Bacterial DNA was extracted using a QIAamp DNA Mini Kit (Qiagen, Germany) following the manufacturer's protocol.
Genomic DNA was extracted from buccal swab using a QIAamp DNA Minikit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany).
DNA was extracted from the aqueous humor samples using a QIAamp DNA minikit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA).
Students extracted DNA from cheek cells (harvested with a sterile OmniSwab) using a QIAamp DNA Mini Kit (Qiagen), with a final elution in 150 μl of AE buffer.
Total genomic DNA was isolated from fecal samples using a QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit (Qiagen, Germany) according to the manufacturer's recommended protocol.
Total DNA was purified using a QIAamp DNA Mini Kit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA).
DNA was isolated using a QIAamp DNA Blood Mini kit (Qiagen) on fresh whole blood.
DNA was purified using a QIAamp DNA Blood Mini Kit (Qiagen, Germantown, MD).
DNA was isolated from patient PBMCs using a QIAamp DNA Blood Mini Kit (Qiagen Ltd ,Crawley, UK).
DNA was extracted using a QIAamp DNA mini kit (QiaGen, Oslo, Norway) according to the manufacturers' recommendations.
DNA was then extracted using a QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit (Qiagen Inc., Valencia, USA), following the manufacturer's instructions.
