- Self-collect high quality DNA from low microbial biomass skin sites (dry, wet or sebaceous)
- Stabilize bacterial and fungal profiles at point-of-collection from all skin types
- Eliminate the need for immediate freezer storage and cold-chain transport with 30 days ambient temperature stability
- Capture a true representation of the microbial composition by minimizing biases introduced by microbial growth and DNA degradation
- Consistently isolate high quality DNA suitable for PCR, 16S, ITS2 and shotgun metagenomic sequencing
- Improve donor compliance and maximize successful sample collections with intuitive and validated instructions
- Maintains microbial profile throughout temperature fluctuations encountered during real-life shipping and handling conditions (e.g., -20°C to +50°C)
- Minimize downstream analysis noise with a low bioburden collection kit
-
-
Skin Microbiome Services
Comprehensive skin microbiome sequencing services — from sample processing and sequencing, to bioinformatic analysis.
Diversigen offers improved 16S rRNA microbiome sequencing and analysis services designed to overcome the challenges of low biomass, high host skin samples. BenchMarkTM, Divesigen's optimized skin microbiome profiling platform, reduces taxonomic dropout and provides high quality, accurate skin microbiome sequencing data.
Beyond SKIN microbiome
The OMNIgene® line of products also includes all-in-one systems for quantitative profile analysis of the gut and oral microbiome.
View All Microbiome Collection Devices
OMNIgene•SKIN | OMR-140

Collect and stabilize microbial DNA from all skin types
OMNIgene®•SKIN is an all-in-one system for easy self-collection and stabilization of microbial DNA from dry, wet and sebaceous skin samples for microbiome profile analysis.
Key features and benefits
View donor user instructions
Collection attributes
OMNIgene®•SKIN
|
|
Attribute |
OMR-140 |
---|---|
Volume of stabilizing solution |
1 ml |
Optimized for bacteriome and mycobiome profiling |
✔ |
Freeze/thaw and temperature fluctuation stability |
-20ºC to +50ºC |
Validated for 16S, ITS2 and metagenomic WGS sequencing |
✔ |
Microbiome profile stability at room temperature |
30 days |
Suitable for all skin types (dry, wet, sebaceous) |
✔ |
Validated method incorporating low bioburden components |
✔ |
Integrated 2D barcode for sample traceability and workflow efficiency |
✔ |
Literature
Data Sheets
User instructions
VIDEO: User sample collection instructions
Video
User sample collection instructions
Protocols
Safety Data Sheets
Inside DNA Genotek
Legal