In this study, the impact of sample freezing prior to DNA extraction was investigated on a small sample set (n = 6) to determine whether this affects the composition of the ocular surface microbiome - a low biomass environment. Frozen samples exhibited a reduced detection of Gram-negative bacteria compared to directly processed samples.
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