Additional file 3: of Reliability of a participant-friendly fecal collection method for microbiome analyses: a step towards large sample size investigation

Table S1. Read counts information per samples collected and stored by three different collection/storage methods (Fresh, O24h, O7d) and extracted using two different procedures (PF, QIA). Table S2. Comparison of the read counts per samples between three different collection/storage methods (Fresh, O24h, O7d) and two different DNA extraction procedures (PF, QIA). Paired sample t-test showed no statistical differences between any of the groups in terms of read count. (XLSX 15Â kb)