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Table 1 Composition and concentration of preservation solutions after adding rumen sample

From: Low-cost sample preservation methods for high-throughput processing of rumen microbiomes

Solution

Function

Reagent

Final conc.1

TNx2

Salt

NaCl

400 mM

Buffering agent

Tris

10 mM

Surfactant

SDS

0.6%

Chelating agent

EDTA

100 mM

Bacteriostat

ProClin 300

15 ppm

GHx2

Salt

GuHCl

1 M

Buffering agent

Tris

100 mM

Surfactant

Tween20

3.0%

Surfactant

Triton X100

0.5%

Chelating agent

EDTA

20 mM

Bacteriostat

ProClin 300

15 ppm

EtOH

Preservative

100% ethanol

66%

  1. 1Final concentration after rumen sample fluid is added at ratios (sample to preservative solution) of 1:1 for TNx2 and GHx2 and 1:2 for EtOH