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From: The potential of residual clinical Group B Streptococcus swabs for assessing the vaginorectal microbiome in late pregnancy

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The journey and experimental process of GBS swabs collected for Phases I and II of the pilot study. Phase I illustrates the journey of vaginal and vaginal-rectal swabs following clinical testing for GBS and mandatory storage for seven days. Phase II illustrates the journey of dedicated vaginal and vaginal-rectal swabs collected for the purpose of this Piot study. Phase II samples were stored at either room temperature (RT) or 4 °C.

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