human nasopharyngeal metagenome
Pairs of swab samples were taken under endoscopic guidance from the middle meatus. PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene (341F-785R) was conducted for the left and right middle meatuses separately.
isolation_source
Homo sapiens (sinonasal)
collection_date
2015
geo_loc_name
New Zealand: Auckland
lat_lon
36.85 S 174.76 E
samp_collect_device
Swab
samp_mat_process
Fixed in RNAlater and frozen at -20 degrees celcius until DNA extraction (Qiagen DNA/RNA AllPrep kit), and PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene (341F-785R).
samp_size
Pair of swabs from the middle meatus
Unique_Sample_ID
Ctrl3L
Sample_info
Ctrl3L_Left_middle_meatus_swab_sample
Diagnosis
Control
BioSampleModel
Metagenome or environmental