- If you present with oral lesions or bleeding talk to your health care professional before using this collection kit.
- Do NOT spill the stabilizing liquid in the collection tube.
- Wash with water if stabilizing liquid comes in contact with eyes or skin. Do NOT ingest.
- Do NOT lay the swab tip down or touch any other surface once it is removed from the packaging.
- Do NOT eat, drink, smoke or chew gum for 30 minutes before giving your sample.
- Small items may pose a choking hazard.
- Click here to view the safety data sheet.
Collection Instructions
OMNIgene•ORAL | OMR-120
Summary and explanation of kit
OMNIgene•ORAL for tongue provides the materials and instructions for collecting and stabilizing microbial DNA and RNA from a tongue sample.
Preparation: Collect tongue samples following the recommendations provided by the researcher.
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Locate the MMB collection tube containing stabilizing liquid and remove the tube from the packaging.
Set the tube aside on a clean surface for later use.
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Remove the swab from the packaging using the handle.
IMPORTANT:
Hold the swab only by the handle.
Do NOT touch swab above the break point.
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Rub the tongue for a minimum of 30 seconds. Avoid rubbing the teeth.
IMPORTANT:
Do NOT bend swab during collection.
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While still holding the swab in one hand, carefully unscrew the cap from the collection tube with stabilizing liquid.
IMPORTANT:
Do NOT spill the stabilizing liquid in the tube.
Do NOT touch the swab tip to any other surface.
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Immediately insert the swab into the bottom of the tube and snap the shaft off at the break point.
The swab tip remains in the tube of liquid.
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Tightly screw the cap back onto the tube.
Additional notes
Warnings and precautions:
Storage: 15°C–25°C
Print instructions
OMNIgene•ORAL | OMR-120