Genomic DNA

Sample Purity (OD260/280): 1.8-2.0

Recommended Quantity: >1.5 µg, >20 ng/µl

Minimum Amount: 500 ng

Resuspension Buffer: Water, EB, or low TE (<0.1 mM EDTA)

Shipment Method: Dry Ice

Pre-made Sequencing Libraries

Recommended Quantity: >15 nM

Volume: ≥20 ul

Resuspension Buffer: Water, EB, or low TE (<0.1 mM EDTA)

Shipment Method: Dry Ice

Amplicons

Sample Type: Purified PCR Products

Sample Purity (OD260/280): 1.8-2.0

Concentration: 20 ng/µl

Minimum Amount: 500 ng

Resuspension Buffer: Water, EB, or low TE (<0.1 mM EDTA)

Shipment Method: Room Temperature/Blue Ice/Dry Ice

FFPE and Fresh Frozen Samples

Recommended Quantity: ≥4 FFPE slides

Minimum Quantity: 2 FFPE slides

Thickness: 5µm-20 µm

Area: >150 mm2

Shipping Method: Room Temperature/Blue Ice

Fresh Frozen Tissue

Recommended Quantity: 10 mg

Minimum Quantity: 2 mg

Shipping Method: Dry Ice

Fixed Needle Core Biopsy

Recommended Quantity: 4 biopsies

Minimum Quantity: 1 biopsy

Recommended Diameter: 1-2 mm diameter; >5 mm in length

Shipping Method: Room Temperature/Blue Ice

Snap Frozen Needle Core Biopsy

Recommended Quantity: 10 mg

Minimum Quantity: 3 mg

Shipping Method: Dry Ice

Buccal Swabs

Rectal swabs, conjunctival swabs, skin swabs, respiratory swabs, nasal swabs, nasopharyngeal swabs,vaginal swabs, and buccal swabs.

Recommended Quantity: 2 tubes/sample

Recommended Volume: 10 mL/tube

Whole Blood

Recommended Quantity: 2 tubes/sample

Recommended Volume (DNA Extraction): 500 µl/tube

Minimum Volume (DNA Extraction): 200 µl/tube

Recommended Volume (RNA Extraction): 2.5 mL (whole blood, PAXgene Blood RNA Tube)

Shipping Method: Fresh: Blue Ice, Frozen: Dry Ice

Plasma/Serum

Recommended Quantity: 2 tubes/sample

Recommended Volume: 10 mL/tube

Minimum Volume: 5 mL/tube

Shipping Method: Dry Ice

Stool

Recommended Quantity: 100 mg

Minimum Quantity: 50 mg

Shipping Method: Dry Ice/Blue Ice

Environmental Samples

Soil

Recommended Quantity: 100 mg

Minimum Quantity: 50 mg

Shipping Method: Dry Ice/Blue Ice

Water

Recommended Quantity: 100 ml

Minimum Quantity: 20 ml

Shipping Method: Room Temperature