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CORPORATE PARTNERS

The following companies have partnered with the extreme microbiome project at their own expense. They are currently working with the scientific groups to help develop techniques, methods, and products for the sole purposes of advancing the science of metagenomics. They are committed to making significant advancements. These advances include DNA/RNA extraction technologies, Library synthesis protocols, Collection devices and apparatus, Computational Software, Chemical Preservatives, Microbial Reference Standards, advances in Sequencers and Sequencing Technologies, as well as other specialized instrumentation.

Illumina is the premier sequencing technology used by the XMP.
One Codex and the Extreme Microbiome Project are working together to develop easy-to-use bioinformatics for complex metagenomic data, suitable for the most novel and extreme environments. These efforts focus on supporting both whole genome sequencing (WGS) and targeted amplicon approaches (16S, 18S, ITS, etc.).
Omega bio-tek assists with the R&D for extraction chemistries and development of a universal metagenomics extraction kit.
MilliporeSigma is pleased to collaborate in the Extreme Microbiome project, with the development of a commercial mixture of enzymes for treatment of samples from extreme and unique environments. This is to facilitate DNA isolation for metagenomics analysis. This project is in collaboration with the Metagenomics Research Group (MGRG) of the ABRF.
Bioo Scientific is proud to be a member of the XMP. In addition to a shared interest in extreme microbiomes, Bioo Scientific has supported the XMP through the donation of NEXTflex NGS library preparation reagents. Bioo Scientific and the XMP are in the early stages of a collaboration for development of a standardized 16S amplicon kit to allow more meaningful comparisons of data from diverse research groups.
As a biological resource center and research organization, ATCC’s role in the extreme microbiome project is to provide fully authenticated and characterized microbial strains that will be used in the development of metagenomics reference standards. The standards developed by the ABRF Metagenomics Research Group will be distributed through ATCC which aligns with its mission to provide standard reference material to researchers.
As a biological resource center and research organization, ATCC’s role in the extreme microbiome project is to provide fully authenticated and characterized microbial strains that will be used in the development of metagenomics reference standards. The standards developed by the ABRF Metagenomics Research Group will be distributed through ATCC which aligns with its mission to provide standard reference material to researchers.
Logos Biosystems is dedicated to the development of innovative technologies to support the life science research community including microbial detection as it relates to microbiome analysis. The XMP team has worked closely with Logos to develop an microbial counting instrument that can be used to rapidly and quickly count bacteria in specific types of samples. While a current prototype is being produced called "Mojo", the full instrument is expected in Fall of 2016.

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