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ArticleISME communications2026

Host depletion kits improve microbiome analyses in environmental samples: seagrass as a test case.

Philipp Schmelz, Stefan Eckensperger, Jay Osvatic, Joana Séneca, Hanin Alzubaidy, Jillian M Petersen

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Article in ISME communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Philipp SchmelzCentre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria.
Stefan EckenspergerCentre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria.
Jay OsvaticJoint Microbiome Facility of the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria.
Joana SénecaCentre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3951-3674
Hanin AlzubaidyCentre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria.
Jillian M PetersenCentre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9852-3445

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Abstract

All plants and animals associate with specific communities of symbiotic microorganisms. Characterizing the diversity and functions of these communities is essential for understanding their roles in host health; however, such efforts are often hindered by the dominance of host-derived material in, e.g. DNA extractions. Although various commercial host DNA depletion kits have been developed to overcome these challenges, they have not yet been systematically tested on environmental samples. We used

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DNA extractionenvironmental samplesmicrobiomeseagrassSedimenticolaceae

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PMID42254837
PMCPMC13236103

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