Download the current Sample_submission spreadsheet, instructions are in the first tab. All submissions need to fill out the Project tab, most will also require the Samples for Sequencing tab, some will require the Samples for Extraction tab. Project names, sample names, and sample ID can only be alphanumeric. Your project name, sample name, and sample ID will be visible to everyone who has sames on the same sequencing run. Only you will see the data but everyone on the run can see the names. So choose names that are informative to you but coded if you are concerned about others seeing the names.

Submission standards

If you are submitting samples for extraction, contact us and we will send you tubes containing the beadbeating matrix and barcoded labels.

If you are submitting DNA, please submit in 96 well PCR plates frozen. We don’t have a hard cutoff for quantity or quality of DNA but be aware the very dilute or impure DNA could lead to difficulty amplifying and/or biased community recovered. If you submit DNA, we recommend a minimum of 50ng in 20ul water/tris/TE. If you perform test PCRs before submitting, let us know what conditions worked! Please arrange your samples in columns starting with A01 (top left well), then B01… Label your plate with your name, the project name, and the date.

See our how to ship for more details.