Stool processing speed and storage duration do not impact the clinical effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation

Gut Microbes. 2020 Nov 1;11(6):1806-1808. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2020.1768777. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Authors

Jessica R Allegretti¹, Ryan J Elliott², Alim Ladha^{2

3}, Mary Njenga², Kurt Warren², Kelsey O'Brien², Shrish Budree^{2

4}, Majdi Osman², Monika Fischer⁵, Colleen R Kelly⁶, Zain Kassam⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston, MA, USA.
² OpenBiome , Cambridge, MA, USA.
³ Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, MA, USA.
⁴ Finch Therapeutics , Somerville, MA, USA.
⁵ Division of Gastroenterology, Indiana University , Indianapolis, IN, USA.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University , Providence, RI, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: FMT; Stool; microbiome; stool bank.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Bacteria / chemistry
Bacteria / classification
Bacteria / genetics
Bacteria / isolation & purification
Biological Specimen Banks
Clostridioides difficile / physiology
Clostridium Infections / microbiology
Clostridium Infections / therapy*
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation*
Feces / chemistry*
Feces / microbiology
Freezing
Humans
Preservation, Biological / instrumentation
Preservation, Biological / methods*