Shoreline Wave V4 Kit

Yes. We recommend a 10-100 ng DNA input. However, it should be noted that DNA from other kits will be lower quality than our DNA due to the bead beating process that other kits use. This can affect the ability to get long amplicons from samples especially for StrainID kits.

The following can be pooled together in a single sequencing run. For any other combination, please contact Technical Support at support@shorelinebiome.com.

Yes, you can use the Agilent Bioanalyzer. We typically run a minimum of 96 samples therefore it is not cost-effective to use the Agilent Bioanalyzer for large number of samples. However, if you are testing a small number of samples (i.e. 16 samples), you may want to use it.

Shoreline Complete kits are the complete solution. The kit can lyse, purify, and amplify your sample. A separate extraction kit is not required.

Shoreline Wave kits require 10-100 ng of purified DNA.

To build our primer sets, we performed a search of the SILVA database (hundreds of thousands of complete and partial 16S genes), the Riken database (2,275 complete and 5,664 draft genome sequences including the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) genome sequences data from NCBI), the Athena database which has 18,566 fully assembled genomes from RefSeq database (Dec. 2018).

The databases include organisms from many different sources including human oral, fecal, skin, model organisms, environment, etc. Our design includes all known (sequenced) variants and prospective unknown primer variants based on the rRNA gene structure. We also have a novel primer design that limits the effects of potential primer depletion or competition.

Find the list below for the number of barcodes available per kit.

Yes! Shoreline Biome has the following kits for purchase that support Illumina 16S sequencing:

• The Shoreline Complete V1-V3 kit provides reagents for lysis, purification, and amplification for sequencing the V1–V3 region of 16S.
• The Shoreline Complete V4 kit provides reagents for lysis, purification, and amplification for sequencing the V4 region of 16S.
• The Shoreline Wave V1-V3 kit provides reagents for amplification for sequencing the V1–V3 region of 16S.
• The Shoreline Wave V4 kit provides reagents for amplification for sequencing the V4 region of 16S.

These kits include Illumina sequencing adaptors which are added to the amplicons during the PCR step. Additionally, both kits output 96 barcode-labeled amplicons ready for Illumina sequencing. All kits come in 16-tube or 96-well plate format.

You will need for post PCR clean up, the Qiagen MinElute® PCR Purification Kit (Cat. No. 28004). Other required items common to most labs and are listed in each protocol.

Consensus sequence for V1-V3:

• 27f AGRRTTYGATYHTDGYTYAG
• 515r TYACCGCRRCKGCTGGCAC

Consensus sequence for V4:

• 515F GTGRCAGCKGRRGCGGTYA
• 806R GGAYTACNVGGGTHTCTAAK

Consensus sequence for V1-V9:

• 27f AGRRTTYGATYHTDGYTYAG
• 1492r TASVGHTACCTTGTTACCGACTT

Consensus sequence for Strain ID:

• 27f AGRRTTYGATYHTDGYTYAG
• R AGTACYRHRARGGAANGR

Researchers can choose their own microbiome controls. We have several that we’ve used successfully from Zymo and ATCC.

• Process positive control: ATCC MSA-2002, MSA2006, Zymo D6300
• Process negative control: water at the lysis step
• PCR positive control: MSA 1002, MSA1006, Zymo D6305
• PCR negative control: water at the PCR step

Shoreline Biome recommends including controls in your project to monitor lysis and amplification efficiency, as well as environmental contamination.

The Shoreline Wave kits contain:

• a PCR plate seal for amplification
• a 96-well PCR plate containing 96 barcoded primers or 16 tubes containing 16 barcoded primers

For Illumina, these primers target either the V1–V3 or V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. Following PCR amplification, the amplicons containing the Illumina sequencing adaptor are pooled, purified, and are ready for sequencing.

For PacBio, these primers target either the full 16S rRNA gene or the 16S-ITS-23S region. Following PCR amplification, the amplicons are pooled and ready for the PacBio SMRTbell reaction.

Coverage is very dependent on experimental design and goals so each project can have different requirements.

Illumina suggests 100,000 reads/sample for 16S analysis. Many researchers have done much lower reads with good results. We have multiplexed 288 samples using Shoreline Biome V4 kits and sequenced on MiSeq with sufficient coverage.

For PacBio sequencing with the StrainID kit we suggest running ~96 samples on one SMRT cell. This gives sufficient reads/sample to identify bacterial strains present at 1% with reasonable confidence on the Sequel I. In general, more reads will yield greater depth per sample, enabling identification of bacteria present at lower levels in the sample. For highly diverse samples where representation below 1% is needed, more than one Sequel I SMRT cell or a single Sequel II SMRTcell may be advisable.

Our primers are specific for bacteria and will not amplify other organisms.