Patent ID: 8597954
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61B,C12N,C12Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stool sample processing method for preparing and processing a stool sample for recovering a nucleic acid from the collected stool sample, comprising: forming a stool suspension in which the collected stool sample is suspended with a suspending solution, and preparing the stool sample by mixing the stool suspension with a stool sample processing solution that stabilizes the nucleic acid, the stool sample processing solution being acidic; wherein the suspending solution and the stool sample processing solution are initially separated in a container, wherein the stool sample processing solution is mixed with the collected stool sample and the stool sample suspending solution by application of a force on the container, wherein the stool sample is collected by a collection tool, and wherein the preparing step is performed by connecting the collection tool to the container.