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Sample preservation and storage significantly impact taxonomic and functional profiles in metaproteomics studies of the human gut microbiome

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Title:Sample preservation and storage significantly impact taxonomic and functional profiles in metaproteomics studies of the human gut microbiome
Creators Name:Hickl, O., Heintz-Buschart, A., Trautwein-Schult, A., Hercog, R., Bork, P., Wilmes, P. and Becher, D.
Abstract:With the technological advances of the last decade, it is now feasible to analyze microbiome samples, such as human stool specimens, using multi-omic techniques. Given the inherent sample complexity, there exists a need for sample methods which preserve as much information as possible about the biological system at the time of sampling. Here, we analyzed human stool samples preserved and stored using different methods, applying metagenomics as well as metaproteomics. Our results demonstrate that sample preservation and storage have a significant effect on the taxonomic composition of identified proteins. The overall identification rates, as well as the proportion of proteins from were much higher when samples were flash frozen. Preservation in RNAlater overall led to fewer protein identifications and a considerable increase in the share of , as well as . Additionally, a decrease in the share of metabolism-related proteins and an increase of the relative amount of proteins involved in the processing of genetic information was observed for RNAlater-stored samples. This suggests that great care should be taken in choosing methods for the preservation and storage of microbiome samples, as well as in comparing the results of analyses using different sampling and storage methods. Flash freezing and subsequent storage at -80 °C should be chosen wherever possible.
Keywords:Proteomics, Metaproteomics, Metagenomics, Microbiome, Microbiota, Flash Freezing, RNAlater, Sample Storage
Source:Microorganisms
ISSN:2076-2607
Publisher:MDPI
Volume:7
Number:9
Page Range:367
Date:19 September 2019
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7090367
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