Microbiomics

Zymo Research has made it their goal to eliminate bias across the entire microbiomic workflow. Their ZymoBIOMICS™ product line is a complete workflow, from collection to analysis, which offers streamlined collection, purification, and the first microbial community standards.

1. Sample collection tools that can reliably provide a molecular snapshot at the time of collection by stabilizing the nucleic acids at ambient temperature and rendering the sample non-infectious for safe transport;
2. Purification methodologies that take into consideration the biases associated with differential lysis efficiency of the organism being processed (e.g. Gram-positive and negative bacteria, fungus, and viruses);
3. Analytical pipelines that reduce bias due to library preparation methods, PCR, and bioinformatics (e.g. GC content, log difference organism abundances, detection limit, and ability to distinguish closely related organisms).