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    <TITLE>16S rRNA gene profiling results from a synthetic microbial community using a micelle PCR/NGS aproach: 0 input molecules: Sample Synthetic microbial community</TITLE>
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    <TITLE>16S rRNA gene profiling results from a synthetic microbial community using a micelle PCR/NGS aproach: 10 input molecules: Sample Synthetic microbial community</TITLE>
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    <TITLE>16S rRNA gene profiling results from a synthetic microbial community using a micelle PCR/NGS aproach: 100 input molecules: Sample Synthetic microbial community</TITLE>
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      <DESIGN_DESCRIPTION>"The protocol utilized a two-step micelle PCR (micPCR) protocol. In the first step, micPCR was performed using modified 341F and 806R primers that amplified the V3-V4 regions of 16S rRNA genes and which incorporated universal sequence tails at their 5' ends. In the second step, a micPCR was again used, but to amplify micPCR amplicons obtained from the first step micPCR. The second step micPCR utilized primers containing complementary sequences to the universal tails and included additional 454 sequencing-specific nucleotides, and specimen-specific MIDs. For both amplification steps, water-in-oil emulsions were prepared using the Micellula DNA Emulsion Kit (Roboklon)."</DESIGN_DESCRIPTION>
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      <PRIMARY_ID>SRX1997764</PRIMARY_ID>
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      <PRIMARY_ID>SRX1997765</PRIMARY_ID>
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    <TITLE>16S rRNA gene profiling results from a synthetic microbial community using a traditional PCR/NGS approach: 10 input molecules: Sample Synthetic microbial community</TITLE>
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            <READ_INDEX>1</READ_INDEX>
            <READ_CLASS>Application Read</READ_CLASS>
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      <LS454>
        <INSTRUMENT_MODEL>454 GS Junior</INSTRUMENT_MODEL>
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      <PRIMARY_ID>SRX2007378</PRIMARY_ID>
      <SUBMITTER_ID namespace="Erasmus Medical Center">micPCR_SkinswabNEC_repicate3</SUBMITTER_ID>
    </IDENTIFIERS>
    <TITLE>16S rRNA gene profiling results from a negative extraction control using a micelle PCR/NGS approach (replicate 3)</TITLE>
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      <IDENTIFIERS>
        <PRIMARY_ID>SRP076831</PRIMARY_ID>
      </IDENTIFIERS>
    </STUDY_REF>
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      <DESIGN_DESCRIPTION>The protocol utilized a two-step micelle PCR (micPCR) protocol. In the first step, micPCR was performed using modified 341F and 806R primers that amplified the V3-V4 regions of 16S rRNA genes and which incorporated universal sequence tails at their 5' ends. In the second step, a micPCR was again used, but to amplify micPCR amplicons obtained from the first step micPCR. The second step micPCR utilized primers containing complementary sequences to the universal tails and included additional 454 sequencing-specific nucleotides, and specimen-specific MIDs. For both amplification steps, water-in-oil emulsions were prepared using the Micellula DNA Emulsion Kit (Roboklon).</DESIGN_DESCRIPTION>
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          <PRIMARY_ID>SRS1606162</PRIMARY_ID>
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        </LIBRARY_LAYOUT>
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            <READ_INDEX>1</READ_INDEX>
            <READ_CLASS>Application Read</READ_CLASS>
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        <INSTRUMENT_MODEL>454 GS Junior</INSTRUMENT_MODEL>
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