Date
2018-08
Journal Title
Nature Reviews Microbiology
ISSN
1740-1526
Publisher
Springer Nature
Volume
3
Pages
851-853
Type
Article
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de Goffau, M., Lager, S., Salter, S., Wagner, J., Kronbichler, A., Jones, D. S., Peacock, S. J., & et al. (2018). Recognizing the reagent microbiome. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 3 851-853. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-018-0202-y
Abstract
A noticeable part of the microbiome literature, especially that working with low-biomass samples, is plagued by reagent contamination. Here we describe visual, statistical, methodical and ecological techniques to facilitate recognition of signals which represent contamination.
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The work was supported by the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom; G1100221) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre (Women’s Health theme).
Funder references
Medical Research Council (MR/K021133/1)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) (146281)
Medical Research Council (G1100221)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-018-0202-y
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283475
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