[ECOLOG-L] Preserving DNA in field soil or fecal samples, other types?

[Aaron T. Dossey]

Hello,

I have a friend who is writing a grant which will involve collecting 
fecal samples and then performing microbiome high throughput DNA 
sequencing on them.

These will need to be shipped long distances and without being kept 
cold.  They will possibly even need to be collected in places without 
refrigeration.

Any recommendations on what one can use to preserve the DNA on small 
fecal samples from the field for a week or more at a time?  Could one 
just put it into 100% ethanol?

Thanks!

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Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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