title: Tracking down the sources of experimental contamination in microbiome studies.
abstract: A recent report warns that DNA extraction kits and other laboratory reagents are considerable sources of contamination in microbiome experiments. The issue of contamination is particularly problematic for samples of low biomass.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Amnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: Embriette R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: Se Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D059018:DNA Contamination; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000032:analysis; D064307:Microbiota; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D007202:Indicators and Reagents