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Sample Preparation & Transport

Contact CustomerSupport@OpGen.com or call 888.85.MapIt (888.856.2748) for specific sample preparation methods.

Sample Preparation

Sample Prep: What samples are you shipping?
Specific preparation of your sample for shipment and processing will vary depending on your sample type or the specific microbe you are forwarding for MapIt® Services. Contact CustomerSupport@OpGen.com and tell us your specific needs—we will provide you with the optimal sample preparation method.

Sample Integrity: When are you shipping samples?
Your sample integrity is important—so it is necessary to notify MapIt® prior to sample shipment. We will let you know when your samples are received for processing. If we receive shippments that we believe may be compromised due to packaging or transport problems or samples that were not cleared for delivery, your samples will not be processed (and possibly destroyed if there are safety concerns). Should this happen, we will contact you as soon as possible.

MapIt® Services: Why do we provide MapIt® sample transport kits?
There are several important reasons why we provide free sample transport kits to you. There are several types of transport kits and not all types meet all regulatory requirements for the transport of biological and/or infectious substances as regulated by law. Ours do. Next, we want to ensure that specimens are packed and transported per DOT and IATA rules and regulations to minimize risk and ensure safety of all persons involved in the transportation chain. Finally, your sample integrity is very important; OpGen wants to ensure that your samples are not jeopardized in transit and arrive safely to our laboratory.

Be sure to complete all areas of the MapIt® Order Form provided—contact CustomerSupport@OpGen.com for further information.

Sample Transport

Sample transport kit
MapIt® Services will provide a transport kit that meets all regulatory requirements for the transport of biological and/or infectious substances, as regulated by law.

Kit components include:

  • UN 4GU outer ship box
  • Secondary sample container(s) to accommodate up to 8 specimens per container
  • Dry ice Styrofoam insert (if applicable)
  • Order form and all instructions
  • All required labeling, including USDA and CDC permits

Packing and shipping
Packing and shipping instructions are included with the transport kit. The transport of biological and/or infectious substances is regulated to minimize risk and ensure safety to all persons involved in the transportation chain. It is the shipper’s legal responsibility to ensure that specimens are packed and transported according to DOT and IATA rules and regulations. Some carriers may not accept infectious substances, or dangerous goods, so be sure to check with your carrier for acceptable transport specifics. Please contact Customer Support if you have any additional questions.

Important reference information

“Physical map and genetic map still should be emphasized as an important parts of a reference genome. Recent progress in technologies, such as the whole genome mapping high-throughput platform offered by OpGen, now provide the tools for efficient physical map construction. This independent technology provides not only the validation of the genome sequencing, but also provides the large-scale chromosome structure information that cannot be detected by sequencing. We applied this technology as an assistant tool of the NGS to assemble bacterial, plant and large mammalian genome with reliable accuracy and generate the sub-chromosome graded assembly. The experience in these genome assembly projects shows that the physical map should be the standard for any reference genome to be assembled in further.”

Xun Xu, Ph.D.

Deputy Director at BGI
 

This independent technology provides not only the validation of the genome sequencing, but also provides the large-scale chromosome structure information that cannot be detected by sequencing.

Xun Xu, Ph.D.
Deputy Director at BGI

“Our research focuses on a wide variety of projects from viruses and microbes to crop plants and mammals. Many of our projects are de novo assembly projects, where, without a closely related genome sequence, it can be difficult to critically assess the results. We often combine different sequencing technologies, and we are finding that regardless of the sequencing platform, error correction, or assembler used, OpGen’s Whole Genome Mapping identifies misassemblies and provides the highest quality de novo assembly for further research.”

Matthew Clark, Ph.D.

Team Leader, Sequencing Technology Development

The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), Norwich, UK

OpGen’s Whole Genome Mapping identifies misassemblies and provides the highest quality de novo assembly for further research.

Matthew Clark, Ph.D.
Team Leader, Sequencing Technology Development

“We adopted OpGen’s Argus System as the most advanced way of adding Whole Genome Mapping to improve whole genome sequences. We combined Whole Genome Maps with sequence assemblies to correct errors and misassemblies in bacterial genome sequences as part of our program in the Human Microbiome Project. We are now moving the technology into larger genome projects.”


George Weinstock, Ph.D.

Associate Director
 The Genome Institute at Washington University

We combined Whole Genome Maps with sequence assemblies to correct errors and misassemblies in bacterial genome sequences. This is part of our program from the Human Microbiome Project.

George Weinstock Ph.D.

Associate Director

The Genome Institute at Washington University

“Certain things you just have a tough time answering with de novo sequencing. And assembly doesn’t always work out as sweetly as you would like. So definitely for any whole genome de novo project that people are insistent on closing we would do a Whole Genome Map optically as well as de novo assembly. And the amount of money you would save is in the thousands of dollars in finishing.”

Stefan Green

Director of DNA Services

University of Illinois Chicago Research Resources Center (UIC RRC)

Definitely for any whole genome de novo project that people are insistent on closing we would do a Whole Genome Map.

Stefan Green
Director of DNA Services

“Physical map and genetic map still should be emphasized as an important parts of a reference genome. Recent progress in technologies, such as the whole genome mapping high-throughput platform offered by OpGen, now provide the tools for efficient physical map construction. This independent technology provides not only the validation of the genome sequencing, but also provides the large-scale chromosome structure information that cannot be detected by sequencing. We applied this technology as an assistant tool of the NGS to assemble bacterial, plant and large mammalian genome with reliable accuracy and generate the sub-chromosome graded assembly. The experience in these genome assembly projects shows that the physical map should be the standard for any reference genome to be assembled in further.”

Xun Xu, Ph.D.

Deputy Director at BGI
 

This independent technology provides not only the validation of the genome sequencing, but also provides the large-scale chromosome structure information that cannot be detected by sequencing.

Xun Xu, Ph.D.
Deputy Director at BGI

“Our research focuses on a wide variety of projects from viruses and microbes to crop plants and mammals. Many of our projects are de novo assembly projects, where, without a closely related genome sequence, it can be difficult to critically assess the results. We often combine different sequencing technologies, and we are finding that regardless of the sequencing platform, error correction, or assembler used, OpGen’s Whole Genome Mapping identifies misassemblies and provides the highest quality de novo assembly for further research.”

Matthew Clark, Ph.D.

Team Leader, Sequencing Technology Development

The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), Norwich, UK

OpGen’s Whole Genome Mapping identifies misassemblies and provides the highest quality de novo assembly for further research.

Matthew Clark, Ph.D.
Team Leader, Sequencing Technology Development

“We adopted OpGen’s Argus System as the most advanced way of adding Whole Genome Mapping to improve whole genome sequences. We combined Whole Genome Maps with sequence assemblies to correct errors and misassemblies in bacterial genome sequences as part of our program in the Human Microbiome Project. We are now moving the technology into larger genome projects.”


George Weinstock, Ph.D.

Associate Director
 The Genome Institute at Washington University

We combined Whole Genome Maps with sequence assemblies to correct errors and misassemblies in bacterial genome sequences. This is part of our program from the Human Microbiome Project.

George Weinstock Ph.D.

Associate Director

The Genome Institute at Washington University

“Certain things you just have a tough time answering with de novo sequencing. And assembly doesn’t always work out as sweetly as you would like. So definitely for any whole genome de novo project that people are insistent on closing we would do a Whole Genome Map optically as well as de novo assembly. And the amount of money you would save is in the thousands of dollars in finishing.”

Stefan Green

Director of DNA Services

University of Illinois Chicago Research Resources Center (UIC RRC)

Definitely for any whole genome de novo project that people are insistent on closing we would do a Whole Genome Map.

Stefan Green
Director of DNA Services

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