| Sample Type/Origin | For gDNA extraction | For RNA extraction |
| Soil/Sludge | - Weight: 1g
- Storage in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
| N/A |
| Water | - Volume: 1L
- Storage in the dark in 4°C fridge
- Non leaking bottles or containers
| N/A |
| Bacteria | Pellet form (30ml of overnight culture) Storage in -80°C freezer 3 replicates per sample to be sent | - Pellet form (30ml of overnight culture)
- Storage in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
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| Fungi | - Pellet form (30ml of overnight culture) or Frozen fungal material
- Weight: 100mg
- Storage in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
| - Filamentous Fungi material
- Weight: 100mg
- Snap frozen in liquid nitrogen
- Store in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
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| Plant | - Young leaves/needles preferred
- Weight: 100mg wet weight, 20mg if plant samples is lyophilized
- Fresh plants samples: snap frozen in liquid nitrogen
- Store in -80°C freezer
- Lyophilized plant samples: samples should be completely dried within 24hrs of collection and stored at RT
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
| - Young leaves/needles preferred
- Weight: 100mg wet weight
- Fresh plants samples: snap frozen in liquid nitrogen
- Store in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
|
| Tissue samples (Human or Animal) | - Tissue must be wash with 1X PBS to remove all traces of blood
- Weight: 30mg
- Snap Frozen in liquid nitrogen after 1XPBS wash and weighing.
- Store in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
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| Blood (Human) | - Volume: 1ml in EDTA Tube
- Fresh sample only
- Storage at 4°C fridge
- Blood samples to be submitted immediately after withdrawal
- Results will not be guaranteed for blood samples that are more than 3 days old
- Please enquire before collection/ submission
| - Volume: 3ml in Tempus™ Blood RNA Tubes
- Fresh sample only
- Storage at 4°C fridge
- Blood samples to be submitted immediately after withdrawal
- Results will not be guaranteed for blood samples that are more than 3 days old
- Please enquire before collection/ submission
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| Blood (Animal) | - Volume: 100ul
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
| - Volume: 500ul
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
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| Cultured cells | - Pellet form
- 5 x 106
- Storage in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
| - Pellet form
- 1 x 107
- Storage in -80°C freezer
- 3 replicates per sample to be sent
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