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Bacteria Culture Collection

Participant Recruitment

Short Title

Bacteria Culture Collection

Study Title

APC195 - Building gut bacteria culture collection to understand human microbiome functions and evolution

Study Description

Bacteria from stool samples will be used for laboratory experiments to understand how our gut microbiome benefits human health

Eligibility

Healthy volunteers aged 18-70 years

Have not taken antibiotics in previous 6 months

Learn more or participate by contacting

Dr Hilary Browne

Email: Hilary.browne@ucc.ie

Phone: 021 490 2004

 

Study Requirements

What’s involved in participating.

Visits

One study visit

Timeline

You may be asked to donate more stool samples in the following one to two years.

Procedure

Attend one study visit to provide consent, answer some general health questions and receive a stool collection kit to provide a stool sample in the following days.

 

Host Institution

Host Logos - UCC and Teagasc

Partner Institutions

APC Microbiome Ireland

Biosciences Building, University College Cork, Ireland,

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